Targeted ADAMTS-13 replacement therapy for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

JJ Moroniti, JR Vrbensky, I Nazy, DM Arnold - Journal of Thrombosis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a life-threatening thrombotic disorder
associated with a severe deficiency of ADAMTS-13—the protease that cleaves von …

Platelets promote macrophage polarization toward pro-inflammatory phenotype and increase survival of septic mice

A Carestia, HA Mena, CM Olexen, JMO Wilczynski… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
We investigated the contribution of human platelets to macrophage effector properties in the
presence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), as well as the beneficial effects and time frame for …

Adipocyte-based cell therapy in oncology: the role of cancer-associated adipocytes and their reinterpretation as delivery platforms

R Munteanu, A Onaciu, C Moldovan, AA Zimta, D Gulei… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cancer-associated adipocytes have functional roles in tumor development through secreted
adipocyte-derived factors and exosomes and also through metabolic symbiosis, where the …

Targeting neutrophil extracellular trap accumulation under flow in patients with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

N Yada, Q Zhang, A Bignotti, SH Gralnek… - Blood …, 2024 - ashpublications.org
Neutrophil NETosis is a unique form of cell death, characterized by the release of
decondensed chromatin and antimicrobial contents to the extracellular space, which is …

Packaging of supplemented urokinase into alpha granules of in vitro–grown megakaryocytes for targeted nascent clot lysis

M Poncz, SV Zaitsev, H Ahn, MA Kowalska… - Blood …, 2024 - ashpublications.org
Fibrinolytics delivered into the general circulation lack selectivity for nascent thrombi,
reducing efficacy and increasing the risk of bleeding. Urokinase-type plasminogen activator …

Recent insights into the regulation of coagulation and thrombosis

X Li, MMS Sim, JP Wood - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and …, 2020 - ahajournals.org
Although procoagulant TF is clearly expressed in the vascular subendothelium, it has also
been proposed that many different cell types express an inactive, encrypted form of TF that …

Frozen platelets—development and future directions

K Kelly, JA Cancelas, ZM Szczepiorkowski… - Transfusion Medicine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Storage requirements and outdating of platelets represent a continued challenge for blood
banks. These hurdles are confounded for rural area hospitals or in military deployments …

Protease activity in vascular disease

MA Slack, SM Gordon - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular …, 2019 - ahajournals.org
Protease activity has been implicated in the pathogenesis of vascular diseases, including
atherosclerosis, thrombosis, and aneurysm. A wide variety of proteases representing …

ADAMTS13 or caplacizumab reduces the accumulation of neutrophil extracellular traps and thrombus in whole blood of COVID-19 patients under flow

N Yada, Q Zhang, A Bignotti, Z Ye… - Thrombosis and …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Background Neutrophil NETosis and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) play a critical role
in pathogenesis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated thrombosis. However …

Recent advances in the understanding of thrombosis

K Satoh, T Satoh, N Yaoita… - … Thrombosis, and Vascular …, 2019 - ahajournals.org
e160 Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol June 2019 we have tried to elucidate the pathogenesis
of this disorder. Importantly, plasma levels of TAFI (also known as carboxypeptidase B2 …