Platelet-activating factor is a phospholipid with diverse potent physiological effects. Its
actions are achieved at concentrations as low as IO-'” M in some systems and almost always …

Numerous studies have indicated that the fatty acids of cellular phospholipids are distributed
asymmetrically. In general, saturated fatty acids are esterified at the sn-1 position while …

II. Cloning and sequencing of fungal plasma membrane ATDase genes......................................
. A. The;~ gt11 system....................................................................... B. Sequence homology with …

Over the past few decades, the fundamental concept that the in vivo modulation of levels of
arachidonic acid (AA) is intimately linked to cellular function and human disease has been …

Platelet-activating factor (PAF) acetylhydrolase has been recognized as an enzyme that
inactivates PAF. We developed a convenient and reproducible method for determining …

Platelet-activating factor (PAF, 1-0-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) is a potent
biological mediator that exerts its effects in a variety of cells and tissues (1-3). This …

Within 20 min after intraperitoneal injection of Salmonella enteritidis endotoxin in rats, blood
platelet-activating factor (PAF) increased from 4.3+/-1.3 to 13.7+/-2.0 ng/ml (P less than 0.01) …

The severe fibrinonecrotic pneumonia associated with pneumonic pasteurellosis usually
results from colonization of the lower respiratory tract by Pasteurella haemolytica biotype A …

Venous ulceration represents the most prevalent form of difficult‐to‐heal wounds and these
problematic wounds require a significant amount of healthcare resources for their treatment …

The VASCULAR endothelium lining as a monolayer the entire circulatory system does not
represent a passive diffusion barrier but displays the features of a distributed organ (1 to 1.5 …