scholarly journals Activation of the coagulation cascade after infusion of a factor XI concentrate in congenitally deficient patients

Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 1314-1319
Author(s):  
PM Mannucci ◽  
KA Bauer ◽  
E Santagostino ◽  
E Faioni ◽  
S Barzegar ◽  
...  

Virally inactivated, high-purity factor XI concentrates are available for treatment of patients with factor XI deficiency. However, preliminary experience indicates that some preparations may be thrombogenic. We evaluated whether a highly purified concentrate produced signs of activation of the coagulation cascade in two patients with severe factor XI deficiency infused before and after surgery. Signs of heightened enzymatic activity of the common pathway of coagulation (elevated plasma levels of prothrombin fragment 1 + 2 and fibrinopeptide A) developed in the early post-infusion period, accompanied by more delayed signs of fibrin formation with secondary hyperfibrinolysis (elevated D-dimer and plasmin-antiplasmin complex). These changes occurred in both patients, but were more severe in the older patient with breast cancer when she underwent surgery, being accompanied by fibrinogen and platelet consumption. There were no concomitant signs of heightened activity of the factor VII-tissue factor mechanism on the factor Xase complex (plasma levels of activated factor VII and of factor IX and X activation peptides did not increase). The observed changes in biochemical markers of coagulation activation indicate that concentrate infusions increased thrombin generation and activity and that such changes were magnified by malignancy and surgery. Because some factor XI concentrates may be thrombogenic, they should be used with caution, especially in patients with other risk factors for thrombosis.

Blood ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 1314-1319 ◽  
Author(s):  
PM Mannucci ◽  
KA Bauer ◽  
E Santagostino ◽  
E Faioni ◽  
S Barzegar ◽  
...  

Abstract Virally inactivated, high-purity factor XI concentrates are available for treatment of patients with factor XI deficiency. However, preliminary experience indicates that some preparations may be thrombogenic. We evaluated whether a highly purified concentrate produced signs of activation of the coagulation cascade in two patients with severe factor XI deficiency infused before and after surgery. Signs of heightened enzymatic activity of the common pathway of coagulation (elevated plasma levels of prothrombin fragment 1 + 2 and fibrinopeptide A) developed in the early post-infusion period, accompanied by more delayed signs of fibrin formation with secondary hyperfibrinolysis (elevated D-dimer and plasmin-antiplasmin complex). These changes occurred in both patients, but were more severe in the older patient with breast cancer when she underwent surgery, being accompanied by fibrinogen and platelet consumption. There were no concomitant signs of heightened activity of the factor VII-tissue factor mechanism on the factor Xase complex (plasma levels of activated factor VII and of factor IX and X activation peptides did not increase). The observed changes in biochemical markers of coagulation activation indicate that concentrate infusions increased thrombin generation and activity and that such changes were magnified by malignancy and surgery. Because some factor XI concentrates may be thrombogenic, they should be used with caution, especially in patients with other risk factors for thrombosis.


Blood ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 87 (10) ◽  
pp. 4187-4196 ◽  
Author(s):  
GJ Miller ◽  
JC Martin ◽  
KA Mitropoulos ◽  
MP Esnouf ◽  
JA Cooper ◽  
...  

Factor VII activity (FVIIc), a risk marker for coronary heart disease, is increased during postprandial lipemia. Factor VII activation accompanies lipolysis of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, but the nature of this association and whether it is causal remain uncertain. To explore this issue, four patients with homozygous factor XII deficiency, four with complete factor XI deficiency, six with factor IX deficiency, and their respective age- and sex-matched controls were given two isocaloric dietary regimens, one providing on average 136 g fat and the other 19 g fat. Blood was taken before breakfast, immediately before lunch at 195 minutes, and at completion of the study at 390 minutes. All samples for each subject and matched control were assayed as one batch for FVIIc, activated factor VII, and factor VII antigen (FVIIag). Activation of factor VII was observed with the high- fat regimen but not with the low-fat regimen in all controls, factor XII-deficient patients, and factor XI-deficient patients. No factor VII activation was observed during either regimen in factor IX-deficient patients, but a normal postprandial responsiveness of factor VII to dietary fat was restored in one patient who replicated the study after factor IX therapy. Plasma FVIIag was not altered postprandially in either regimen in any group of patients or controls. Factor IX apparently plays an obligatory role in the postprandial activation of factor VII, although the mechanism remains to be determined.


1998 ◽  
Vol 80 (08) ◽  
pp. 233-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. A. Mitropoulos ◽  
M. N. Nanjee ◽  
D. J. Howarth ◽  
J. C. Martin ◽  
M. P. Esnouf ◽  
...  

