Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Mechanisms of thrombin-Induced myometrial contractions: Potential targets of progesterone

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231944

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A-C) Immunofluorescence of PAR1 (green) in myometrium from a pregnant woman (A) , non-pregnant woman ( B ), and fetal membrane (C) . Nuclei were stained with DAPI (blue). Am, amnion, Cho, chorion, Deci, decidua. (D-G) Localization of hemorrhage, thrombin, and PAR1 in placental abruption at 25 weeks of gestation (D and E) , and 33 weeks gestation (F and G) resulting in disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and uterine bleeding requiring hysterectomy for hemostasis. (D and F) Hematoxylin and eosin staining of the myometrium adjacent to the placenta. Note that hemorrhage infiltrated the myometrium. Bars, 50 μm. (E and G) Immunofluorescence of PAR1 (green), thrombin (red), and DAPI (blue) at the same location of (A) . Bars, 50 μm.

Article Snippet: Primary antibodies used and concentration were as follows: thrombin (coagulation factor II, Novus Biologicals, NBP1-58268, Research Resource Identifier (RRID): AB_11023777, 1:100) and PAR1 (N2-11, Novus Biologicals, NBP1-71770, RRID: AB_11027203, 1:100).

Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Membrane, Staining

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Mechanisms of thrombin-Induced myometrial contractions: Potential targets of progesterone

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231944

Figure Lengend Snippet: Thrombin increased contraction of primary human myometrial cells through PAR1. (A and B) (Left images) Representative images of collagen lattice assay of human myometrial cells at 30 min treated with PBS (Ctl) and thrombin (A) or PAR1 activating peptide, TFLLR (B) . (Right graphs) Quantification of myometrial contractions in collagen lattice assays (n = 3). **, p < 0.01 at each time point. (C) Collagen lattice assay of myometrial cells at 30 min with 2 U/mL of thrombin (Thr) pretreated with or without 100 nM PAR1 selective inhibitor (SCH79797, PAR1-i) for 1 h (n = 3). Representative image (upper panel) and quantification of gel areas (lower graph). The experiments were repeated three times. *, p < 0.05, and **, p < 0.01.

Article Snippet: Primary antibodies used and concentration were as follows: thrombin (coagulation factor II, Novus Biologicals, NBP1-58268, Research Resource Identifier (RRID): AB_11023777, 1:100) and PAR1 (N2-11, Novus Biologicals, NBP1-71770, RRID: AB_11027203, 1:100).

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Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Mechanisms of thrombin-Induced myometrial contractions: Potential targets of progesterone

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231944

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Immunocytochemistry of PAR1 (red) and phosphorylated MLC2 (Ser19, green) in human myometrial cells. (B, C) Immunoblots of phosphorylated MLC2 (p-MLC2), total MLC2, and β-actin of myometrial cells. Myometrial cells were treated with thrombin (2 U/mL) as a function of time (B) , or pretreated with 100 nM PAR1 inhibitor (SCH79797) for 1 h, and then treated with 2 U/mL of thrombin for 30 min (C) . The experiments were repeated three times.

Article Snippet: Primary antibodies used and concentration were as follows: thrombin (coagulation factor II, Novus Biologicals, NBP1-58268, Research Resource Identifier (RRID): AB_11023777, 1:100) and PAR1 (N2-11, Novus Biologicals, NBP1-71770, RRID: AB_11027203, 1:100).

Techniques: Immunocytochemistry, Western Blot

Journal: PLoS ONE

Article Title: Mechanisms of thrombin-Induced myometrial contractions: Potential targets of progesterone

doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231944

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Collagen lattice assay of myometrial cells at 30 min with 2 U/mL of thrombin (Thr) pretreated with 1 μM progesterone (P4) for 1 h. Representative image (upper panel) and quantification of gel areas (lower graph). (B) Inhibition of thrombin-induced increases of PTGS2 , IL1B , and F2R mRNA by P4. Myometrial cells were pretreated with 1 μM of P4 for 1 h, and then treated with 2 U/mL of thrombin. (C) Gene expressions of progesterone receptor-A and–B ( PgR-A and PgR-B ) with 24 h treatment of 1 U/mL of thrombin, 10 nM of PGE2, and 10 nM of PGF2α (upper graphs) and PgR-A to PgR-B ratio (lower graphs). n = 3 in each group. *, p < 0.05, and **, p < 0.01. The experiments were repeated three times.

