Abstract
Reportedly, complexes between factor XI and ADAMTS13 are detected with a commercial ADAMTS13/FXI ELISA kit in plasma and are decreased in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Using this kit, control and TTP patient plasma contained varying amounts of signal (25-670% of a reference plasma) but no signal was observed for mixtures of recombinant enzymes, suggesting little interaction. ADAMTS13/FXI complexes were undetectable by immunoprecipitation or gel filtration chromatography in control plasma or mixtures of recombinant proteins. These results suggest that ADAMTS13/FXI complexes are insignificant in plasma and unlikely to affect the function of either protein during normal hemostasis or in TTP.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1419-1422 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Haematologica |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2007 |
Keywords
- ADAMTS13
- Factor XI
- Von Willebrand Factor