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Ragni MV, Rothenberger SD, Feldman R, Nance D, Leavitt AD, Malec L, Kulkarni R, Sidonio R, Kraut E, Lasky J, Pruthi R, Angelini D, Philipp C, Hwang N, Wheeler AP, Seaman C, Machin N, Xavier F, Meyer M, Bellissimo D, Humphreys G, Smith KJ, Merricks EP, Nichols TC, Ivanco D, Vehec D, Koerbel G, Althouse AD. Recombinant von Willebrand factor and tranexamic acid for heavy menstrual bleeding in patients with mild and moderate von Willebrand disease in the USA (VWDMin): a phase 3, open-label, randomised, crossover trial. Lancet Haematol 2023; 10:e612-e623. [PMID: 37385272 PMCID: PMC10528809 DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(23)00119-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heavy menstrual bleeding occurs in 80% of women with von Willebrand disease and is associated with iron deficiency and poor response to current therapies. International guidelines indicate low certainty regarding effectiveness of hormonal therapy and tranexamic acid. Although von Willebrand factor (VWF) concentrate is approved for bleeds, no prospective trials guide its use in heavy menstrual bleeding. We aimed to compare recombinant VWF with tranexamic acid for reducing heavy menstrual bleeding in patients with von Willebrand disease. METHODS VWDMin, a phase 3, open-label, randomised crossover trial, was done in 13 haemophilia treatment centres in the USA. Female patients aged 13-45 years with mild or moderate von Willebrand disease, defined as VWF ristocetin cofactor less than 0·50 IU/mL, and heavy menstrual bleeding, defined as a pictorial blood assessment chart (PBAC) score more than 100 in one of the past two cycles were eligible for enrolment. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to two consecutive cycles each of intravenous recombinant VWF, 40 IU/kg over 5-10 min on day 1, and oral tranexamic acid 1300 mg three times daily on days 1-5, the order determined by randomisation. The primary outcome was a 40-point reduction in PBAC score by day 5 after two cycles of treatment. Efficacy and safety were analysed in all patients with any post-baseline PBAC scores. The trial was stopped early due to slow recruitment on Feb 15, 2022, by a data safety monitoring board request, and was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02606045. FINDINGS Between Feb 12, 2019, and Nov 16, 2021, 39 patients were enrolled, 36 of whom completed the trial (17 received recombinant VWF then tranexamic acid and 19 received tranexamic acid then recombinant VWF). At the time of this unplanned interim analysis (data cutoff Jan 27, 2022), median follow-up was 23·97 weeks (IQR 21·81-28·14). The primary endpoint was not met, neither treatment corrected PBAC score to the normal range. Median PBAC score was significantly lower after two cycles with tranexamic acid than with recombinant VWF (146 [95% CI 117-199] vs 213 [152-298]; adjusted mean treatment difference 46 [95% CI 2-90]; p=0·039). There were no serious adverse events or treatment-related deaths and no grade 3-4 adverse events. The most common grade 1-2 adverse events were mucosal bleeding (four [6%] patients during tranexamic acid treatment vs zero during recombinant VWF treatment) and other bleeding (four [6%] vs two [3%]). INTERPRETATION These interim data suggest that recombinant VWF is not superior to tranexamic acid in reducing heavy menstrual bleeding in patients with mild or moderate von Willebrand disease. These findings support discussion of treatment options for heavy menstrual bleeding with patients based on their preferences and lived experience. FUNDING National Heart Lung Blood Institute (National Institutes of Health).
