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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

PAI-1 in Diabetes: Pathophysiology and Role as a Therapeutic Target.

Rawan Altalhi, Nikoletta Pechlivani, Ramzi A Ajjan

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers.

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77citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 99 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Rawan AltalhiBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Jeddah University, Jeddah 23235, Saudi Arabia.
Nikoletta PechlivaniDivision of Cardiovascular & Diabetes Research, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5041-5763
Ramzi A AjjanDivision of Cardiovascular & Diabetes Research, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
University of Leeds · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypofibrinolysis is a key abnormality in diabetes and contributes to the adverse vascular outcome in this population. Plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)-1 is an important regulator of the fibrinolytic process and levels of this antifibrinolytic protein are elevated in diabetes and insulin resistant states. This review describes both the physiological and pathological role of PAI-1 in health and disease, focusing on the mechanism of action as well as protein abnormalities in vascular disease with special focus on diabetes. Attempts at inhibiting protein function, using different techniques, are also discussed including direct and indirect interference with production as well as inhibition of protein function. Developing PAI-1 inhibitors represents an alternative approach to managing hypofibrinolysis by targeting the pathological abnormality rather than current practice that relies on profound inhibition of the cellular and/or acellular arms of coagulation, and which can be associated with increased bleeding events. The review offers up-to-date knowledge on the mechanisms of action of PAI-1 together with the role of altering protein function to improve hypofirbinolysis. Developing PAI-1 inhibitors may form for the basis of future new class of antithrombotic agents that reduce vascular complications in diabetes.

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AnimalsAntifibrinolytic AgentsBiomarkersDiabetes ComplicationsDiabetes MellitusDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Disease ManagementDisease SusceptibilityEnzyme ActivationFibrinolysisHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1Structure-Activity RelationshipAntifibrinolytic AgentsBiomarkersPlasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1SERPINE1 protein, humancardiovascular diseasediabeteshypofibrinolysisPAI-1 inhibitorsplasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1)therapeutics

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PMID33804680
PMCPMC8003717
OpenAlexW3139057924

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