Targeting PAR4 to Reduce Atherosclerosis.
Targeting PAR4 to Reduce Atherosclerosis.
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以 PAR4 为靶点,减少动脉粥样硬化。
DOI:
10.1161/atvbaha.123.320046
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发表时间:
2023
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Barrett,TessaJ
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Barrett,TessaJ
Platelets are key to thrombosis, with aberrant platelet aggregation underlying the development of arterial ischemic events. Consequently, drugs that inhibit platelet activity are the primary pharmacotherapy for preventing cardiovascular thrombotic events, including myocardial infarction and stroke. Current clinically approved drugs used prophylactically to curtail thrombosis, target one of 5 platelet proteins: the cell surface receptors, integrin αIIbβ3, P2Y12, or PAR (protease-activated receptor)-1, and the intracellular signaling enzymes COX (cyclooxygenase)-1 and PDE (phosphodiesterase; Figure). In addition, clinically used thrombin inhibitors (eg, dabigatran, heparin, warfarin) suppress thrombin-mediated platelet activation. 1, 2 Despite their effectiveness in suppressing thrombosis, all currently approved antiplatelet agents have shortcomings restricting their clinical efficacy and utility. For example, the leading drugs for long-term cardiovascular disease prevention, aspirin and P2Y12 receptor antagonists, prevent fewer than 20% of recurrent thrombotic events and, in the general population, are not recommended for primary prevention due to increased bleeding risk. 3, 4 Similarly, the PAR1 antagonist vorapaxar causes high bleeding risk in several patient groups when administered in combination with aspirin and P2Y12 receptor antagonists, 5, 6 and αIIbβ3 antagonists require intravenous administration and significantly increase acquired bleeding potential, precluding their long-term use. 7, 8 The limitations of current antiplatelet therapies have driven ongoing efforts to uncover novel platelet activation pathways and identify those that can be therapeutically targeted to reduce thrombotic outcomes while circumventing undesirable side effects, including increased bleeding risk.