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- Margaret V Ragni
- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Inherited Bleeding Disorders, Orange, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Vitalant Coagulation Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Magee Women's Hospital Clinical Genomics Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Magee Women's Hospital Clinical Genomics Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the UNC Blood Research Center, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the UNC Blood Research Center, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Möller R, Kaiser K, Baulain U, Petersen B, Detering C, Ekhlasi-hundrieser M, Pfarrer C, von Depka Prondzinski M, Lehner S. Influence of Von Willebrand Disease (VWD) and pregnancy on the expression of angiogenic factors in the porcine female reproductive tract. Reprod Biol 2022; 22:100700. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2022.100700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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MacArthur TA, Goswami J, Moon Tasson L, Tischer A, Bailey KR, Spears GM, Dong JF, Auton M, Kozar R, Park MS. Quantification of von Willebrand factor and ADAMTS-13 after traumatic injury: a pilot study. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2021; 6:e000703. [PMID: 33912688 PMCID: PMC8030476 DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2021-000703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is an acute phase reactant synthesized in the megakaryocytes and endothelial cells. VWF forms ultra-large multimers (ULVWF) which are cleaved by the metalloprotease ADAMTS-13, preventing spontaneous VWF-platelet interaction. After trauma, ULVWF is released into circulation as part of the acute phase reaction. We hypothesized that trauma patients would have increased levels of VWF and decreased levels of ADAMTS-13 and that these patients would have accelerated thrombin generation. METHODS We assessed plasma concentrations of VWF antigen and ADAMTS-13 antigen, the Rapid Enzyme Assays for Autoimmune Diseases (REAADS) activity of VWF, which measure exposure of the platelet-binding A1 domain, and thrombin generation kinetics in 50 samples from 30 trauma patients and an additional 21 samples from volunteers. Samples were analyzed at 0 to 2 hours and at 6 hours from the time of injury. Data are presented as median (IQR) and Kruskal-Wallis test was performed between trauma patients and volunteers at both time points. RESULTS REAADS activity was greater in trauma patients than volunteers both at 0 to 2 hours (190.0 (132.0-264.0) vs. 92.0 (71.0-114.0), p<0.002) and at 6 hours (167.5 (108.0-312.5.0) vs. 92.0 (71.0-114.0), p<0.001). ADAMTS-13 antigen levels were also decreased in trauma patients both at 0 to 2 hours (0.84 (0.51-0.94) vs. 1.00 (0.89-1.09), p=0.010) and at 6 hours (0.653 (0.531-0.821) vs. 1.00 (0.89-1.09), p<0.001). Trauma patients had accelerated thrombin generation kinetics, with greater peak height and shorter time to peak than healthy volunteers at both time points. DISCUSSION Trauma patients have increased exposure of the VWF A1 domain and decreased levels of ADAMTS-13 compared with healthy volunteers. This suggests that the VWF burst after trauma may exceed the proteolytic capacity of ADAMTS-13, allowing circulating ULVWF multimers to bind platelets, potentially contributing to trauma-induced coagulopathy. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prospective case cohort study.
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- Taleen A MacArthur
- Trauma, Critical Care and General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Trauma, Critical Care and General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Hematology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Xu X, Wang C, Wu Y, Houck K, Hilton T, Zhou A, Wu X, Han C, Yang M, Yang W, Shi FD, Stolla M, Cruz MA, Li M, Zhang J, Dong JF. Conformation-dependent blockage of activated VWF improves outcomes of traumatic brain injury in mice. Blood 2021; 137:544-555. [PMID: 33507292 PMCID: PMC7845006 DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020007364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Traumatic brain injury-induced coagulopathy (TBI-IC) causes life-threatening secondary intracranial bleeding. Its pathogenesis differs mechanistically from that of coagulopathy arising from extracranial injuries and hemorrhagic shock, but it remains poorly understood. We report results of a study designed to test the hypothesis that von Willebrand factor (VWF) released during acute TBI is intrinsically hyperadhesive because its platelet-binding A1-domain is exposed and contributes to TBI-induced vascular leakage and consumptive coagulopathy. This hyperadhesive VWF can be selectively blocked by a VWF A2-domain protein to prevent TBI-IC and to improve neurological function with a minimal risk of bleeding. We demonstrated that A2 given through intraperitoneal injection or IV infusion reduced TBI-induced death by >50% and significantly improved the neurological function of C57BL/6J male mice subjected to severe lateral fluid percussion injury. A2 protected the endothelium from extracellular vesicle-induced injury, reducing TBI-induced platelet activation and microvesiculation, and preventing a TBI-induced hypercoagulable state. A2 achieved this therapeutic efficacy by specifically blocking the A1 domain exposed on the hyperadhesive VWF released during acute TBI. These results suggest that VWF plays a causal role in the development of TBI-IC and is a therapeutic target for this life-threatening complication of TBI.
