The versatile role of the contact system in cardiovascular disease, inflammation, sepsis and cancer

The human contact system consists of plasma proteins, which - after contact to foreign surfaces - are bound to them, thereby activating the zymogens of the system into enzymes. This activation mechanism gave the system its name - contact system. It is considered as a procoagulant and proinflammatory...

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Autores principales: Sonja Oehmcke-Hecht, Peggy Berlin, Brigitte Müller-Hilke, Bernd Kreikemeyer, Praveen Vasudevan, Larissa Henze, Valeria Khaimov, Brigitte Vollmar, Robert David, Claudia Maletzki
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:69aca1565cde4d59bfde1a3f6acdc7112021-11-20T04:55:52ZThe versatile role of the contact system in cardiovascular disease, inflammation, sepsis and cancer0753-332210.1016/j.biopha.2021.112429https://doaj.org/article/69aca1565cde4d59bfde1a3f6acdc7112022-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332221012154https://doaj.org/toc/0753-3322The human contact system consists of plasma proteins, which - after contact to foreign surfaces - are bound to them, thereby activating the zymogens of the system into enzymes. This activation mechanism gave the system its name - contact system. It is considered as a procoagulant and proinflammatory response mechanism, as activation finally leads to the generation of fibrin and bradykinin. To date, no physiological processes have been described that are mediated by contact activation. However, contact system factors play a pathophysiological role in numerous diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, colitis, sepsis, and cancer. Contact system factors are therefore an interesting target for new therapeutic options in different clinical conditions.Sonja Oehmcke-HechtPeggy BerlinBrigitte Müller-HilkeBernd KreikemeyerPraveen VasudevanLarissa HenzeValeria KhaimovBrigitte VollmarRobert DavidClaudia MaletzkiElsevierarticleContact systemSepsisArthritisColitisCardiovascular diseaseCancerTherapeutics. PharmacologyRM1-950ENBiomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Vol 145, Iss , Pp 112429- (2022)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Contact system
Sepsis
Arthritis
Colitis
Cardiovascular disease
Cancer
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM1-950
spellingShingle Contact system
Sepsis
Arthritis
Colitis
Cardiovascular disease
Cancer
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM1-950
Sonja Oehmcke-Hecht
Peggy Berlin
Brigitte Müller-Hilke
Bernd Kreikemeyer
Praveen Vasudevan
Larissa Henze
Valeria Khaimov
Brigitte Vollmar
Robert David
Claudia Maletzki
The versatile role of the contact system in cardiovascular disease, inflammation, sepsis and cancer
description The human contact system consists of plasma proteins, which - after contact to foreign surfaces - are bound to them, thereby activating the zymogens of the system into enzymes. This activation mechanism gave the system its name - contact system. It is considered as a procoagulant and proinflammatory response mechanism, as activation finally leads to the generation of fibrin and bradykinin. To date, no physiological processes have been described that are mediated by contact activation. However, contact system factors play a pathophysiological role in numerous diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, arthritis, colitis, sepsis, and cancer. Contact system factors are therefore an interesting target for new therapeutic options in different clinical conditions.
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author Sonja Oehmcke-Hecht
Peggy Berlin
Brigitte Müller-Hilke
Bernd Kreikemeyer
Praveen Vasudevan
Larissa Henze
Valeria Khaimov
Brigitte Vollmar
Robert David
Claudia Maletzki
author_facet Sonja Oehmcke-Hecht
Peggy Berlin
Brigitte Müller-Hilke
Bernd Kreikemeyer
Praveen Vasudevan
Larissa Henze
Valeria Khaimov
Brigitte Vollmar
Robert David
Claudia Maletzki
author_sort Sonja Oehmcke-Hecht
title The versatile role of the contact system in cardiovascular disease, inflammation, sepsis and cancer
title_short The versatile role of the contact system in cardiovascular disease, inflammation, sepsis and cancer
title_full The versatile role of the contact system in cardiovascular disease, inflammation, sepsis and cancer
title_fullStr The versatile role of the contact system in cardiovascular disease, inflammation, sepsis and cancer
title_full_unstemmed The versatile role of the contact system in cardiovascular disease, inflammation, sepsis and cancer
title_sort versatile role of the contact system in cardiovascular disease, inflammation, sepsis and cancer
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2022
url https://doaj.org/article/69aca1565cde4d59bfde1a3f6acdc711
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