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Prevention of the Hypercontractile Response to Thrombin by Proteinase-Activated Receptor-1 Antagonist in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Author(s) -
Yasutoshi Kai,
Katsuya Hirano,
Yoshihisa Maeda,
Junji Nishimura,
Tomio Sasaki,
Hideo Kanaide
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.107.487769
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral vasospasm , thrombin , antagonist , contraction (grammar) , subarachnoid hemorrhage , basilar artery , endothelin receptor , downregulation and upregulation , receptor antagonist , thrombin receptor , endothelin 1 , vasospasm , endocrinology , receptor , anesthesia , pharmacology , biochemistry , chemistry , platelet , gene
Cerebral vasospasm is one of the major complications of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Its pathogenesis still remains elusive, and effective therapeutic strategies are yet to be established. We investigated the role of proteinase-activated receptor-1 (PAR1) in the hypercontractile state in SAH.

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