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- Xin Xu
- Bloodworks Research Institute, Seattle, WA
- Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, and the Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drug Development, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, University of Science and Technology, Hefei, China
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- Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Bloodworks Research Institute, Seattle, WA
- NanoString Technologies, Seattle, WA
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- Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Section, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Houston, TX; and
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- Institute of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, and the Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drug Development, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Bloodworks Research Institute, Seattle, WA
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
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- Feng Wang
- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China
- The Senond Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550000, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, China
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- Minda Hospital of Hubei Minzu University, Enshi, 445000, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, China
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- West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, China
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Lehner S, Ekhlasi-Hundrieser M, Detering C, Allerkamp H, Pfarrer C, von Depka Prondzinski M. A 12.3-kb Duplication Within the VWF Gene in Pigs Affected by Von Willebrand Disease Type 3. G3 (Bethesda) 2018; 8:577-85. [PMID: 29208651 DOI: 10.1534/g3.117.300432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Von Willebrand Disease (VWD) type 3 is a serious and sometimes fatal hereditary bleeding disorder. In pigs, the disease has been known for decades, and affected animals are used as models for the human disease. Due to the recessive mode of inheritance of VWD type 3, severe bleeding is typically seen in homozygous individuals. We sequenced the complete porcine VWF (Von Willebrand Factor) complementary DNA (cDNA) and detected a tandem duplication of exons 17 and 18, causing a frameshift and a premature termination codon (p.Val814LeufsTer3) in the affected pig. Subsequent next generation sequencing on genomic DNA proved the existence of a 12.3-kb tandem duplication associated with VWD. This duplication putatively originates from porcine Short Interspersed Nuclear Elements (SINEs) located within VWF introns 16 and 18 with high identity. The premature termination truncates the VWF open reading frame by a large part, resulting in an almost entire loss of the mature peptide. It is therefore supposed to account for the severe VWD type 3. Our results further indicate the presence of strong, nonsense-mediated decay in VWF messenger RNA (mRNA) containing the duplication, which was supported by the almost complete absence of the complete VWF protein in immunohistochemistry analysis of the VWD-affected pig. In the past, differentiation of wild-type and heterozygous pigs in this VWD colony had to rely on clinical examinations and additional laboratory methods. The present study provides the basis to distinguish both genotypes by performing a rapid and simple genetic analysis.
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Cooper DK, Dou KF, Tao KS, Yang ZX, Tector AJ, Ekser B. Pig Liver Xenotransplantation: A Review of Progress Toward the Clinic. Transplantation 2016; 100:2039-47. [PMID: 27428714 DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000001319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Experience with clinical liver xenotransplantation has largely involved the transplantation of livers from nonhuman primates. Experience with pig livers has been scarce. This brief review will be restricted to assessing the potential therapeutic impact of pig liver xenotransplantation in acute liver failure and the remaining barriers that currently do not justify clinical trials. A relatively new surgical technique of heterotopic pig liver xenotransplantation is described that might play a role in bridging a patient with acute liver failure until either the native liver recovers or a suitable liver allograft is obtained. Other topics discussed include the possible mechanisms for the development of the thrombocytopenis that rapidly occurs after pig liver xenotransplantation in a primate, the impact of pig complement on graft injury, the potential infectious risks, and potential physiologic incompatibilities between pig and human. There is cautious optimism that all of these problems can be overcome by judicious genetic manipulation of the pig. If liver graft survival could be achieved in the absence of thrombocytopenia or rejection for a period of even a few days, there may be a role for pig liver transplantation as a bridge to allotransplantation in carefully selected patients.
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Nascimbene A, Neelamegham S, Frazier OH, Moake JL, Dong JF. Acquired von Willebrand syndrome associated with left ventricular assist device. Blood. 2016;127:3133-3141. [PMID: 27143258 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-10-636480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) provide cardiac support for patients with end-stage heart disease as either bridge or destination therapy, and have significantly improved the survival of these patients. Whereas earlier models were designed to mimic the human heart by producing a pulsatile flow in parallel with the patient's heart, newer devices, which are smaller and more durable, provide continuous blood flow along an axial path using an internal rotor in the blood. However, device-related hemostatic complications remain common and have negatively affected patients' recovery and quality of life. In most patients, the von Willebrand factor (VWF) rapidly loses large multimers and binds poorly to platelets and subendothelial collagen upon LVAD implantation, leading to the term acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS). These changes in VWF structure and adhesive activity recover quickly upon LVAD explantation and are not observed in patients with heart transplant. The VWF defects are believed to be caused by excessive cleavage of large VWF multimers by the metalloprotease ADAMTS-13 in an LVAD-driven circulation. However, evidence that this mechanism could be the primary cause for the loss of large VWF multimers and LVAD-associated bleeding remains circumstantial. This review discusses changes in VWF reactivity found in patients on LVAD support. It specifically focuses on impacts of LVAD-related mechanical stress on VWF structural stability and adhesive reactivity in exploring multiple causes of AVWS and LVAD-associated hemostatic complications.
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Forés R, Lario A, Gil S, Campo-Cañaveral JL, Gomez-De-Antonio D, Laporta R, Martin M, Anze G, Dorado N, Bueno JL, Cabrera R. Von Willebrand Factor Deficiency Corrected by Lung Transplantation. Transplantation 2015; 99:2663-4. [PMID: 25989504 DOI: 10.1097/TP.0000000000000768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND In experimental models with von Willebrand disease pigs, plasma von Willebrand factor (vWF) was significantly increased after lung transplantation because lung endothelial cells strongly express vWF. However, these findings have not been confirmed in human beings. METHODS A 26-year-old man with mild vWF deficiency (FvW:antigen 39 IU/dL; FvW:ristocetin cofactor activity 44 IU/dL; factor VIII 99%; normal multimeric plasma vWF pattern) was referred to our institution and underwent bilateral lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis. The patient received factor VIII/vWF concentrate both during and after surgery without any relevant bleeding events. At hospital discharge, he was taking immunosuppression with oral tacrolimus, prednisone, and mycophenolate mofetil, which has continued until the present day (22 months after the procedure). RESULTS Plasma vWF level increased during the postoperative days, presumably due to endothelial injuries and the infusion of vWF concentrate. Laboratory tests at 5, 11, 14, and 22 months after lung transplantation demonstrated sustained normalization of all parameters. CONCLUSIONS To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of von Willebrand deficiency corrected through lung transplantation.
