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Gehlen R, Vandevelde A, de Laat B, Devreese KMJ. Application of the thrombin generation assay in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome: A systematic review of the literature. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1075121. [PMID: 37057100 PMCID: PMC10089302 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1075121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
Abstract
BackgroundThe antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is classified by the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) and thrombotic and/or adverse obstetric outcomes. The diagnosis and risk assessment of APS is challenging. This systematic review investigated if the thrombin generation (TG) assay could be helpful for APS diagnosis and risk assessment.MethodsA systemic review was performed by searching two databases (MEDLINE and Embase) until March 31, 2022, using a search strategy with two concepts: APS and TG, and related keywords. Two reviewers independently screened the articles based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data extraction and quality assessment with the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) were performed independently. Synthesis Without Meta-analysis guidelines were followed for data synthesis reporting.ResultsFourteen studies with 677 APS and 1,349 control subjects were included with variable quality according to the NOS. Twelve studies measured TG via the calibrated automated thrombogram (CAT) method using a fluorogenic substrate, whereas two used a chromogenic substrate-based TG assay. One study compared the CAT assay to the fully-automated ST Genesia® (Stago, France). Two studies initiated TG using platelet-rich plasma, whereas the rest of the studies used platelet-poor plasma. Resistance to activated protein C (aPC) was examined in ten studies. They reported a significant increase in aPC-resistance in APS patients compared to healthy controls, aPL-carriers, and thrombotic controls. Based on two studies, the prevalence of aPC-resistance was higher in APS patients compared to healthy controls and thrombotic controls with odds ratios of 5.9 and 6.8–12.8, respectively (p < 0.05). In contrast, no significant difference in aPC-resistance was found between APS patients and autoimmune disease controls. Furthermore, 7/14 studies reported TG-parameters including peak height, endogenous thrombin potential, lag time, and time to peak, but these outcomes were highly variable between studies. Furthermore, TG methodology between studies differed greatly, impacting the comparability of the studies.ConclusionaPC-resistance measured with TG was increased in APS patients compared to healthy and thrombotic controls, but the diagnostic and prognostic value is unclear compared to current diagnostic strategies. Studies of other TG-parameters were heterogeneous and more research is needed to identify their potential added value in APS diagnosis.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.PROSPERO/, identifier: CRD42022308363
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- Rachel Gehlen
- Department of Functional Coagulation, Synapse Research Institute, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Coagulation Laboratory, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Functional Coagulation, Synapse Research Institute, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Coagulation Laboratory, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Diagnostic Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Correspondence: Katrien M. J. Devreese
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Spronk HMH, Padro T, Siland JE, Prochaska JH, Winters J, van der Wal AC, Posthuma JJ, Lowe G, d'Alessandro E, Wenzel P, Coenen DM, Reitsma PH, Ruf W, van Gorp RH, Koenen RR, Vajen T, Alshaikh NA, Wolberg AS, Macrae FL, Asquith N, Heemskerk J, Heinzmann A, Moorlag M, Mackman N, van der Meijden P, Meijers JCM, Heestermans M, Renné T, Dólleman S, Chayouâ W, Ariëns RAS, Baaten CC, Nagy M, Kuliopulos A, Posma JJ, Harrison P, Vries MJ, Crijns HJGM, Dudink EAMP, Buller HR, Henskens YMC, Själander A, Zwaveling S, Erküner O, Eikelboom JW, Gulpen A, Peeters FECM, Douxfils J, Olie RH, Baglin T, Leader A, Schotten U, Scaf B, van Beusekom HMM, Mosnier LO, van der Vorm L, Declerck P, Visser M, Dippel DWJ, Strijbis VJ, Pertiwi K, Ten Cate-Hoek AJ, Ten Cate H. Atherothrombosis and Thromboembolism: Position Paper from the Second Maastricht Consensus Conference on Thrombosis. Thromb Haemost 2018; 118:229-250. [PMID: 29378352 DOI: 10.1160/th17-07-0492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Atherothrombosis is a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality and long-term morbidity. Platelets and coagulation proteases, interacting with circulating cells and in different vascular beds, modify several complex pathologies including atherosclerosis. In the second Maastricht Consensus Conference on Thrombosis, this theme was addressed by diverse scientists from bench to bedside. All presentations were discussed with audience members and the results of these discussions were incorporated in the final document that presents a state-of-the-art reflection of expert opinions and consensus recommendations regarding the following five topics: 1. Risk factors, biomarkers and plaque instability: In atherothrombosis research, more focus on the contribution of specific risk factors like ectopic fat needs to be considered; definitions of atherothrombosis are important distinguishing different phases of disease, including plaque (in)stability; proteomic and metabolomics data are to be added to genetic information. 2. Circulating cells including platelets and atherothrombosis: Mechanisms of leukocyte and macrophage plasticity, migration, and transformation in murine atherosclerosis need to be considered; disease mechanism-based biomarkers need to be identified; experimental systems are needed that incorporate whole-blood flow to understand how red blood cells influence thrombus formation and stability; knowledge on platelet heterogeneity and priming conditions needs to be translated toward the in vivo situation. 3. Coagulation proteases, fibrin(ogen) and thrombus formation: The role of factor (F) XI in thrombosis including the lower margins of this factor related to safe and effective antithrombotic therapy needs to be established; FXI is a key regulator in linking platelets, thrombin generation, and inflammatory mechanisms in a renin-angiotensin dependent manner; however, the impact on thrombin-dependent PAR signaling needs further study; the fundamental mechanisms in FXIII biology and biochemistry and its impact on thrombus biophysical characteristics need to be explored; the interactions of red cells and fibrin formation and its consequences for thrombus formation and lysis need to be addressed. Platelet-fibrin interactions are pivotal determinants of clot formation and stability with potential therapeutic consequences. 