prothrombogenic

English

Etymology

pro- +‎ thrombogenic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛnɪk

Adjective

prothrombogenic (not comparable)

1. That produces or initiates thrombogenesis
   • 2015 July 11, “AMPK Signaling Involvement for the Repression of the IL-1β-Induced Group IIA Secretory Phospholipase A2 Expression in VSMCs”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     VSMCs, endothelial cells, and macrophages produce a myriad of proatheogenic proinflammatory and prothrombogenic molecules including lipid mediators such as various forms of eicosanoides, mainly prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) which in turn amplify the effects of cytokines [8 ,9 ].