Methylcarbamyl PAF C-8

Methylcarbamyl PAF C-8 is resistant to the degradation function of platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) . It has a half-life of more than 100 minutes in platelet-poor plasma and possesses the activity of inducing platelet aggregation. In NRK-49 cells overexpressing the PAF receptor, Methylcarbamyl PAF C-8 can induce the expression of c-myc and c-fos, and activate mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) . Additionally, Methylcarbamyl PAF C-8 can induce cell cycle arrest in the G1 phase. Methylcarbamyl PAF C-8 holds promise for research in the fields of cardiovascular diseases and anti-cancer therapy[1].