Regulation and functions of the protein C anticoagulant pathway

CT Esmon, JM Gu, J Xu, D Qu… - …, 1999 - haematologica.org
The protein C pathway plays a critical role in the negative regulation of the blood clotting
process. We recently identified an endothelial cell receptor for protein C/activated protein C …

The endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) functions as a primary receptor for protein C activation on endothelial cells in arteries, veins, and capillaries

X Ye, K Fukudome, N Tsuneyoshi, T Satoh… - Biochemical and …, 1999 - Elsevier
Plasma protein C functions as an anticoagulant when it is converted to the active form of
serine protease. Protein C activation has been found to be mediated by the endothelial cell …

Mechanisms by which soluble endothelial cell protein C receptor modulates protein C and activated protein C function

PCY Liaw, PF Neuenschwander, MD Smirnov… - Journal of Biological …, 2000 - ASBMB
The endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) functions as an important regulator of the
protein C anticoagulant pathway by binding protein C and enhancing activation by the …

Activation mechanism of anticoagulant protein C in large blood vessels involving the endothelial cell protein C receptor

K Fukudome, X Ye, N Tsuneyoshi… - The Journal of …, 1998 - rupress.org
Protein C is an important regulatory mechanism of blood coagulation. Protein C functions as
an anticoagulant when converted to the active serine protease form on the endothelial cell …

Human protein C receptor is present primarily on endothelium of large blood vessels: implications for the control of the protein C pathway

Z Laszik, A Mitro, FB Taylor Jr, G Ferrell, CT Esmon - Circulation, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The protein C anticoagulant pathway is critical to the control of hemostasis.
Thrombomodulin and a newly identified receptor for protein C/activated protein C, EPCR …

The endothelial cell protein C receptor: inhibition of activated protein C anticoagulant function without modulation of reaction with proteinase inhibitors

LM Regan, DJ Stearns-Kurosawa, S Kurosawa… - Journal of Biological …, 1996 - ASBMB
A soluble form of the endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) was analyzed for the ability
to modulate the functional properties of protein C and activated protein C (APC). In a plasma …

Inflammation, sepsis, and coagulation

CT Esmon, K Fukudome, T Mather, W Bode… - …, 1999 - haematologica.org
The molecular links between inflammation and coagulation are unquestioned. Inflammation
promotes coagulation by leading to intravascular tissue factor expression, eliciting the …

Blocking endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) accelerates thrombus development in vivo

MN Centelles, C Puy, J Lopez-Sagaseta… - Thrombosis and …, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
The endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) plays an anticoagulant role by improving protein
C activation. Although low levels of activated protein C (APC) constitute a thrombosis risk …

The protein C pathway: new insights

CT Esmon, W Ding, K Yasuhiro, JM Gu… - Thrombosis and …, 1997 - thieme-connect.com
The endothelial cell protein C receptor@ PCR) is the most recently identified member O {,
the protein C anticoagulant pathway. Protein C and activaibd protein C (APC) bind to EPCR …

Endothelial cell protein C receptor plays an important role in protein C activation in vivo

FB Taylor Jr, GT Peer, MS Lockhart… - Blood, The Journal …, 2001 - ashpublications.org
Endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR) augments protein C activation by the thrombin-
thrombomodulin complex about 5-fold in vitro. Augmentation is EPCR concentration …