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Coagulopathy is often observed after traumatic brain injury (TBI), but the pathogenic mechanisms of this phenomenon remain elusive. Brain injury is the leading cause of trauma deaths, and the development of coagulopathy after TBI is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in these patients. The coagulopathy after TBI comprises a hypocoagulable and a hypercoagulable state with hemorrhagic and thrombotic phenotypes that are both associated with worse outcome. Some theories of its pathogenesis include massive release of tissue factor, altered protein C homeostasis, microparticle upregulation, and platelet hyperactivity. This article aims to examine the coagulopathy associated with blunt head injury, to review its effect on progression of hemorrhagic injury, and to discuss the possible relevant pathophysiological mechanisms.
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- Monisha A Kumar
- Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3 West Gates Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA,
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Ragni MV, Novelli EM, Murshed A, Merricks EP, Kloos MT, Nichols TC. Phase II prospective open-label trial of recombinant interleukin-11 in desmopressin-unresponsive von Willebrand disease and mild or moderate haemophilia A. Thromb Haemost 2012; 109:248-54. [PMID: 23238591 DOI: 10.1160/th12-06-0447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2012] [Accepted: 11/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Desmopressin (DDAVP) is the treatment of choice in those with mild von Willebrand disease (VWD), yet 20% are unresponsive to DDAVP, and among the 80% who respond, the response is transient, as endothelial stores are depleted after three days. We, therefore, conducted a single-center Phase II clinical trial to determine safety and biologic efficacy of recombinant interleukin-11 (rhIL-11, Neumega®) in patients with VWD unresponsive or allergic to DDAVP, or mild or moderate haemophilia A (HA). Increases in VWF:RCo wer e observed by 48 hours after rhIL-11, with a 1.54-fold increase by Day 4, 1.30-fold in VWD and 1.73-fold in HA. Similarly, by 48 hours, increases in VIII:C were observed, with a 1.65-fold increase by Day 4, 1.86-fold in VWD and 1.48-fold in HA. Platelet VWFmRNA expression by qPCR increased 0.81-fold but did not correlate with plasma VWF:Ag responses. rhIL-11 was well tolerated, with grade 1 or less fluid retention, flushing, conjunctival erythema, except for transient grade 3 hyponatraemia in one subject after excess fluid intake for diabetic hyperglycaemia, which resolved with fluid restriction. In summary, rhIL-11 increases VWF levels in two of four DDAVP-unresponsive or allergic VWD and F.VIII levels in four of five mild or moderate haemophilia A subjects, suggesting its potential use in treatment of these disorders.
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- Margaret V Ragni
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology and Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Traumatic injury is a common cause of coagulopathy, primarily due to blood loss and hemodilution secondary to fluid resuscitation. Traumatic injury-associated coagulopathy often follows a course of transition from hyper- to hypocoagulable state exemplified in disseminated intravascular coagulation. The incidence of coagulopathy is significantly higher in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), especially those with penetrating trauma compared to injury to the trunk and limbs. This occurs despite the fact that patients with isolated TBI bleed less and receive restricted volume load of fluids. TBI-associated coagulopathy is extensively documented to associate with poor clinical outcomes, but its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. Studies in the past have shown that brain tissue is highly enriched in key procoagulant molecules. This review focuses on the biochemical and cellular characteristics of these molecules and pathways that could make brain uniquely procoagulant and prone to coagulopathy. Understanding this unique procoagulant environment will help to identify new therapeutic targets that could reverse a state of coagulopathy with minimal impacts on hemostasis, a critical requirement for neurosurgical treatments of TBI.
