In vivo imaging analysis of the interaction between unusually large von Willebrand factor multimers and platelets on the surface of vascular wall
In vivo imaging analysis of the interaction between unusually large von Willebrand factor multimers and platelets on the surface of vascular wall
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DOI:
10.1007/s00424-011-0958-x
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发表时间:
2011-06-01
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4.5
通讯作者:
Urano, Tetsumei
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作者:
Rybaltowski, Miroslaw;Suzuki, Yuko;Urano, Tetsumei
To elucidate how unusually large von Willebrand factor (UL-VWF) multimers facilitate thrombus formation, their behavior was analyzed together with that of platelets in living mice deficient in the gene encoding the protease that cleaves UL-VWF, a disintegrin-like and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motif 13 (ADAMTS13-/-). By crossing ADAMTS13-/- mice with green fluorescent protein-expressing transgenic mice (GFP mice), GFP-ADAMTS13-/- mice were obtained. The dynamics of GFP-expressing platelets were monitored employing intravital confocal fluorescent microscopy. Administration of a vasopressin derivative, DDAVP, a secretagogue of VWF increased the number of platelets adhered to vascular endothelial cells (VECs) on mesentery at sites recognized by an anti-VWF antibody. Some of these platelets were interconnected and aligned as beads on a string. They reached their maximum length at 5 min and were longer in GFP-ADAMTS13-/- mice than in GFP mice (5.3 +/- 4.3, N=6 vs 2.9 +/- 2.1 mu m, N=4) (mean +/- SE). Focal injury of VECs by topical application of FeCl(3) developed longer (25, 3-50 vs 10, 2-25 mu m, P