1999
The Hookworm Platelet Inhibitor: Functional Blockade of Integrins GPIIb/IIIa (αIIbβ3) and GPIa/IIa (α2β1) Inhibits Platelet Aggregation and Adhesion In Vitro
Chadderdon R, Cappello M. The Hookworm Platelet Inhibitor: Functional Blockade of Integrins GPIIb/IIIa (αIIbβ3) and GPIa/IIa (α2β1) Inhibits Platelet Aggregation and Adhesion In Vitro. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 1999, 179: 1235-1241. PMID: 10191228, DOI: 10.1086/314724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrin GPIIb/IIIaPlatelet inhibitorsSoluble protein extractsGPIIb/IIIaPlatelet aggregationMolecular massProtein extractsIron deficiency anemiaGPIa/IIaInhibitory monoclonal antibodiesVariety of agonistsAnti-platelet activityAdult Ancylostoma caninum hookwormsInhibits platelet aggregationPlatelet receptorsDeficiency anemiaFunctional blockadeSpecific blockadeBiologic roleSize exclusion chromatographyIntestinal nematodesSecretory productsMonoclonal antibodiesInhibitorsAdult worms
1996
Isolation and characterization of the tsetse thrombin inhibitor: a potent antithrombotic peptide from the saliva of Glossina morsitans morsitans.
Cappello M, Bergum PW, Vlasuk GP, Furmidge BA, Pritchard DI, Aksoy S. Isolation and characterization of the tsetse thrombin inhibitor: a potent antithrombotic peptide from the saliva of Glossina morsitans morsitans. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1996, 54: 475-80. PMID: 8644901, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.475.Peer-Reviewed Original Research