The role of von Willebrand factor in the development of systemic infl ammation, coagulopathy and organ dysfunctions

Author(s):  
А.В. Лянгузов ◽  
О.Ю. Сергунина ◽  
С.В. Игнатьев ◽  
М.Е. Ковтунова ◽  
С.Л. Калинина ◽  
...  

Фактор фон Виллебранда (vWF) является мультимерным гликопротеином, который играет ключевую роль в осуществлении тромбоцитарного и плазменного гемостаза. В последние годы выявлено участие vWF в ангиогенезе, апоптозе нормальных и опухолевых клеток, определена его транспортная роль. Комплекс vWF и фермента ADAMTS-13, который отвечает за его расщепление, имеет существенное значение в развитии воспалительных процессов. Механизмы такого участия vWF различны и включают в себя взаимодействие с микроорганизмами, форменными элементами крови и продуктами их распада, внеклеточными ловушками нейтрофилов, системой комплемента и др. Уникальные свойства молекулы vWF при сепсисе способствуют развитию и прогрессированию коагулопатии. Системное воспаление вносит дополнительный вклад в опосредованное ADAMTS-13 локальное ингибирование расщепления vWF и усугубляет дисбаланс соотношения vWF/ADAMTS-13, тем самым способствуя развитию распространенной внутрисосудистой коагуляции. Образование ультрабольших мультимеров vWF и дефицит ADAMTS-13 выявлены при сепсисе, тяжелом течении COVID-19, черепно-мозговой и сочетанной травме, остром повреждении почек и др. В основе патогенеза возникающей при этом полиорганной недостаточности лежит развитие микроангиопатии и микрососудистых тромбозов. Возможными методами коррекции нарушений в системе vWF/ADAMTS-13 являются применение терапевтического плазмообмена, гепарина, N-ацетилцистеина, рекомбинантного ADAMTS-13, препаратов магния. Von Willebrand factor (vWF) is a multimeric glycoprotein that plays a key role in platelet and plasma hemostasis. In recent years, the involvement of vWF in angiogenesis, apoptosis of normal and tumor cells has been revealed, and its transport role has been determined. The complex of vWF and enzyme ADAMTS-13, which is responsible for its splitting, is essential in the development of inflammatory processes. The mechanisms of vWF participation in inflammatory processes varies and include interaction with microorganisms, blood cells and their degradation products, neutrophil extracellular traps, the complement system, etc. The unique qualities of the vWF contribute to the development and progression of coagulopathy in sepsis. Systemic inflammation enhances local inhibition of vWF cleavage and exacerbates an imbalance in the vWF/ADAMTS-13 ratio, which contributes to the development of intravascular coagulation. The formation of ultralarge vWF (ULvWF) multimers and ADAMTS-13 deficiency were detected in sepsis, severe COVID-19, craniocerebral and concomitant trauma, acute kidney injury, etc. The pathogenesis of the resulting multiple organ failure due to the accumulation of ULvWF is based on the development of microangiopathy and microvascular thrombosis. Possible methods for correcting disorders in the vWF/АDAMTS-13 system are the use of therapeutic plasma exchange, heparin, N-acetylcysteine, recombinant ADAMTS-13, and magnesium preparations.

2010 ◽  
Vol 103 (02) ◽  
pp. 291-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Tanka-Salamon ◽  
Raymund Machovich ◽  
Erzsebet Komorowicz ◽  
Krasimir Kolev

SummaryThe formation of platelet-rich thrombi under high shear rates requires both fibrinogen and von Willebrand factor (VWF) as molecular adhesives between platelets. We attempted to describe the role of VWF as a potential substrate and modulator of the fibrinolytic system using binding assays, as well as kinetic measurements on the cleavage of fibrin(ogen) and a synthetic plasmin substrate (Spectrozyme-PL). The similar dissociation constants for the binding of plasminogen, plasmin, and active site-blocked plasmin onto immobilised VWF suggest that the primary binding site in plasmin(ogen) is not the active site. The progressive loss of clottability and generation of degradation products during fibrinogen digestion with plasmin were delayed in the presence of VWF at physiological concentrations, while VWF cleavage was not detectable. Determination of kinetic parameters for fibrinogen degradation by plasmin, miniplasmin and microplasmin showed that VWF did not modify the Km, whereas kcat values decreased with increasing VWF concentrations following the kinetic model of non-competitive inhibition. Inhibitory constants calculated for VWF were in the range of its physiological plasma concentration (5.4 μg/ml, 5.7 μg/ml and 10.0 μg/ ml for plasmin, miniplasmin and microplasmin, respectively) and their values suggested a modulating role of the kringle 5 domain in the interaction between VWF and (mini)plasmin. VWF had no effect on the amidolytic activity of plasmin on Spectrozyme-PL, or on fibrin dissolution by (mini)plasmin. Our data suggest that VWF, while a poor plasmin substrate relative to fibrinogen, protects fibrinogen against degradation by plasmin preserving its clottability in plasma and its adhesive role in platelet-rich thrombi.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 101033
Author(s):  
Chia Yin Goh ◽  
Sean Patmore ◽  
Albert Smolenski ◽  
Jane Howard ◽  
Shane Evans ◽  
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1987 ◽  
Vol 516 (1 Blood in Cont) ◽  
pp. 52-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
KJELL S. SAKARIASSEN ◽  
EDITH FRESSINAUD ◽  
JEAN-PIERRE GIRMA ◽  
DOMINIQUE MEYER ◽  
HANS R. BAUMGARTNER

