Table II.
Dual regulation of platelets on angiogenesis | PAR-mediated | Refs. |
---|---|---|
Pro-angiogenic regulation of platelets by releasing angiogenic promoters: | PAR1-mediated | 50 |
VEGF | 42,45,48, 51–58 | |
bFGF | ||
EGF | ||
PDGF | ||
MMPs | ||
Anti-angiogenic regulation of platelets by releasing angiogenic inhibitors: | PAR4-mediated | 50 |
Endostatin | 48,59,60 | |
Platelet factor-4 | ||
Thrombospondin-1 | ||
2-macroglobulin | ||
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 | ||
Angiostatin |
VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; bFGF, basic fibroblast growth factor; EGF, epidermal growth factor; PDGF, platelet derived growth factor; MMPs, matrix metalloproteinases.