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Factor XII as a Therapeutic Target in Thromboembolic and Inflammatory Diseases.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jan 2017
Nickel Katrin F, Long Andy T, Fuchs Tobias A, Butler Lynn M, Renné Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Coagulation factor XII (FXII, Hageman factor) is a plasma protease that in its active form (FXIIa) initiates the procoagulant and proinflammatory contact system. This name arises from FXII's unique mechanism of activation that is induced by binding (contact) to negatively charged surfaces. Various substances have the capacity to trigger FXII contact-activation in vivo including mast cell-derived heparin,...
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