prothrombogenic
English
Etymology
pro- + thrombogenic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛnɪk
Adjective
prothrombogenic (not comparable)
- That produces or initiates thrombogenesis
- 2015 July 11, “AMPK Signaling Involvement for the Repression of the IL-1β-Induced Group IIA Secretory Phospholipase A2 Expression in VSMCs”, in PLOS ONE, DOI: :
- VSMCs, endothelial cells, and macrophages produce a myriad of proatheogenic proinflammatory and prothrombogenic molecules including lipid mediators such as various forms of eicosanoides, mainly prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) which in turn amplify the effects of cytokines [8 ,9 ].
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