Blood ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
AD Michelson ◽  
J Loscalzo ◽  
B Melnick ◽  
BS Coller ◽  
RI Handin

The binding of von Willebrand factor (vWF) to platelet membrane glycoprotein Ib (GpIb) facilitates platelet adhesion to vascular subendothelium. In this study, we provide evidence that the vWF binding site is on glycocalicin (GC), a proteolytic fragment of GpIb, and we examine the role of the carbohydrate portion of GC on that binding. The binding to platelets of 6D1, a monoclonal antibody that recognizes an epitope on GpIb and blocks ristocetin-induced vWF binding to platelets, was inhibited by purified GC. In addition, purified GC inhibited ristocetin-dependent binding of 125I-labeled vWF to platelets. Since GC contains 60% carbohydrate by weight, we assessed the role of carbohydrate sequences on its interaction with antibody 6D1 and vWF. Based on the known sequence of the major oligosaccharide chain of GC--N- acetyl neuraminic acid, galactose, N-acetyl glucosamine, N-acetyl galactosamine--we treated GC sequentially with neuraminidase, beta- galactosidase, and beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase. Removal of sialic acid and galactose residues did not affect GC binding. Removal of N-acetyl glucosamine residues did not affect GC binding to 6D1 but did decrease the ability of GC to inhibit vWF binding to platelets, increasing the concentration needed to inhibit binding by 50% (IC50) 40-fold. This suggests that a portion of the oligosaccharide chains on GC contributes to the vWF binding activity of this molecule.


Blood ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 1214-1217
Author(s):  
E Fressinaud ◽  
D Baruch ◽  
C Rothschild ◽  
HR Baumgartner ◽  
D Meyer

Although it is well established that plasma von Willebrand Factor (vWF) is essential to platelet adhesion to subendothelium at high shear rates, the role of platelet vWF is less clear. We studied the respective role of both plasma and platelet vWF in mediating platelet adhesion to fibrillar collagen in a parallel-plate perfusion chamber. Reconstituted blood containing RBCs, various mixtures of labeled washed platelets and plasma from controls or five patients with severe von Willebrand disease (vWD), was perfused through the chamber for five minutes at a shear rate of 1,600 s-1. Platelet-collagen interactions were estimated by counting the radioactivity in deposited platelets and by quantitative morphometry. When the perfusate consisted of normal platelets suspended in normal plasma, platelet deposition on the collagen was 24.7 +/- 3.6 X 10(6)/cm2 (mean +/- SEM, n = 6). Significantly less deposition (16 +/- 2.3) was observed when vWD platelets were substituted for normal platelets. In mixtures containing vWD plasma, significantly greater deposition (9 +/- 2.2) was obtained with normal than with vWD platelets (1 +/- 0.4) demonstrating a role for platelet vWF in mediating the deposition of platelets on collagen. Morphometric analysis confirmed these data. Our findings indicate that platelet, as well as plasma, vWF mediates platelet-collagen interactions at a high shear rate.


F1000Research ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl C Desch

Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a multimeric plasma glycoprotein that plays a central role in the initiation of blood coagulation. Through interactions between its specific functional domains, the vascular wall, coagulation factor VIII, and platelet receptors, VWF maintains hemostasis by binding to platelets and delivering factor VIII to the sites of vascular injury. In the healthy human population, plasma VWF levels vary widely. The important role of VWF is illustrated by individuals at the extremes of the normal distribution of plasma VWF concentrations where individuals with low VWF levels are more likely to present with mucocutaneous bleeding. Conversely, people with high VWF levels are at higher risk for venous thromboembolic disease, stroke, and coronary artery disease. This report will summarize recent advances in our understanding of environmental influences and the genetic control of VWF plasma variation in healthy and symptomatic populations and will also highlight the unanswered questions that are currently driving this field of study.


2014 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
pp. 152-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Abdelrahman Ghweil ◽  
Usama Ahmed Arafa ◽  
Ashraf Khodeary ◽  
Ahmed N. Salem

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