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Heparin and low-molecular weight heparins exert diverse polypharmacological effects, including anti-inflammatory and anti-adhesive properties, explaining their clinical impact beyond thrombosis.
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May inform heparin use in inflammation; leaves open prospective trials to confirm non-antithrombotic benefits.
Heparin and LMWH have diverse polypharmacological effects beyond simple anticoagulation, impacting inflammation and cancer cell interactions.
Shaker A. Mousa (2010) conducted a review in Thrombosis. Heparin and Low-Molecular Weight Heparins (LMWH) was evaluated. Heparin and low-molecular weight heparins exert diverse polypharmacological effects, including anti-inflammatory and anti-adhesive properties, explaining their clinical impact beyond thrombosis.
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