In patients with deep-vein thrombosis elevated levels of factor VIII correlate only with von Willebrand factor but not other endothelial cell-derived coagulation and fibrinolysis proteins

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 577-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Bombeli ◽  
M. Jutzi ◽  
E. De Conno ◽  
B. Seifert ◽  
J. Fehr
The Lancet ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 345 (8943) ◽  
pp. 152-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Koster ◽  
J.P. Vandenbroucke ◽  
F.R. Rosendaal ◽  
E. Briët ◽  
F.R. Rosendaal ◽  
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Vascular ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-313
Author(s):  
Da Li ◽  
Xiaosong Zhang ◽  
Honggang Zhang ◽  
Xiaoqiang Li

Objectives In cardiovascular disease, deep vein thrombosis is one of the vital symptoms causing pulmonary thromboembolism. However, the pathogenesis of deep vein thrombosis is still not clear. One of the critical factors leading to deep vein thrombosis is the platelet aggregation that is mediated by a set of key genes including platelet membrane protein coded by platelet glycoprotein Ib alpha chain (GPIBA). Methods Deep vein thrombosis model was established according to the previous protocol, and venous blood and thrombi were collected for further analysis. Results The dynamic changes of GPIBA and coagulation factor, von Willebrand factor, were observed in deep vein thrombosis models. Meanwhile, critical proteins participating in adhesion and binding of platelets such as epithelial membrane protein 2 (EMP2), vascular cell adhesion protein 1 (VCAM1), immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif 1 (ITAM1), integrin subunit alpha M (ITGAM), or fibronectin were also differentially expressed in deep vein thrombosis models. Conclusions Application of heparin could reverse these dynamic changes in deep vein thrombosis models. Thus, we explained the potential synergic role of GPIBA and von Willebrand factor in regulating the occurrence of deep vein thrombosis and provide therapeutic target against cardiovascular disease.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 1400-1407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Brill ◽  
Tobias A. Fuchs ◽  
Anil K. Chauhan ◽  
Janie J. Yang ◽  
Simon F. De Meyer ◽  
...  

Abstract Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and its complication, pulmonary embolism, are frequent causes of disability and mortality. Although blood flow disturbance is considered an important triggering factor, the mechanism of DVT initiation remains elusive. Here we show that 48-hour flow restriction in the inferior vena cava (IVC) results in the development of thrombi structurally similar to human deep vein thrombi. von Willebrand factor (VWF)–deficient mice were protected from thrombosis induced by complete (stasis) or partial (stenosis) flow restriction in the IVC. Mice with half normal VWF levels were also protected in the stenosis model. Besides promoting platelet adhesion, VWF carries Factor VIII. Repeated infusions of recombinant Factor VIII did not rescue thrombosis in VWF−/− mice, indicating that impaired coagulation was not the primary reason for the absence of DVT in VWF−/− mice. Infusion of GPG-290, a mutant glycoprotein Ibα-immunoglobulin chimera that specifically inhibits interaction of the VWF A1 domain with platelets, prevented thrombosis in wild-type mice. Intravital microscopy showed that platelet and leukocyte recruitment in the early stages of DVT was dramatically higher in wild-type than in VWF−/− IVC. Our results demonstrate a pathogenetic role for VWF-platelet interaction in flow disturbance-induced venous thrombosis.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Budi Setiawan ◽  
Cecilia Oktaria Permatadewi ◽  
Baringin de Samakto ◽  
Ashar Bugis ◽  
Ridho M. Naibaho ◽  
...  