SummaryAbetalipoproteinaemia is a rare disorder of apolipoprotein B metabolism associated with extremely low plasma concentrations of triglyce-ride. To discover whether the general positive association between factor VII and triglyceride levels extends to this condition, 5 patients were compared with 18 controls. All patients had a triglyceride below 100 μmol/l. Plasma unesterified fatty acid concentration was normal. Although factor IX activity was only slightly reduced (mean 88% standard) and factor IX antigen was normal, mean activated factor VII in patients was strikingly reduced to 34% of that in controls, a level similar to that found in haemophilia B. The patients’ mean factor VII activity and factor VII antigen were also significantly reduced to 54% and 63% of those in controls, respectively. Mean factor XI activity and tissue factor pathway inhibitor activity were reduced in patients to 70% and 75% of control values respectively, while factor XII, factor XI antigen, factor X, prothrombin and protein C were normal.


Blood ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 731-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
KA Bauer ◽  
BL Kass ◽  
H ten Cate ◽  
JJ Hawiger ◽  
RD Rosenberg

Abstract Despite significant progress in elucidating the biochemistry of the hemostatic mechanism, the process of blood coagulation in vivo remains poorly understood. Factor IX is a vitamin K-dependent glycoprotein that can be activated by factor XIa or the factor VII-tissue factor complex in vitro. To investigate the role of these two pathways in factor IX activation in humans, we have developed a sensitive procedure for quantifying the peptide that is liberated with the generation of factor IXa. The antibody population used for the immunoassay was raised in rabbits and chromatographed on a factor IX-agarose immunoadsorbent to obtain antibody populations with minimal intrinsic reactivity toward factor IX. We determined that the mean level of the factor IX activation peptide (FIXP) in normal individuals under the age of 40 years was 203 pmol/L and that levels increased significantly with advancing age. The mean concentration of FIXP was markedly reduced to 22.7 pmol/L in nine patients with hereditary factor VII deficiency (factor VII coagulant activity less than 7%) but was not significantly different from normal controls in nine subjects with factor XI deficiency (factor XI coagulant activity less than 8%). These data indicate that factor IXa generation in vivo results mainly from the activity of the tissue factor mechanism rather than the contact system (factor XII, prekallikrein, high molecular-weight kininogen, factor XI). Our results may also help to explain the absence of a bleeding diathesis in many patients with deficiencies of the contact factors of coagulation.


2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 472-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Sucker ◽  
Michael Sabel ◽  
Walter Stummer ◽  
Rainer B. Zotz ◽  
Ruediger E. Scharf ◽  
...  

The authors report on the first successful use of recombinant activated factor VII for the prophylaxis of bleeding during brain tumor neurosurgery in a patient suffering from inherited factor XI deficiency. Using the agent, surgery was performed without any bleeding complications. In this setting, off-label use of recombinant activated factor VII appears to be a promising alternative for patients suffering from this rare hemostatic defect with hitherto limited therapeutic options.


Blood ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 731-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
KA Bauer ◽  
BL Kass ◽  
H ten Cate ◽  
JJ Hawiger ◽  
RD Rosenberg

Despite significant progress in elucidating the biochemistry of the hemostatic mechanism, the process of blood coagulation in vivo remains poorly understood. Factor IX is a vitamin K-dependent glycoprotein that can be activated by factor XIa or the factor VII-tissue factor complex in vitro. To investigate the role of these two pathways in factor IX activation in humans, we have developed a sensitive procedure for quantifying the peptide that is liberated with the generation of factor IXa. The antibody population used for the immunoassay was raised in rabbits and chromatographed on a factor IX-agarose immunoadsorbent to obtain antibody populations with minimal intrinsic reactivity toward factor IX. We determined that the mean level of the factor IX activation peptide (FIXP) in normal individuals under the age of 40 years was 203 pmol/L and that levels increased significantly with advancing age. The mean concentration of FIXP was markedly reduced to 22.7 pmol/L in nine patients with hereditary factor VII deficiency (factor VII coagulant activity less than 7%) but was not significantly different from normal controls in nine subjects with factor XI deficiency (factor XI coagulant activity less than 8%). These data indicate that factor IXa generation in vivo results mainly from the activity of the tissue factor mechanism rather than the contact system (factor XII, prekallikrein, high molecular-weight kininogen, factor XI). Our results may also help to explain the absence of a bleeding diathesis in many patients with deficiencies of the contact factors of coagulation.


