| Literature DB >> 827290 |
W C Pickett, R L Jesse, P Cohen.
Abstract
Trypsin mediates a release of arachidonic acid with resultant increase in O2 consumption (a reflection of cyclo-oxygenase activity) by whole human platelets that is similar to thrombin's effect on these cells. The trypsin and thrombin effects can be differentiated in two ways: (1) at saturating concentrations the measured effects of trypsin greatly exceed those of thrombin; (2) EGTA [ethanedioxybis(ethylamine)-NNN'N'-tera-acetate] augments the effect of thrombin but not of trypsin. Thus trypsin and thrombin probably act at different loci in the pathway that induces phospholipase activity in human platelets.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 827290 PMCID: PMC1164248 DOI: 10.1042/bj1600405
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857