4. Preventive and acute treatment of atherothrombosis and arterial embolism; novel ways and tailoring? The role of protease-activated receptor (PAR)-4 vis à vis PAR-1 as target for antithrombotic therapy merits study; ongoing trials on platelet function test-based antiplatelet therapy adjustment support development of practically feasible tests; risk scores for patients with atrial fibrillation need refinement, taking new biomarkers including coagulation into account; risk scores that consider organ system differences in bleeding may have added value; all forms of oral anticoagulant treatment require better organization, including education and emergency access; laboratory testing still needs rapidly available sensitive tests with short turnaround time. 5. Pleiotropy of coagulation proteases, thrombus resolution and ischaemia-reperfusion: Biobanks specifically for thrombus storage and analysis are needed; further studies on novel modified activated protein C-based agents are required including its cytoprotective properties; new avenues for optimizing treatment of patients with ischaemic stroke are needed, also including novel agents that modify fibrinolytic activity (aimed at plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor.
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- H M H Spronk
- Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cardiovascular Research Center (ICCC), Hospital Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Cardiology/Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis/DZHK, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Department of Pathology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Einthoven Laboratory, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Center for Cardiology/Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis/DZHK, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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- Thrombosis and Tissue Repair Group, Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Thrombosis and Tissue Repair Group, Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Synapse, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, UNC McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plasma Proteins, Sanquin, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Einthoven Laboratory, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Synapse, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Thrombosis and Tissue Repair Group, Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Tufts University School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry/Developmental, Molecular and Chemical Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Synapse, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy, Thrombosis and Hemostasis Center, Faculty of Medicine, Namur University, Namur, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Haematology, Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center, Institute of Hematology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petah Tikva, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Center for Cardiology/Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis/DZHK, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Department of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiovascular Pathology, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Clinical Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Taatjes DJ, Bouffard N, von Turkovich M, Quinn AS, Wu XX, Vasovic LV, Rand JH. Visualization of macro-immune complexes in the antiphospholipid syndrome by multi-modal microscopy imaging. Micron 2017; 100:23-29. [PMID: 28463750 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune thrombotic condition that is marked by autoantibodies against phospholipid-binding proteins. The mechanism(s) of thrombogenesis has (have) resisted elucidation since its description over thirty years ago. Nevertheless, a defining aspect of the disorder is positivity for clinical laboratory tests that confirm antibody binding to anionic phospholipids. It is remarkable that, to our knowledge, the binding of proteins from plasmas of APS patients to phospholipid has not been previously imaged. We therefore investigated this with high resolution microscopy-based imaging techniques that have not been previously used to address this question, namely atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Atomic force microscopy imaging of APS plasmas incubated on an anionic planar phospholipid layer revealed the formation of distinct complex three-dimensional structures, which were morphologically dissimilar to structures formed from control plasmas from healthy patients. Likewise, scanning electron microscopy analysis of phospholipid vesicles incubated with APS plasmas in suspension showed formation of layered macro-immune complexes demonstrated by the significant agglomeration of a complex proteinaceous matrix from soluble plasma and aggregation of particles. In contrast, plasmas from healthy control samples bound to phospholipid vesicles in suspension generally displayed a more flattened, mat-like appearance by scanning electron microscopy. Scanning electron microscopy of plasma samples incubated on planar phospholipid layers and previously imaged by atomic force microscopy, corroborated the results obtained by mixing the plasmas with phospholipids in solution. Analysis of the incorporated proteins by silver stained SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis indicated considerable heterogeneity in the composition of the phospholipid vesicle-adsorbed proteins among APS patients. To our knowledge, these results provide the first images of plasma-derived APS immune complexes at high resolution, and show their consistent presence and heterogeneous compositions in APS patients. These findings demonstrate how high resolution microscopic techniques can contribute to advancing the understanding of an enigmatic disorder and may lay additional groundwork for furthering mechanistic understanding of APS.
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- Douglas J Taatjes
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Microscopy Imaging Center, Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Microscopy Imaging Center, Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Microscopy Imaging Center, Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Microscopy Imaging Center, Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States
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