Is hirudin a potential therapeutic agent for arthritis? [3]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 561-562

  Scott, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DING PROTEIN; HIRUDIN; SYNOVIAL STIMULATORY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; LEECH; LETTER; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; HIRUDIN THERAPY; HUMANS;

EID: 0036095146     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.61.6.561     Document Type: Letter

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4. The DING protein: An autocrine growth-stimulatory protein related to the human synovial stimulatory protein
5. Stimulation of rheumatoid synovial cell collagenase and prostaglandin production by partially purified lymphocyte-activating factor
6. A comparison of recombinant hirudin with heparin for the treatment of acute coronary syndromes
7. Hirudin therapy during thrombolysis for venous thrombosis in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
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9. Design and characterisation of hirulogs, a novel class of bivalent peptide inhibitors of thrombin
10. Clinical outcomes of bivalirudin for ischemic heart disease