The interactions between inflammation and coagulation

Summary Inflammation initiates clotting, decreases the activity of natural anticoagulant mechanisms and impairs the fibrinolytic system. Inflammatory cytokines are the major mediators involved in coagulation activation. The natural anticoagulants function to dampen elevation of cytokine levels. Furt...

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Published in:	British journal of haematology Vol. 131; no. 4; pp. 417 - 430
Main Author:	Esmon, Charles T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.11.2005 Blackwell
Subjects:	Apoptosis Biological and medical sciences Blood Coagulation Fibrinolysis - physiology Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Humans inflammation Inflammation - blood Inflammation - complications Inflammation - pathology Inflammation Mediators - blood Medical sciences protein C pathway sepsis thrombosis Thrombosis - etiology vascular biology Blood coagulation Hematology Cardiovascular disease Protein C Biology Inflammation vascular biology Thrombosis Infection Vascular disease Sepsis syndrome Blood vessel Circulatory system protein C pathway sepsis
ISSN:	0007-1048, 1365-2141
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