Deficiency of ADAMTS13 is found in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), and the genetic defects in the ADAMTS13 gene or the autoantibody against ADAMTS13 is thought to be… (More)
Sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a serious condition because it is closely linked to the development of multiple organ dysfunctions. We compared molecular fibrinolysis… (More)
INTRODUCTION
Deficiency of Von Willebrand factor (VWF)-cleaving protease (ADAMTS13) causes platelet thrombosis in the microcirculation. Intrarenal coagulation is thought to be associated with the… (More)
The aim of this study is to verify the crucial role of cytosolic phospholipase A2 alpha (cPLA2 alpha) in the pathogenesis of collagen-induced arthritis in mice and to determine the anti-arthritic… (More)
INTRODUCTION
Secondary ADAMTS13 deficiency may occur in septic patients. The expression of ADAMTS13 in mouse endotoxinemia was studied.
METHODS
The blood and mRNA expression levels of ADAMTS13 and… (More)
Thrombophilic dysfibrinogen Tokyo V was identified in a 43-year-old man with recurrent thromboembolism. Based on analyses of the patient fibrinogen genes, the amino acid sequence of the aberrant… (More)
A water-insoluble, extracellular polysaccharide was isolated from the culture medium of the snow mold fungus, Microdochium nivale, that had been cultivated in potato/dextrose broth. The… (More)
BACKGROUND
Although a defect in ADAMTS13 activity is known to cause platelet thrombosis resulting in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), recent evidence has revealed that low plasma ADAMTS13… (More)
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to clarify the local immune status in the larynx in the presence of infection or carcinogenesis associated with human papilloma virus.
METHODS
Cytological samples (for… (More)
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) may contribute to renal fibrosis because of its involvement in matrix (ECM) accumulation through inhibition of plasmin-dependent ECM degradation. The aim of… (More)