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Complement proteins C5b-9 stimulate procoagulant activity through platelet prothrombinase
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Wiedmer, T. Esmon, Ct Sims, Pj |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | The capacity of platelets treated with nonlytic concentrations of the C5b-9 proteins to catalyze prothrombin activation and thereby trigger clot formation has been investigated. When suspended in the presence of exogenous factors Xa and Va, gel-filtered platelets treated with purified C5b-9 proteins catalyzed prothrombin to thrombin conversion at rates up to tenfold above controls, and exceeded by up to fourfold the prothrombinase activity observed for thrombin-stimulated platelets. In the absence of added factor Va, C5b-9 assembly on the platelet surface significantly shortened the lag period before prothrombinase expression that was observed for untreated platelets and increased the maximum catalytic rate of thrombin formation. A comparison with other platelet stimuli revealed that the C5b-9-induced activation of platelet prothrombinase closely paralleled the effects mediated by calcium ionophore A23187. Our data suggest that the C5b-9 proteins promote the release of platelet factor V and the assembly of the prothrombinase complex, thereby potentiating the effects of thrombin on the activation of prothrombinase. Membrane assembly of the C5b-9 proteins was also observed to markedly accelerate the rate of platelet-catalyzed plasma clotting, suggesting a direct link between C5b-9-mediated prothrombinase activation and procoagulant activity accompanying immunologic damage to the platelet. |
| Related Links | https://ashpublications.org/blood/article-pdf/68/4/875/363983/875.pdf |
| Ending Page | 880 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| Starting Page | 875 |
| DOI | 10.1182/blood.v68.4.875.bloodjournal684875 |
| Journal | Blood |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 68 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society of Hematology |
| Publisher Date | 1986-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Proteins C5b Platelet Catalyzed Clot Prothrombinase Activation Procoagulant Activity Journal: Blood (Vol- 75, Issue- 4) |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |