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Platelet factor 4: an inhibitor of angiogenesis.
Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis - 1 Jun 2004
Bikfalvi Andreas
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Platelet factor 4 (PF4) is an antiangiogenic ELR-negative chemokine. PF4 inhibits endothelial cell proliferation and migration and angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Three different mechanisms have been proposed to explain PF4's antiangiogenic effects. First, PF4 may bind proteoglycans and interfere with the proteoglycan-bystander effect on growth factor activity. Second, PF4 is able to interact directly with...
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