Methylcarbamoyl PAF C-16

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Methylcarbamoyl PAF C-16 is a stable analog of PAF C-16 with a half-life greater than 100 minutes in platelet poor plasma due to its resistance to degradation by PAF-AH.{613,4944} It is nearly equipotent with PAF C-16 in its ability to induce platelet aggregation both in isolated platelets and in PRP.{613} In NRK-49 cells overexpressing the PAF receptor, both PAF C-16 and methylcarbamoyl PAF C-16 cause the induction of c-myc and c-fos and the activation of MAPK.{4944} Methylcarbamoyl PAF C-16 induces G1 phase cell cycle arrest, suggesting a potential role for PAF in the inhibition of oncogenic transformation.{4944}