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Thymidine phosphorylase participates in platelet signaling and promotes thrombosis.
Circulation research - 5 Dec 2014
Li Wei, Gigante Alba, Perez-Perez Maria-Jesus, Yue Hong, Hirano Michio, McIntyre Thomas M, Silverstein Roy L
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Platelets contain abundant thymidine phosphorylase (TYMP), which is highly expressed in diseases with high risk of thrombosis, such as atherosclerosis and type II diabetes mellitus. OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that TYMP participates in platelet signaling and promotes thrombosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: By using a ferric chloride (FeCl3)-induced carotid artery injury thrombosis model, we found time...
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