Review Article

Evaluation on Potential Contributions of Protease Activated Receptors Related Mediators in Allergic Inflammation

Table 1

Expression of protease activated receptors (PARs) on inflammatory cells.

Cell typeExpression of PARsRegulator of PARs
PAR-1PAR-2PAR-3PAR-4UpregulationDownregulation

MC+  
[22, 27]
+  
[22, 23, 25, 27, 28]
+  
[22]
+  
[22, 28]
RANTES for PAR-1 [32]; TNF- for PAR-2 [23, 31] and PAR-4 [31]; IL-12 for PAR-4 [20]; GM-CSF for PAR-4 [30]; AC allergen rPer a1.01 for PAR-1,2,4 [22].IL-29 for PAR-1 [29]; IL-12 for PAR-2 [20].

Eos+  
[35, 36]
+  
[3537]
+  
[36]
−  
[36]
nana

Neu+  
[38]
+  
[38, 39, 106]
−   
[38]
−  
[38]
naSimvastatin and pravastatin for PAR-2 [106]; GC for PAR-2 [39]

Mon+  
[4042, 46, 47]
+  
[4347]
+  
[41, 46, 47]
+  
[47]
IFN- for PAR-1 [42]; thrombosis for PAR-1; APS for PAR-2 [46]na

Mac+  
[41, 48, 50]
+  
[41, 43, 4851]
+  
[41, 50]
+  
[50]
LPS for PAR-1, -2, -3, and -4 [50]; dietary FA for PAR-2 [51]; MMIF for PAR-2 [77]; GM-CSF for PAR-1, -2, and -3 [41]; smoke for PAR-1 [48]IL-4 for PAR-1, -2, and -3 [41]

TC+  
[52, 162]
+  
[53, 162]
na+  
[162]
HIV for PAR-1 [52]na

BC+  
[54]
+  
[163]
nananana

DC+  
[55, 56]
+  
[43, 57]
+  
[56]
naGC for PAR-2 [57]LPS for PAR-1 and -3 [56]

MC: mast cell; Eos: eosinophil; Neu: neutrophil; Mon: monocyte; Mac: macrophage; TC: T cell; BC: B cell; DC: dendritic cell; RANTES: regulated upon activation normal T cell expressed and secreted; TNF: tumor necrosis factor; GM-CSF: granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; IL: interleukin; IFN: interferon; APS: antiphospholipid syndrome; MMIF: macrophage migration inhibitory factor; LPS: lipopolysaccharides; FA: fatty acids; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; AC: American cockroach; GC: German cockroach; na: not available.