Article Snippet: Primary antibodies used and concentration were as follows: thrombin (coagulation factor II, Novus Biologicals, NBP1-58268, Research Resource Identifier (RRID): AB_11023777, 1:100) and PAR1 (N2-11, Novus Biologicals, NBP1-71770, RRID: AB_11027203, 1:100).

Techniques: Inhibition

Journal: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Article Title: The predictive role of protease-activated receptor (PAR-1) polymorphisms and activated microplatelets on the severity of atherosclerosis – preliminary studies

doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2025.1662954

Figure Lengend Snippet: The cytometric analysis (SSC and FCS) of isolated human resting platelets (A, D) , gated and labeled PAR-1 without activation (B, E) , and gated and labeled PAR-1 with activation by 10 µM TRAP (C, F) ; labeled with anti-CD61-FITC and PAR-1-APC antibodies (G–I) . The level of PAR-1 expression was read from gates P1. Markers M1 and M2 indicate the gates for microparticles and normal platelets, with the PAR-1 analysis applied to the summed population. An example image from a patient with DM is shown.

Article Snippet: Next: For the PAR-1 test without PLT activation, 5 μL of PAR-1-APC antibodies at a concentration of 5 μg/5 × 10 5 cells (Allophycocyanin (APC)-conjugated mouse monoclonal anti-human PAR-1; clone# 731115; mouse isotype: IgG1, R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Canada) and 5 μL of CD61-FITC antibodies (Monoclonal Mouse Anti-Human CD61, Platelet Glycoprotein IIIa/FITC, Clone Y2/51, code: F0803, DakoCytomation, Glostrup, Denmark) were added.

Techniques: Isolation, Labeling, Activation Assay, Expressing

Journal: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Article Title: The predictive role of protease-activated receptor (PAR-1) polymorphisms and activated microplatelets on the severity of atherosclerosis – preliminary studies

doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2025.1662954

Figure Lengend Snippet: The percentage of PAR-1 receptor expression before and after the addition of the thrombin receptor activating peptide (TRAP) in blood samples from patients with diabetic macroangiopathy (DM), the control group (CONTROL), and atherosclerosis obliterans (AO).

Article Snippet: Next: For the PAR-1 test without PLT activation, 5 μL of PAR-1-APC antibodies at a concentration of 5 μg/5 × 10 5 cells (Allophycocyanin (APC)-conjugated mouse monoclonal anti-human PAR-1; clone# 731115; mouse isotype: IgG1, R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Canada) and 5 μL of CD61-FITC antibodies (Monoclonal Mouse Anti-Human CD61, Platelet Glycoprotein IIIa/FITC, Clone Y2/51, code: F0803, DakoCytomation, Glostrup, Denmark) were added.

Techniques: Expressing, Control

Journal: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Article Title: The predictive role of protease-activated receptor (PAR-1) polymorphisms and activated microplatelets on the severity of atherosclerosis – preliminary studies

doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2025.1662954

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Separation of DNA molecules in a 3% agarose gel of PAR-1 gene amplification products with the −506 I/D polymorphism. Lanes: 1 – homozygous I/I, 2 – heterozygous I/D, 3 – homozygous D/D, M–GeneRuler™ 50bp DNA Ladder (Fermentas). (B) The percentage distribution of the −506 I/D polymorphism variants in the PAR-1 gene: homozygous D/D (blue), heterozygous I/D (red), and homozygous I/I (green).

Article Snippet: Next: For the PAR-1 test without PLT activation, 5 μL of PAR-1-APC antibodies at a concentration of 5 μg/5 × 10 5 cells (Allophycocyanin (APC)-conjugated mouse monoclonal anti-human PAR-1; clone# 731115; mouse isotype: IgG1, R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Canada) and 5 μL of CD61-FITC antibodies (Monoclonal Mouse Anti-Human CD61, Platelet Glycoprotein IIIa/FITC, Clone Y2/51, code: F0803, DakoCytomation, Glostrup, Denmark) were added.

