Influence of ADAMTS13 deficiency on venous thrombosis in mice
Influence of ADAMTS13 deficiency on venous thrombosis in mice
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ADAMTS13缺陷对小鼠静脉血栓形成的影响
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10.1160/th14-08-0656
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发表时间:
2015
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Miyata T
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Tashima Y;Banno F;Akiyama M;Miyata T
Recent studies of experimental murine models of venous thrombosis revealed that neutrophils, monocytes and platelets contribute to the initiation and amplification of venous thrombosis (1–4). In the early stage of venous thrombosis, neutrophils are recruited and, upon activation, neutrophil extracellular traps (composed of DNA, histones, and granule cytotoxic enzymes) are released and a web-like extracellular network is formed on the vascular lumen. The neutrophil extracellular traps provide a scaffold for platelet adhesion and aggregation for the recruitment of red blood cells (3, 5). Monocytes are also recruited to the site of activated endothelium and are involved in fibrin formation through the intravascular expression of tissue factor (2). Activated endothelium releases unusually large von Willebrand factor (VWF) multimers from Weibel-Palade bodies that recruit circulating platelets. Since thrombi in the venous thrombosis models in VWF-deficient mice were greatly reduced, VWF multimers are important for the recruitment of platelets and essential for thrombus formation (1).The platelet binding to VWF is negatively regulated by a plasma VWF-cleaving protease, ADAMTS13. We and others have previously demonstrated that ADAMTS13-deficient mice do not show any evidence of thrombocytopenia, haemolytic anaemia, or microvascular thrombosis, although unusually large VWF multimers were detected in their plasma (6–8). As ADAMTS13 reduces the size of VWF multimers, thereby decreasing their thrombogenic potential, we hypothesised that ADAMTS13 deficiency could cause an excess recruitment of platelets on VWF multimers and result in an aggravation of venous thrombosis. To test whether ADAMTS13 deficiency promotes thrombus formation, we induced venous thrombosis in ADAMTS13-defficient mice using the electrolytic inferior vena cava (IVC) model (4, 9).