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- Jianning Zhang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University and Tianjin Neurology Institute, Tianjin, China
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Ragni MV, Jankowitz RC, Jaworski K, Merricks EP, Kloos MT, Nichols TC. Phase II prospective open-label trial of recombinant interleukin-11 in women with mild von Willebrand disease and refractory menorrhagia. Thromb Haemost 2011; 106:641-5. [PMID: 21833452 DOI: 10.1160/th11-04-0274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2011] [Accepted: 07/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lack of effective treatment for menorrhagia is the greatest unmet healthcare need in women with von Willebrand disease (VWD). We conducted a single-centre phase II clinical trial to determine efficacy and safety of recombinant IL-11 (rhIL-11, Neumega®) given subcutaneously for up to seven days during six consecutive menstrual cycles each in seven women with mild VWD and menorrhagia refractory to haemostatic or hormonal agents. rhIL-11 reduced menstrual bleeding severity as measured by pictorial blood assessment chart (PBAC) ≥ 50% (to <100) in 71% of subjects, cycle severity ≥ 50% in 71%, and bleeding duration ≥ 2 days in 85%, all p ≤ 0.01. After rhIL-11, plasma VWF:RCo increased 1.1-fold, but did not correlate with PBAC, r=0.116, bleeding duration, r=0.318, or cycle severity, r=-0.295, or hsCRP, r=-0.003, all p>0.05. Platelet VWF mRNA expression by quantitative PCR increased mean four-fold (1.0-13.5). rhIL-11 was well tolerated with grade 1 or less fluid retention, flushing, conjunctival erythema, and local bruising. In summary, rhIL-11 reduces menorrhagia safely and warrants further study.
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- Margaret V Ragni
- Division Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Atherothrombotic events, such as acute coronary syndrome or stroke, are the result of platelet activation. Von Willebrand factor (vWF), a multimeric glycoprotein, plays a key role in aggregation of platelets, especially under high-shear conditions. Acting as bridging element or ligand between damaged endothelial sites and the glycoprotein Ib (GPIb) receptor on platelets, vWF is responsible for platelet adhesion and aggregation. This vWF activation and further platelet aggregation mainly occurs under high shear stress present in small arterioles or during deficiency of the vWF-cleaving protease ADAMTS13. There are several substances targeting vWF itself or its binding receptor GPIb on platelets. Two antibodies are directed against vWF: AJW200, an IgG4 humanized monoclonal antibody, and 82D6A3, a monoclonal antibody of the collagen-binding A-3 domain of vWF. ALX-0081 and ALX-0681 are bivalent humanized nanobodies targeting the GPIb binding site of vWF. Aptamers are oligonucleotides with drug-like properties that share some of the attributes of monoclonal antibodies. ARC1779 is a second-generation, nuclease-resistant aptamer, binding to the activated vWF A1 domain and ARC15105 is a chemically advanced follower with an assumed higher affinity to vWF. Antibodies targeting GPIbα are h6B4-Fab, a murine monoclonal antibody; GPG-290, a recombinant, chimeric protein containing the amino-terminal 290 amino acids of GPIbα linked to human IgG1 Fc; and the monoclonal antibody SZ2. There are a number of promising preclinical results and development of some agents (AJW 200, ARC1779 and ALX-0081) has already reached Phase II trials.
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- Christa Firbas
- Medical University of Vienna, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Campos M, Sun W, Yu F, Barbalic M, Tang W, Chambless LE, Wu KK, Ballantyne C, Folsom AR, Boerwinkle E, Dong JF. Genetic determinants of plasma von Willebrand factor antigen levels: a target gene SNP and haplotype analysis of ARIC cohort. Blood 2011; 117:5224-30. [PMID: 21343614 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-08-300152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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von Willebrand factor (VWF) is an essential component of hemostasis and has been implicated in thrombosis. Multimer size and the amount of circulating VWF are known to impact hemostatic function. We associated 78 VWF single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and haplotypes constructed from those SNPs with VWF antigen level in 7856 subjects of European descent. Among the nongenomic factors, age and body mass index contributed 4.8% and 1.6% of VWF variation, respectively. The SNP rs514659 (tags O blood type) contributed 15.4% of the variance. Among the VWF SNPs, we identified 18 SNPs that are associated with levels of VWF. The correlative SNPs are either intronic (89%) or silent exonic (11%). Although SNPs examined are distributed throughout the entire VWF gene without apparent cluster, all the positive SNPs are located in a 50-kb region. Exons in this region encode for VWF D2, D', and D3 domains that are known to regulate VWF multimerization and storage. Mutations in the D3 domain are also associated with von Willebrand disease. Fifteen of these 18 correlative SNPs are in 2 distinct haplotype blocks. In summary, we identified a cluster of intronic VWF SNPs that associate with plasma levels of VWF, individually or additively, in a large cohort of healthy subjects.