1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Katz ◽  
E Rodriguez ◽  
C Madani ◽  
D Hicks ◽  
H E Branson

Thirty-two newborns with elevated capillary hematocrits >65% were studied. Twenty-two newborns required plasmaexchange transfusion. All had central (venous) hematocrits >65% and had symptoms referrable to complications associated with this syndrome. Of the 22, 15 were appropriate-for-gestational age, 5 were small-for-gestational age, and 2 were large-for-gestational age. Viscosity measurements in the 10 newborns who did not require plasma-exchanges showed increased viscosity in 2 in the slow shear rates associated with bloodflow in the smaller vessels. Coagulation data before and after plasma exchange did not show a hypercoagulable state: PT-14.2±0.7 and 12.9±1.2 secs, PTT 49.9±3.6 and 42.2±3.2 secs, factor VII 73±5 and 78±5%, factor VIII 103±10 and 94±10%, AT III levels were low 14±1.2 and 17±1.3 mg/dl, fibrin degradation products were <10μg/ml, fibrin monomer was not detected, plasminogen levels were 5±0.8 and 7±0.9mg/dl, fibrinogen levels were 203±9.8 and 200±11.8 mg%. Vitamin K dependent factors were reduced factor V 44±6 and 49±11%, factor VII 77±5 and 86±5%, factor IX 28±2 and 42±3%, factor X 35±4 and 62±6%, factor XI 55±5 and 84±9%, factor XII 47±5 and 63±5%. Statistical significant differences were found only with factors IX, X, XI and XII. Thrombocytopenia was present in 6 patients (20% incidence) and post plasma exchange the platelet counts rose significantly and in 2 patients within 3 days reached normal levels. No statistical difference in the platelet counts were noted before and after the plasma-exchange and were similar to the levels determined in 10 newborn controls. Neonatal polycythemia with thrombocytopenia may indicate a more severe disorder, with hematocrits in the 6 patients >70%. It is suggested that the mechanism of the thrombocytopenia may be aggregates of platelets that deaggregate following plasmaexchange. The complications associated with neonatal polycythemia appear related to hyperviscosity, erythrocyte and platelet “sludging” in the smaller vessels.


2002 ◽  
Vol 88 (07) ◽  
pp. 74-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-wen Chen ◽  
Jean-François Schved ◽  
Jean-Luc Pellequer ◽  
Muriel Giansily-Blaizot

SummaryUpon binding to tissue factor, FVIIa triggers coagulation by activating vitamin K-dependent zymogens, factor IX (FIX) and factor X (FX). To understand recognition mechanisms in the initiation step of the coagulation cascade, we present a three-dimensional model of the ternary complex between FVIIa:TF:FIX. This model was built using a full-space search algorithm in combination with computational graphics. With the known crystallographic complex FVIIa:TF kept fixed, the FIX docking was performed first with FIX Gla-EGF1 domains, followed by the FIX protease/EGF2 domains. Because the FIXa crystal structure lacks electron density for the Gla domain, we constructed a chimeric FIX molecule that contains the Gla-EGF1 domains of FVIIa and the EGF2-protease domains of FIXa. The FVIIa:TF:FIX complex has been extensively challenged against experimental data including site-directed mutagenesis, inhibitory peptide data, haemophilia B database mutations, inhibitor antibodies and a novel exosite binding inhibitor peptide. This FVIIa:TF:FIX complex provides a powerful tool to study the regulation of FVIIa production and presents new avenues for developing therapeutic inhibitory compounds of FVIIa:TF:substrate complex.


2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 1148-1154
Author(s):  
Koji Yada ◽  
Keiji Nogami

Emicizumab is a humanized anti-FIXa/FX (factor IXa/X) bispecific monoclonal antibody that mimics FVIIIa (activated factor VIII) cofactor function. The hemostatic efficacy of emicizumab has been confirmed in clinical studies of patients with hemophilia A, irrespective of the presence of FVIII inhibitors. Emicizumab differs in some properties from FVIIIa molecule. Emicizumab requires no activation by thrombin and is not inactivated by activated protein C, but emicizumab-mediated coagulation is regulatable and maintains hemostasis. A small amount of FIXa (activated factor IX) is required to initiate emicizumab-mediated hemostasis, whereas tissue factor/FVIIa (activated factor VII)-mediated FXa (activated factor X) and thrombin activation initiates FVIIIa-mediated hemostasis. Fibrin formation, followed by fibrinolysis, appears to be similar between emicizumab- and FVIIIa-mediated hemostasis. These results suggest possible future uses of emicizumab for treating hemorrhagic diseases other than hemophilia A and reveal previously unobservable behaviors of procoagulation and anticoagulation factors in conventional hemostasis. Here, we have reviewed novel insights and new developments regarding coagulation highlighted by emicizumab.


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