Abstract Background There is a high incidence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) among cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Chemotherapy-induced vascular endothelial cell activation (VECA) is characterized by increased plasma levels of von Willebrand factor (vWF) and soluble P-selectin (sP-selectin), leading to the activation of endothelial cells and signaling cascades. The biological role of a disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 (ADAMTS-13) is to control the activity of vWF and consequently the risk of thrombosis. The objective of this study was to investigate the roles of sP-selectin, vWF, and ADAMTS-13 as risk factors for the first episode of DVT in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.Methods This prospective cohort study was conducted at Dr. Kariadi Hospital, Indonesia, on 40 cancer patients. Prechemotherapy (baseline) and postchemotherapy sP-selectin, vWF antigen (vWF:Ag), and ADAMTS-13 plasma levels were determined with ELISAs before and 3 months after chemotherapy. The clinical characteristics of the patients, cancer type, cancer stage, chemotherapy regimen, ABO blood type, D-dimer level and Khorana risk score were also analyzed using logistic regression. Patients were observed for the possibility of developing DVT during chemotherapy.Results DVT was confirmed in 5 patients (12.5%) after a period of 3 months. In patients with DVT, sP-selectin and vWF were significantly higher while ADAMTS-13 was lower than in their counterparts. The levels of baseline vWF:Ag and ADAMTS-13, with cut-off points ≥ 2.35 IU/mL and ≤ 1.03 IU/mL, respectively, were found to independently predict the incidence of DVT. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, the relative risk (RR) for DVT in patients with high vWF:Ag was 3.80 (95% CI 1.15-12.48, p=0.028), and that for patients with low ADAMTS-13 was 2.67 (95% CI 1.22-23.82, p=0.005). The vWF:Ag/ADAMTS-13 ratio and both vWF:Ag and ADAMTS-13 dynamics during treatment were also able to differentiate those with prospective DVT. However, sP-selectin and other covariates showed no statistical significance.Conclusion We found that prechemotherapy plasma levels of vWF:Ag ≥ 2.35 IU/mL and ADAMTS-13 ≤ 1.03 IU/mL are independent risk factors for DVT incidence among cancer patients.


Blood ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junliang Pan ◽  
Thanh Theresa Dinh ◽  
Anusha Rajaraman ◽  
Mike Lee ◽  
Alexander Scholz ◽  
...  

Key Points Subsets of ECs, including lymphatic and fenestrated ECs, but not conventional blood capillary ECs, synthesize FVIII. von Willebrand factor and FVIII are coexpressed in postcapillary high endothelial venules but not in most other ECs.


Blood ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 110 (11) ◽  
pp. 764-764
Author(s):  
Qizhen Shi ◽  
Scot A. Fahs ◽  
Erin L. Kuether ◽  
Robert R. Montgomery

Abstract von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a carrier protein for factor VIII (FVIII) and protects plasma FVIII from protease degradation. Our laboratory has had a longstanding interest in the association of FVIII with VWF both in vitro and in vivo. Our in vitro studies have demonstrated that FVIII stores together with VWF in both endothelial cells and megakaryocytes if FVIII is made in these cells. Furthermore, we demonstrated that FVIII and VWF are both releasable by agonist stimulation. To investigate the association of VWF and FVIII in vivo, we generated two lines of transgenic mice that express FVIII either in endothelial cells or in platelets using either the endothelial cell-specific Tie2 promoter or the platelet-specific αIIb promoter, respectively. When the platelet-specific FVIII (2bF8) transgene is bred into the FVIIInull mouse, FVIII can only be detected in platelets, with a level of 0.76 ± 0.27 mU/108 platelets in heterozygous and 1.53 ± 0.14 mU/108 platelets in homozygous 2bF8 mice. When the endothelial cell-specific FVIII (Tie2F8) transgene is bred into the FVIIInull mouse, homozygous Tie2F8 mice maintained normal plasma FVIII levels (1.15 ± 0.16 U/ml) and 50% levels in heterozygous mice (0.56 ± 0.16 U/ml). Both 2bF8trans and Tie2F8trans phenotypes effectively abrogate the bleeding diathesis in hemophilic mice. When 2bF8 transgene was bred into a FVIII and VWF double knockout background, the level of platelet-FVIII significantly decreased, but this platelet-derived FVIII was still stored in a-granules and still maintained clinical efficacy. In contrast, when the Tie2F8 transgene was bred into the double knockout background, plasma FVIII dropped to undetectable levels. This is in contrast to the situation in VWFnull mice in which normal endogenous murine FVIII is synthesized with about 10% of normal FVIII activity persisting in plasma. This could be due to a difference in survival between human FVIII and murine FVIII. All Tie2F8trans/FVIIInullVWFnull mice (n=15) survived tail clipping even though there is no FVIII:C detected in the plasma. To investigate the effect of murine VWF on the levels of plasma FVIII, plasma from FVIIInull mice was infused into Tie2F8trans/FVIIInullVWFnull mice to restore VWF levels to 25% of normal. As expected, the endothelial cell-derived plasma FVIII was stabilized by the infused VWF and was detected within 1 hour after infusion, with a peak (25% level) at 4 hours. The level of plasma FVIII at 24 hours was still about 20% of normal while the level of remaining VWF was only 5% of normal. These results demonstrate that VWF is important for site-specific FVIII expression. Co-expression with VWF in platelets is important for optimal platelet-specific FVIII expression and endothelial cell-derived plasma FVIII is VWF-dependent.


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