Techniques: Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, Amplification

Journal: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Article Title: The predictive role of protease-activated receptor (PAR-1) polymorphisms and activated microplatelets on the severity of atherosclerosis – preliminary studies

doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2025.1662954

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) The result of the restriction digestion of PCR products with the MvaI enzyme to check for the presence of the −1426 C/T polymorphism in the PAR-1 gene. Lanes: 1 – 6 homozygotes C/C, M–GeneRuler™ 100bp DNA Ladder (Fermentas). (B) The percentage distribution of the variants of the −1426 C/T polymorphism in the PAR-1 gene: homozygote C/C (blue color), heterozygote C/T (red color), homozygote T/T (green color).

Article Snippet: Next: For the PAR-1 test without PLT activation, 5 μL of PAR-1-APC antibodies at a concentration of 5 μg/5 × 10 5 cells (Allophycocyanin (APC)-conjugated mouse monoclonal anti-human PAR-1; clone# 731115; mouse isotype: IgG1, R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Canada) and 5 μL of CD61-FITC antibodies (Monoclonal Mouse Anti-Human CD61, Platelet Glycoprotein IIIa/FITC, Clone Y2/51, code: F0803, DakoCytomation, Glostrup, Denmark) were added.

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Journal: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Article Title: The predictive role of protease-activated receptor (PAR-1) polymorphisms and activated microplatelets on the severity of atherosclerosis – preliminary studies

doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2025.1662954

Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) Example separations of amplification products of the DNA fragment encompassing the IVSn-14 A/T polymorphism site of the PAR-1 gene using the SNaPshot method. Alleles were determined based on the size of primers and the colors of fluorescently labeled ddNTPs (terminators) incorporated during the primer extension reaction. (A) red peak, wild-type homozygote (AA); (B) green and red peaks, heterozygote (AT); (C) green peak, mutated homozygote (TT). (B) The percentage distribution of the variants of the IVS-14 A/T polymorphism of the PAR-1 gene is as follows: homozygote A/A (blue color), heterozygote A/T (red color), and homozygote T/T (green color).

Article Snippet: Next: For the PAR-1 test without PLT activation, 5 μL of PAR-1-APC antibodies at a concentration of 5 μg/5 × 10 5 cells (Allophycocyanin (APC)-conjugated mouse monoclonal anti-human PAR-1; clone# 731115; mouse isotype: IgG1, R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Canada) and 5 μL of CD61-FITC antibodies (Monoclonal Mouse Anti-Human CD61, Platelet Glycoprotein IIIa/FITC, Clone Y2/51, code: F0803, DakoCytomation, Glostrup, Denmark) were added.

Techniques: Amplification, Labeling

Journal: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Article Title: The predictive role of protease-activated receptor (PAR-1) polymorphisms and activated microplatelets on the severity of atherosclerosis – preliminary studies

doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2025.1662954

Figure Lengend Snippet: Multivariate analysis: (A–D) Number of microparticles with PAR-1+TRAP; (E–F) Number of microparticles with BMI (Figure 4.12E-F) and age with smoking.

Article Snippet: Next: For the PAR-1 test without PLT activation, 5 μL of PAR-1-APC antibodies at a concentration of 5 μg/5 × 10 5 cells (Allophycocyanin (APC)-conjugated mouse monoclonal anti-human PAR-1; clone# 731115; mouse isotype: IgG1, R&D Systems, Minneapolis, Canada) and 5 μL of CD61-FITC antibodies (Monoclonal Mouse Anti-Human CD61, Platelet Glycoprotein IIIa/FITC, Clone Y2/51, code: F0803, DakoCytomation, Glostrup, Denmark) were added.

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Journal: Oncotarget

Article Title: Exogenous cathepsin G upregulates cell surface MHC class I molecules on immune and glioblastoma cells

doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.12980

Figure Lengend Snippet: A. SC35, SC38, and SC40 were incubated with CatG, LF, CatGinh., DMSO, CatG with LF, CatG with LF and CatG inhibitor (CatGinh.), CatG with LF and DMSO, or CatG with CatGinh. for 24h at 37°C. Cell surface expression of A . PAR1 or B. MHC I was determined by flow cytometry. All values were normalized to the isotype control. Eight independent experiments were performed ( n = 8) and summarized in a bar diagram. SC35, SC38, and SC40 were treated with different proteases (CatG, CatS, NE, PAR3, and thrombin) for 24h at 37°C and levels of PAR1 C. or MHC I D. were analyzed by flow cytometry. Nine independent experiments were performed ( n = 9) and values were normalized to the isotype control.