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Nichols TC, Bellinger DA, Merricks EP, Raymer RA, Kloos MT, DeFriess N, Ragni MV, Griggs TR. Porcine and canine von Willebrand factor and von Willebrand disease: hemostasis, thrombosis, and atherosclerosis studies. Thrombosis 2011; 2010:461238. [PMID: 22091368 PMCID: PMC3211078 DOI: 10.1155/2010/461238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2010] [Accepted: 12/29/2010] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Use of animal models of inherited and induced von Willebrand factor (VWF) deficiency continues to advance the knowledge of VWF-related diseases: von Willebrand disease (VWD), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), and coronary artery thrombosis. First, in humans, pigs, and dogs, VWF is essential for normal hemostasis; without VWF bleeding events are severe and can be fatal. Second, the ADAMTS13 cleavage site is preserved in all three species suggesting all use this mechanism for normal VWF multimer processing and that all are susceptible to TTP when ADAMTS13 function is reduced. Third, while the role of VWF in atherogenesis is debated, arterial thrombosis complicating atherosclerosis appears to be VWF-dependent. The differences in the VWF gene and protein between humans, pigs, and dogs are relatively few but important to consider in the design of VWF-focused experiments. These homologies and differences are reviewed in detail and their implications for research projects are discussed. The current status of porcine and canine VWD are also reviewed as well as their potential role in future studies of VWF-related disorders of hemostasis and thrombosis.
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- Timothy C. Nichols
- Department of Medicine, Francis Owen Blood Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Francis Owen Blood Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Francis Owen Blood Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
- Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine, Francis Owen Blood Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Francis Owen Blood Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Francis Owen Blood Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Francis Owen Blood Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Francis Owen Blood Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
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- Medicine/Hematology/Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
- Hemophilia Center of Western PA, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Francis Owen Blood Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Francis Owen Blood Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27516, USA
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Yeh HC, Zhou Z, Choi H, Tekeoglu S, May W, Wang C, Turner N, Scheiflinger F, Moake JL, Dong JF. Disulfide bond reduction of von Willebrand factor by ADAMTS-13. J Thromb Haemost 2010; 8:2778-88. [PMID: 20946172 PMCID: PMC2999661 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.04094.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND von Willebrand factor (VWF) released from endothelial cells is rich in ultra-large (UL) multimers that are intrinsically active in binding platelets, whereas plasma-type VWF multimers require shear stress to be activated. This functional difference may be attributed to thiols exposed on the surface of plasma-type VWF multimers, but not on ULVWF multimers. Shear stress induces the exposed thiols to form disulfide bonds between laterally apposed plasma-type VWF multimers, leading to enhanced VWF binding to platelets. OBJECTIVES We tested a hypothesis that ADAMTS-13 has a disulfide bond reducing activity that regulates shear-induced thiol-disulfide exchange of VWF. METHODS Thiol blocking agents and active thiol bead capturing were used to identify and locate this activity, along with truncated ADAMTS-13 mutants. RESULTS ADAMTS-13 contains a disulfide bond reducing activity that primarily targets disulfide bonds in plasma-type VWF multimers induced by high shear stress or formed with thiol beads, but not disulfide bonds in native multimeric structures. Cysteine thiols targeted by this activity are in the VWF C-domain and are known to participate in shear-induced thiol-disulfide exchange. ADAMTS-13 contains cysteine thiols that remain exposed after being subjected to hydrodynamic forces. Blocking these active thiols eliminates this reducing activity and moderately decreases ADAMTS-13 activity in cleaving ULVWF strings anchored to endothelial cells under flow conditions, but not under static conditions. This activity is located in this C-terminal region of ADAMTS-13. CONCLUSIONS This novel disulfide-bond-reducing activity of ADAMTS-13 may prevent covalent lateral association and increased platelet adherence of plasma-type VWF multimers induced by high fluid shear stress.
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- Hui-Chun Yeh
- Section of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Section of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Section of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Section of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Section of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Discovery Research &Technical Assessment, Baxter Innovations GmbH, Vienna, Austria
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- Section of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas
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- Section of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
- University General Hospital, Tianjin Institute of Neurology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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Ragni MV, Jankowitz RC, Chapman HL, Merricks EP, Kloos MT, Dillow AM, Nichols TC. A phase II prospective open-label escalating dose trial of recombinant interleukin-11 in mild von Willebrand disease. Haemophilia 2008; 14:968-77. [PMID: 18680527 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2008.01827.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a multimeric glycoprotein that mediates platelet adhesion and is decreased in von Willebrand disease (VWD). 1-8 deamino-d-arginine vasopressin (DDAVP), the most common treatment for VWD, is limited by tachyphylaxis and inconvenience, and in 20% of the patients, unresponsiveness. Recombinant human interleukin-11 (rhIL-11), a gp-130 signalling cytokine with haematopoietic and anti-inflammatory activity, increases VWF antigen and its activity in heterozygous VWF(+/-) mice and dogs. To determine the biological efficacy and safety of rhIL-11 in non-bleeding human subjects with mild VWD, we conducted a phase II prospective open-label trial of rhIL-11 at 10, 25 and 50 mug kg(-1) subcutaneously (s.c.), given daily for 7 days in nine subjects with mild VWD. VWF and factor VIII (FVIII) levels increased gradually and progressively after s.c. rhIL-11, which was sustained through 7 days of dosing to 1.5- to 3-fold over baseline. Following intravenous DDAVP, 0.3 mug kg(-1), on day 7 there was a further boost in VWF and FVIII levels, suggesting that the mechanism of rhIL-11 differs from that of DDAVP. Platelet VWF mRNA expression measured by quantitative PCR increased from two- to eightfold over baseline, suggesting that the mechanism of rhIL-11 effect may be upregulation of VWF mRNA. VWF and FVIII levels returned to baseline by day 14. rhIL-11 was well tolerated with less than grade-1 hypertension, hypokalaemia and fluid retention. Recombinant IL-11 increases VWF levels in humans with mild VWD, justifying future clinical trials to determine its potential in preventing or reducing bleeding in this patient population.
