SALIVARY-GLAND EXTRACTS FROM THE DEERFLY CONTAIN A POTENT INHIBITOR OF PLATELET-AGGREGATION

被引:27
作者
GREVELINK, SA
YOUSSEF, DE
LOSCALZO, J
LERNER, EA
机构
[1] MASSACHUSETTS GEN HOSP,CUTANEOUS BIOL RES CTR,E BLDG 149,13TH ST,BOSTON,MA 02129
[2] BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSP,DIV CARDIOVASC,BOSTON,MA 02115
[3] VET ADM MED CTR W ROXBURY,BOSTON,MA 02132
[4] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT DERMATOL,BOSTON,MA 02115
[5] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MED,BOSTON,MA 02115
关键词
DISINTEGRIN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR; APYRASE; GLYCOPROTEIN-IIB/IIIA;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.90.19.9155
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Salivary gland extracts of the deerfly contain a potent inhibitor of platelet aggregation, which assists the insect in obtaining a blood meal. The extract prevents platelet aggregation induced by ADP, thrombin, and collagen and inhibits fibrinogen binding to the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor on platelets. The active component in deerfly salivary gland extract appears to be a protein that is comparatively more potent than the disintegrins present in viper venoms. Isolation and characterization of this protein may provide different directions in therapeutics and studies of normal platelet physiology.
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页码:9155 / 9158
页数:4
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