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ArticleThe Journal of experimental medicine2005

Defective thrombus formation in mice lacking coagulation factor XII.

Thomas Renné, Miroslava Pozgajová, Sabine Grüner, Kai Schuh, Hans-Ulrich Pauer, Peter Burfeind, David Gailani, Bernhard Nieswandt

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Article in The Journal of experimental medicine, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 270 papers.

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270 citing papers in PubMed, 671 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Thomas RennéInstitute of Clinical Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Research Center for Experimental Biomedicine, University of Würzburg, 97078 Würzburg, Germany. thomas@renne.net
Miroslava Pozgajová
Sabine Grüner
Kai Schuh
Hans-Ulrich Pauer
Peter Burfeind
David Gailani
Bernhard Nieswandt
University of Würzburg · DEUniversity of Göttingen · DEVanderbilt University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blood coagulation is thought to be initiated by plasma protease factor VIIa in complex with the membrane protein tissue factor. In contrast, coagulation factor XII (FXII)-mediated fibrin formation is not believed to play an important role for coagulation in vivo. We used FXII-deficient mice to study the contributions of FXII to thrombus formation in vivo. Intravital fluorescence microscopy and blood flow measurements in three distinct arterial beds revealed a severe defect in the formation and stabilization of platelet-rich occlusive thrombi. Although FXII-deficient mice do not experience spontaneous or excessive injury-related bleeding, they are protected against collagen- and epinephrine-induced thromboembolism. Infusion of human FXII into FXII-null mice restored injury-induced thrombus formation. These unexpected findings change the long-standing concept that the FXII-induced intrinsic coagulation pathway is not important for clotting in vivo. The results establish FXII as essential for thrombus formation, and identify FXII as a novel target for antithrombotic therapy.

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Blood CoagulationAnimalsCollagenEpinephrineFactor VIIaFactor XIIaFactor XII DeficiencyHemorrhageLungMiceMice, Mutant StrainsPlatelet AggregationThromboembolismVasoconstrictor AgentsCollagenEpinephrineFactor VIIaFactor XIIaVasoconstrictor Agents

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PMID16009717
PMCPMC2213000
OpenAlexW2036655503

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