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- M V Ragni
- Department of Medicine/Hematology/Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Li Y, Choi H, Zhou Z, Nolasco L, Pownall HJ, Voorberg J, Moake JL, Dong JF. Covalent regulation of ULVWF string formation and elongation on endothelial cells under flow conditions. J Thromb Haemost 2008; 6:1135-43. [PMID: 18433456 PMCID: PMC2532495 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.02991.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The adhesion ligand von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a multimeric glycoprotein that mediates platelet adhesion to exposed subendothelium. On endothelial cells, freshly released ultra-large (UL) VWF multimers form long string-like structures to which platelets adhere. METHODS The formation and elongation of ULVWF strings were studied in the presence of the thiol-blocking N-ethylmaleimide (NEM). The presence of thiols in ULVWF and plasma VWF multimers was determined by maleimide-PEO(2)-Biotin labeling and thiol-chromatography. Finally, covalent re-multimerization of ULVWF was examined in a cell- and enzyme-free system. RESULTS We found that purified plasma VWF multimers adhere to and elongate ULVWF strings under flow conditions. The formation and propagation of ULVWF strings were dose-dependently reduced by blocking thiols on VWF with NEM, indicating that ULVWF strings are formed by the covalent association of perfused VWF to ULVWF anchored to endothelial cells. The association is made possible by the presence of free thiols in VWF multimers and by the ability of (UL) VWF to covalently re-multimerize. CONCLUSION The data provide a mechanism by which the thrombogenic ULVWF strings are formed and elongated on endothelial cells. This mechanism suggests that the thiol-disulfide state of ULVWF regulates the adhesion properties of strings on endothelial cells.
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- Y Li
- Section of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Choi H, Aboulfatova K, Pownall HJ, Cook R, Dong JF. Shear-induced disulfide bond formation regulates adhesion activity of von Willebrand factor. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:35604-11. [PMID: 17925407 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m704047200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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von Willebrand factor (VWF) is the largest multimeric adhesion ligand circulating in blood. Its adhesion activity is related to multimer size, with the ultra-large forms freshly released from the activated endothelial cells being most active, capable of spontaneously binding to platelets. In comparison, smaller plasma forms circulating in blood bind platelets only under high fluid shear stress or induced by modulators. The structure-function relationships that distinguish the two types of VWF multimers are not known. In this study, we demonstrate that some of the plasma VWF multimers contain surface-exposed free thiols. Physiological and pathological levels of shear stresses (50 and 100 dynes/cm(2)) promote the formation of disulfide bonds utilizing these free thiols. The shear-induced thiol-disulfide exchange increases VWF binding to platelets. The thiol-disulfide exchange involves some or all of nine cysteine residues (Cys(889), Cys(898), Cys(2448), Cys(2451), Cys(2490), Cys(2491), Cys(2453), Cys(2528), and Cys(2533)) in the D3 and C domains as determined by mass spectrometry of the tryptic VWF peptides. These results suggest that the thiol-disulfide state may serve as an important structural determinant of VWF adhesion activity and can be modified by fluid shear stress.
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- Hiuwan Choi
- Section of Thrombosis Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Lung transplantation is the only definitive therapy for many forms of end-stage lung diseases. However, the success of lung transplantation is limited by many factors: (1) Too few lungs available for transplantation due to limited donors or injury to the donor lung; (2) current methods of preservation of excised lungs do not allow extended periods of time between procurement and implantation; (3) acute graft failure is more common with lungs than other solid organs, thus contributing to poorer short-term survival after lung transplant compared with that for recipients of other organs; (4) lung transplant recipients are particularly vulnerable to pulmonary infections; and (5) chronic allograft dysfunction, manifest by bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, is frequent and limits long-term survival. Scientific advances may provide significant improvements in the outcome of lung transplantation. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute convened a working group of investigators on June 14-15, 2004, in Bethesda, Maryland, to identify opportunities for scientific advancement in lung transplantation, including basic and clinical research. This workshop provides a framework to identify critical issues related to clinical lung transplantation, and to delineate important areas for productive scientific investigation.
