Variations in the ratio between von Willebrand factor and its cleaving protease during systemic inflammation and association with severity and prognosis of organ failure.
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Variations in the ratio between von Willebrand factor and its cleaving protease during systemic inflammation and association with severity and prognosis of organ failure. / Claus, Ralf A; Bockmeyer, Clemens L; Ulrich, Budde; Kentouche, Karim; Sossdorf, Maik; Hilberg, Thomas; Schneppenheim, Reinhard; Reinhart, Konrad; Bauer, Michael; Brunkhorst, Frank M; Lösche, Wolfgang.
In: THROMB HAEMOSTASIS, Vol. 101, No. 2, 2, 2009, p. 239-247.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Variations in the ratio between von Willebrand factor and its cleaving protease during systemic inflammation and association with severity and prognosis of organ failure.
AU - Claus, Ralf A
AU - Bockmeyer, Clemens L
AU - Ulrich, Budde
AU - Kentouche, Karim
AU - Sossdorf, Maik
AU - Hilberg, Thomas
AU - Schneppenheim, Reinhard
AU - Reinhart, Konrad
AU - Bauer, Michael
AU - Brunkhorst, Frank M
AU - Lösche, Wolfgang
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Von Willebrand factor (VWF) and related parameters as well as the protease activity regulating its biological activity were measured in plasma of healthy controls and patients with different cause and severity of systemic inflammation to examine the efficacy of the measures to detect highly prothrombotic states including thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), one of the sequelae of sepsis. Plasma levels of VWF increased with increasing severity of systemic inflammation, probably due to activation of the endothelium. In parallel, the proteolytic activity of VWF inactivating protease, ADAMTS13, stepwise declined with the severity of inflammation, emphasizing the role of VWF-triggered platelet aggregation on the endothelium subsequently followed by development of TMA. As a consequence, the ratio of VWF antigen level and ADAMTS13 activity was significantly higher in patients with inflammation and sepsis, suggesting that this ratio might be more useful for the diagnosis of highly prothrombotic states including TMA than VWF multimer analysis alone. These findings suggest that ADAMTS13, VWF and related parameters, even in a combined approach, might be useful for the diagnosis and the therapeutic monitoring of patients with sepsis associated thrombotic microangiopathy.
AB - Von Willebrand factor (VWF) and related parameters as well as the protease activity regulating its biological activity were measured in plasma of healthy controls and patients with different cause and severity of systemic inflammation to examine the efficacy of the measures to detect highly prothrombotic states including thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), one of the sequelae of sepsis. Plasma levels of VWF increased with increasing severity of systemic inflammation, probably due to activation of the endothelium. In parallel, the proteolytic activity of VWF inactivating protease, ADAMTS13, stepwise declined with the severity of inflammation, emphasizing the role of VWF-triggered platelet aggregation on the endothelium subsequently followed by development of TMA. As a consequence, the ratio of VWF antigen level and ADAMTS13 activity was significantly higher in patients with inflammation and sepsis, suggesting that this ratio might be more useful for the diagnosis of highly prothrombotic states including TMA than VWF multimer analysis alone. These findings suggest that ADAMTS13, VWF and related parameters, even in a combined approach, might be useful for the diagnosis and the therapeutic monitoring of patients with sepsis associated thrombotic microangiopathy.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 101
SP - 239
EP - 247
JO - THROMB HAEMOSTASIS
JF - THROMB HAEMOSTASIS
SN - 0340-6245
IS - 2
M1 - 2
ER -
