Open AccessPlatelet-Activating Factor Receptor Mediates Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein-Induced Migration of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Author(s) -
Sang Hun Shin,
Hae Young Song,
Min Young Kim,
Eun Kyung,
Koan Hoi Kim,
Jae Ho Kim
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000322336
Subject(s) - microbiology and biotechnology , mapk/erk pathway , cell migration , chemistry , platelet activating factor , mesenchymal stem cell , small interfering rna , cancer research , cell , kinase , biology , immunology , transfection , biochemistry , gene
Oxidized low density lipoprotein (oxLDL) is involved in the development of vascular diseases. Platelet-activating factor (PAF; 1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glyero-3-phosphorylcholine) is a key component of oxLDL.