Effects of exogenous recombinant APC in mouse models of ischemia reperfusion injury and of atherosclerosis.

Activated protein C (APC) is a serine protease that has both anticoagulant and cytoprotective properties. The cytoprotective effects are protease activated receptor 1 (PAR-1) and endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) dependent and likely underlie protective effects of APC in animal models of sepsis,...

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Main Authors: Karin C A A Wildhagen, Roy Schrijver, Linda Beckers, Hugo ten Cate, Chris P M Reutelingsperger, Esther Lutgens, Gerry A F Nicolaes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4102480?pdf=render