Fibrin Mechanisms and Functions in Nervous System Pathology

Table 1.

Fibrin(ogen) Receptors, Signaling Pathways Induced, and Biological Functions

Receptors Recognition site Cell type/Site of binding interaction Fibrin(ogen)-Induced Signaling Pathway Function
NF- κB, nuclear factor kappa B; PI3K, phosphoinositide 3-kinase; ERK1/2, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2; PLC, phospholipase C; ICAM-1, intercellular adhesion molecule 1.
Integrins
α5β1 572–574 Leukocytes - Migration (120
Endothelial cells Adhesion (147)
αMβ2 γ190–202 Neutrophils NF-κB (148) Adhesion (150)
Migration (151, 152)
(Mac-1, CD11b/ CD18) γ377–395
Monocytes PI3K (41) Survival (41)
ERK1/2 (41, 149) Cytokine release (42
Phagocytosis (149)
αIIbβ3 γ400–411 Platelets, PLC Adhesion (39, 153)
γ365–383 Megakaryocytes
αvβ3 572–574 Endothelial cells PLC Adhesion (154)
Fibroblasts Adhesion (155)
αIIbβ8 - Schwann cells ERK1/2 (66) Adhesion (74)
(73, 74) Proliferation (66)
Non-Integrins
ICAM-1 γ117–133 Leukocytes Adhesion (157160)
Neutrophils Rho (156) Migration (43)
Endothelial cells ERK1/2 (45) Survival (45)
VE-cadherin β15–42 Endothelial cells - Adhesion (161)
Proliferation (162)
Migration (163, 164)
Capillary tube formation (46, 163)

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  1. MI June 2004 vol. 4 no. 3 163-176