scholarly journals The factor XIII‐A Val34Leu polymorphism decreases whole blood clot mass at high fibrinogen concentrations

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 885-894
Author(s):  
Sravya Kattula ◽  
Zsuzsa Bagoly ◽  
Noémi Klára Tóth ◽  
László Muszbek ◽  
Alisa S. Wolberg
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1971 ◽  
Vol 26 (02) ◽  
pp. 295-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J Gallimore ◽  
H. M Tyler ◽  
J. T. B Shaw

SummaryMethods are described for measuring fibrinolytic activity in the rat. These include dilute blood clot lysis, euglobulin clot lysis, a fibrin plate assay with euglobulin solutions, and an accelerated whole blood clot lysis technique in which limited fibrinolysis is induced with urokinase. In addition, methods have been worked out for the estimation of four plasma components closely involved in fibrinolysis: fibrinogen, factor XIII, plasma inhibitors and fibrin degradation products. The sensitivity and validity of the assays were tested by studying their capacity to detect changes resulting from the administration of eledoisin, Neohydrin and turpentine.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriella P. Sugerman ◽  
Armaan Chokshi ◽  
Manuel K. Rausch

1992 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 390-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Groth ◽  
Katrin Derdau ◽  
Frank Strietzel ◽  
Frank Foerster ◽  
Hartmut Wolf

Twenty years ago Imai & Nose introduced a whole-blood clotting test for the estimation of haemocompatibility of biomaterials in vitro In our paper a modification of this assay is described and the mechanism of clot formation further elucidated. It was found that neither the inhibition of platelet function nor the removal of platelets from blood significantly changed the clot formation rate on glass and polyvinyl chloride in comparison to the rate tor whole blood. Scanning electron microscopy demonstrated that platelets were not involved in clot formation near the blood/biomaterial interface. Thus, it was concluded that the system of contact activation of the coagulation cascade dominates during clot formation under static conditions. The latter conclusion was supported by the fact that preadsorption of human serum albumin or human fibrinogen onto the glass plates used, decreased the clot formation rate in the same manner.


2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (13) ◽  
pp. E2096 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usman Baber ◽  
M. Urooj Zafar ◽  
jaime uribarri ◽  
Barbara Murphy ◽  
Avi Khan ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-417
Author(s):  
Gr. N. Egorov

The abdominal cavity is, in essence, an appendage of the lymphatic system, therefore, it cannot represent a completely foreign container for the blood poured out here. Indeed, the observations of Virchow, Wintrich and others show that whole blood can remain in this cavity for a long time (several days) without undergoing clotting (Pashutin). In view of this fact, it is natural to expect, as is confirmed by experiments, that most of the blood that has entered the abdominal cavity has time to be absorbed before it begins to coagulate. If a part of it, which failed to be absorbed in time, undergoes clotting, then this does not represent any particular disturbances in the overall economy of blood, the blood clot is completely absorbed after preliminary disintegration (fat). In this sense, hemorrhage into the abdominal cavity is not life-threatening, since the blood does not disappear for the body, but soon again, almost entirely, enters the total mass of the blood vessel.


2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daishen Luo ◽  
Damir Khismatullin ◽  
R. Glynn Holt

Background: Critical care patients such as trauma and major surgery patients often develop coagulopathy due to depletion of both pro- and anti-coagulants. They are at high risk of both bleeding and thrombotic complications and require monitoring of their coagulation status. The contact of a blood sample with artificial surfaces and its exposure to clot activators, which happen in all commercially available coagulation analyzers, may lead to improper assessment of blood coagulation and thus errors in predicting bleeding/thrombosis risks. Objective: Real-time assessment of whole blood or blood plasma coagulation by novel non-contact acoustic tweezing technology. Method: 4-5 microliter drops of whole blood collected from healthy volunteers or commercial control plasma were levitated in air by acoustic radiation forces. Their coagulation kinetics including reaction time, fibrin network formation time (FNFT), clot formation time and maximum clot strength was assessed from mechanical (drop shape) and photo-optical (light intensity) data. FNFT was determined as a difference between mechanical and photo-optical reaction times. Results: Whole blood samples were exposed to pro- or anti-coagulants during levitation in the acoustic tweezing device. Changes in the coagulation status between different experimental groups were detected within 10 minutes. Similarly, less than 7 minutes was required to detect significant changes in reaction time, clot formation time and maximum clot strength between low, normal, and high fibrinogen level control plasma samples. FNFT was shown to be significantly reduced in plasma samples with a higher level of Factor XIII. Conclusions: The acoustic tweezing technology integrates photo-optical tests used in plasma coagulation assays with viscoelastic tests used in whole blood analysis. Its key disruptive features are the increased reliability and accuracy due to non-contact measurement, small sample volume requirement, relatively short procedure time (<10 minutes), and the ability to assess the level of Factor XIII function from FNFT measurements. Our technology addresses a current lack of reliable methods to measure blood coagulation in patients with coagulopathy.


2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 607-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albe C. Swanepoel ◽  
Odette Emmerson ◽  
Etheresia Pretorius

AbstractCombined oral contraceptive (COC) use is a risk factor for venous thrombosis (VT) and related to the specific type of progestin used. VT is accompanied by inflammation and pathophysiological clot formation, that includes aberrant erythrocytes and fibrin(ogen) interactions. In this paper, we aim to determine the influence of progesterone and different synthetic progestins found in COCs on the viscoelasticity of whole blood clots, as well as erythrocyte morphology and membrane ultrastructure, in an in vitro laboratory study. Thromboelastography (TEG), light microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy were our chosen methods. Our results point out that progestins influence the rate of whole blood clot formation. Alterations to erythrocyte morphology and membrane ultrastructure suggest the presence of eryptosis. We also note increased rouleaux formation, erythrocyte aggregation, and spontaneous fibrin formation in whole blood which may explain the increased risk of VT associated with COC use. Although not all COC users will experience a thrombotic event, individuals with a thrombotic predisposition, due to inflammatory or hematological illness, should be closely monitored to prevent pathological thrombosis.


1994 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
M. Colucci ◽  
S. Scopece ◽  
A. Gelato ◽  
L.G. Cavallo ◽  
N. Semeraro

Blood ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 743-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. S. Ariëns ◽  
Thung-Shenq Lai ◽  
John W. Weisel ◽  
Charles S. Greenberg ◽  
Peter J. Grant

Abstract Factor XIII and fibrinogen are unusual among clotting factors in that neither is a serine protease. Fibrin is the main protein constituent of the blood clot, which is stabilized by factor XIIIa through an amide or isopeptide bond that ligates adjacent fibrin monomers. Many of the structural and functional features of factor XIII and fibrin(ogen) have been elucidated by protein and gene analysis, site-directed mutagenesis, and x-ray crystallography. However, some of the molecular aspects involved in the complex processes of insoluble fibrin formation in vivo and in vitro remain unresolved. The findings of a relationship between fibrinogen, factor XIII, and cardiovascular or other thrombotic disorders have focused much attention on these 2 proteins. Of particular interest are associations between common variations in the genes of factor XIII and altered risk profiles for thrombosis. Although there is much debate regarding these observations, the implications for our understanding of clot formation and therapeutic intervention may be of major importance. In this review, we have summarized recent findings on the structure and function of factor XIII. This is followed by a review of the effects of genetic polymorphisms on protein structure/function and their relationship to disease.


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