{"id":5,"date":"2017-06-21T15:13:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T15:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med-template.sites.unc.edu\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T10:01:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:01:22","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/antoniaklab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Why do viral infections lead to increased tissue factor (TF) expression?\u00a0 What are the mechanisms of <\/em><em>viral infection-induced TF expression? <\/em><em>Is the TF induction a wanted response by the virus? <\/em><em>Or is the TF induction the host&#8217;s own protective innate immune response? <\/em><em>What happens when the TF induction is impaired? <\/em><em>What happens when the TF induction is uncontrolled? Does TF act as initiator of coagulation or signaling? When TF is the start; what is the end product of the pathway? If signaling is involved, is it mediated through protease-activated receptors (PARs)? Which role has PAR4 in viral infections?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>These are questions the Antoniak Lab wants to answer. We focus on pulmonary viral infections like influenza A virus and on cardiac infections like viral myocarditis. We want to understand the life-supporting side of TF in hemostasis but also life threatening-side of TF in thrombosis. How can we support the good and limit the bad? Furthermore, we want to specific understand if thrombin-dependent PAR4 signaling contributes to thrombosis in viral infections.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in understanding the secrets of life and you want to help and want to be a part of something special; Become a lab member; Be a collaborator; Be a supporter; and Be an ally. <a href=\"mailto:antoniak@email.unc.edu\">Get in touch with us to start the journey.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#KeepMovingForward<\/p>\n<p>#LifeInPrime<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2313 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/antoniaklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1354\/2023\/03\/safe-zone-1-300x103.jpg\" alt=\"UNC-Chapel Hill Safe Zone\" width=\"300\" height=\"103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/antoniaklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1354\/2023\/03\/safe-zone-1-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/antoniaklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1354\/2023\/03\/safe-zone-1.jpg 383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2573 alignleft\" style=\"--darkreader-inline-outline: var(--darkreader-border-b8a584, #ac9263)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/antoniaklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1354\/2025\/12\/MediumSquareLogo-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/antoniaklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1354\/2025\/12\/MediumSquareLogo-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/antoniaklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1354\/2025\/12\/MediumSquareLogo-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/bloodresearchcenter\/antoniaklab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1354\/2025\/12\/MediumSquareLogo-1.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do viral infections lead to increased tissue factor (TF) expression?\u00a0 What are the mechanisms of viral infection-induced TF expression? 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