Which one of following is functions of PGI2?
Correct Answer: Vasodilator and inhibits platelet aggregation
Description: The most impoant PG ones in inflammation are:-PGE2, PGD2, PGF2a, PGI2 (prostacyclin), and TxA2 (thromboxane A2), each of which is derived by the action of a specific enzyme on an intermediate in the pathway. Note:-A thromboxane-prostacyclin imbalance has been implicated as an early event in thrombus formation in coronary and cerebral blood vessels.
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