Article Snippet: Cell surface MHC I or PAR1 (anti-human PAR1, PE conjugated, monoclonal mouse IgG2B, R&D Systems, Abingdon, UK) was determined by flow cytometry as described above.

Techniques: Incubation, Expressing, Flow Cytometry, Control

Journal: Oncotarget

Article Title: NF-κB contributes to MMP1 expression in breast cancer spheroids causing paracrine PAR1 activation and disintegrations in the lymph endothelial barrier in vitro.

doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.5741

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 4: MMP1 induces Ca2+ signalling, and activates migratory proteins and CCIDs in LECs. a. LECs were grown to ~70–80% confluence and then pre-treated with 0.5 μM SCH79797 or solvent (DMSO) and then stimulated with 100 ng/ml activated recombinant MMP1 for 4 h. Cells were lysed, proteins were separated by SDS gel electrophoresis and analysed by Western blotting using the indicated antibodies. Equal sample loading was controlled by Ponceau S staining and ß-actin immunoblotting. Densitometer readings facilitated the comparison of relative protein expression levels with solvent treated control (which was set as “1”). (b) LECs (8 × 103 cells/ well) were pre-treated with 0.5 μM SCH79797 (PAR1 inhibitor) and then charged with FluoForte Dye-loading in presence of SCH79797 for 45 min at 37°C and 15 min at room temperature. Then, cells were stimulated with 100 ng/ml activated recombinant MMP1 for 5 min. Intracellular free calcium was measured with a fluorescence plate reader at 490/525 nm. Experiments were performed in triplicate, error bars indicate means +/− SEM, and asterisks and rhomboids significance (p < 0.05; t-test). (c) Confluent LECs were pre-treated with SCH79797 or solvent (DMSO) for 30 min and then MDA-MB231 spheroids were placed on top of LECs monolayers and co-incubated for 4 h. The areas of CCIDs were analysed using an Axiovert microscope and Zen Little 2012 software.

Article Snippet: Polyclonal goat anti-CD54 (ICAM-1) and monoclonal mouse anti-human PAR1 was from R&D system (Minneapolis, MN, USA).

Techniques: Solvent, Recombinant, SDS-Gel, Electrophoresis, Western Blot, Staining, Comparison, Expressing, Control, Fluorescence, Incubation, Microscopy, Software

Journal: Oncotarget

Article Title: NF-κB contributes to MMP1 expression in breast cancer spheroids causing paracrine PAR1 activation and disintegrations in the lymph endothelial barrier in vitro.

doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.5741

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 5: Combined inhibitions of NF-κB and target genes in MDA-MB231 spheroids and LEC monolayers. LECs or MDA-MB231 spheroids were transiently transfected with either non-targeting (n.t.) siRNA or a combination of siRNAs inhibiting the expression of a. NFKB1 & NFKB2, b. or siRNAs inhibiting the expression of ICAM-1 and MMP1 respectively. After 24 h, spheroids were placed on top of confluent LEC monolayers and co-incubated for 4 h. c. MDA-MB231 spheroids were transiently transfected with either non-targeting (n.t.) siRNA or siRNA inhibiting the expression of MMP1. After 24 h, spheroids were placed on top of confluent LEC monolayers, which were pre-treated with 1 μM SCH79797 (inhibitor of PAR1) or solvent (DMSO) for 30 min, and co-incubated for 4 h. The areas of CCIDs were analysed using an Axiovert microscope and Zen Little 2012 software. Experiments were performed in triplicate, error bars indicate means +/− SEM, and asterisks and rhomboids significance (p < 0.05; t-test).

Article Snippet: Polyclonal goat anti-CD54 (ICAM-1) and monoclonal mouse anti-human PAR1 was from R&D system (Minneapolis, MN, USA).

Techniques: Transfection, Expressing, Incubation, Solvent, Microscopy, Software