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- David S Wilkes
- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Ray KK, Morrow DA, Gibson CM, Murphy S, Antman EM, Braunwald E. Predictors of the rise in vWF after ST elevation myocardial infarction: implications for treatment strategies and clinical outcome. Eur Heart J 2005; 26:440-6. [PMID: 15673542 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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AIMS Prior studies suggest that acute coronary syndromes (ACSs) are associated with endothelial activation and that this is of prognostic significance. We hypothesized that endothelial activation, as measured by a rise in von Willebrand Factor (DeltavWF), was influenced by the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow grade (TFG), the corrected TIMI frame count (CTFC) and the choice of anticoagulant therapy after fibrinolysis in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS AND RESULTS Data were drawn from the enoxaparin and tenecteplase tissue plasminogen activator (TNK-tpa) with or without GPIIb/IIIa inhibitor as the reperfusion strategy in the STEMI trial (ENTIRE-TIMI 23). Three hundred and fourteen patients had serial measurements of vWF (baseline and 48-72 h) and angiographic data available. TFG<3 (P=0.0042) or CTFC>/=40 at 60 min (P=0.0035) were associated with a higher DeltavWF. DeltavWF >/=75th percentile was associated with a higher incidence of death or myocardial infarction (MI) at 30 days, compared with <75th percentile (11.2 vs. 4.1%, P=0.027). Enoxaparin independently reduced the DeltavWF (P=0.019) and also the composite of death or MI (OR 0.33, 95% CI 0.12-0.91, P=0.03) compared with unfractionated heparin. CONCLUSION In STEMI treated by fibrinolysis, coronary flow at 60 min and choice of adjunctive anticoagulant appear to be independent determinants of DeltavWF. Enoxaparin is independently associated with a reduction in DeltavWF and a reduction in death or MI. The clinical benefits of enoxaparin as an adjunctive treatment in STEMI may be mediated in part by a reduction in vWF release.
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- Kausik K Ray
- TIMI Study Group and Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Access to lung transplantation is severely limited by a scarcity of suitable donors, resulting in increasing numbers of deaths on the heart and lung transplant waiting lists, and strict selection criteria for recipients. Unlike some other solid organs, the lung may be ideally suited to retrieval for transplant following substantial intervals after circulatory arrest. This may be because lung parenchymal cells do not rely on perfusion for cellular respiration. This review outlines the relevant published experimental data that addresses the concept that lungs might be suitable for transplant even if retrieved from non-heart-beating donors (NHBDs), and the small published clinical experience with NHBDs as lung donors. Aspects of reperfusion injury in this setting are reviewed. The prospect of heart transplant from NHBDs is addressed. The impact of the routine use of NHBDs on lung transplantation is discussed.
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- Thomas M Egan
- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7065, USA.
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Lau CL, Cantu E, Gonzalez-Stawinski GV, Holzknecht ZE, Nichols TC, Posther KE, Rayborn CA, Platt JL, Parker W, Davis RD. The role of antibodies and von Willebrand factor in discordant pulmonary xenotransplantation. Am J Transplant 2003; 3:1065-75. [PMID: 12919085 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-6143.2003.00190.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Pulmonary xenotransplantation is one potential solution to the paucity of donors but is currently limited by rapid failure of the graft. Unlike cardiac and renal xenotransplants, pulmonary xenografts release large quantities of swine von Willebrand factor (vWF). Swine vWF binds xenoreactive antibodies and is capable of activating primate platelets. The contribution of swine vWF to lung xenograft dysfunction is not entirely clear. To probe the role vWF plays in xenograft dysfunction, we traced the fate of xenoantibodies in vWF+ and von Willebrand factor-deficient (vWFD) swine lungs. These studies showed that the vast majority of xenoantibodies bind the vWF released from the vWF+ swine lung, and thus do not remain bound on lung endothelium. The vWF complexed to xenoantibody remained capable of aggregating primate platelets. With this information, we performed swine-to-baboon lung transplants using vWF+ and vWFD donors. Without vWF present to complex xenoantibodies, a picture of hyperacute rejection more typical of heart and kidney xenografts, with antibody deposition along the graft endothelium, interstitial hemorrhage, and edema occurred. These findings suggest that porcine vWF plays a major role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary xenograft dysfunction, and suggests promising strategies to treat lung xenograft dysfunction.
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- Christine L Lau
- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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