Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technology capable of providing short-
term mechanical support to the heart, lungs or both. Over the last decade, the number of …

Inflammation is usually analysed from the perspective of tissue-infiltrating leukocytes.
Microvascular endothelial cells at a site of inflammation are both active participants in and …

Angiogenesis is a hallmark of wound healing, the menstrual cycle, cancer, and various
ischemic and inflammatory diseases. A rich variety of pro-and antiangiogenic molecules …

In the late 1960s, Barbaro and Zvaifler described a substance that caused antigen induced
histamine release from rabbit platelets producing antibodies in passive cutaneous …

▪ Abstract Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a phospholipid with potent, diverse physiological
actions, particularly as a mediator of inflammation. The synthesis, transport, and degradation …

The platelet-activating factor signaling system and its regu... : Critical Care Medicine The
platelet-activating factor signaling system and its regulators in syndromes of inflammation and …

Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a phospholipid mediator that belongs to a family of
biologically active, structurally related alkyl phosphoglycerides. PAF acts via a specific …

In the intact organism, ischemic myocardial injury initiates an acute inflammatory response
in which polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) are major participants. Evidence indicates …

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 …

Brain inflammation has been implicated in the development of brain edema and secondary
brain damage in ischemia and trauma. Adhesion molecules, cytokines and leukocyte …