Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor: Then and Now

Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) is the major physiological regulator of tissue factor (TF)-induced blood coagulation. TFPI inhibits the TF-activated factor VII (FVIIa) complex in an activated factor X (FXa)-dependent manner, helping to control thrombin generation and ultimately fibrin formati...

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Main Authors: Ellery, Paul, Adams, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6509
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description Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) is the major physiological regulator of tissue factor (TF)-induced blood coagulation. TFPI inhibits the TF-activated factor VII (FVIIa) complex in an activated factor X (FXa)-dependent manner, helping to control thrombin generation and ultimately fibrin formation. The importance of TFPI is demonstrated in models of hemophilia where lower levels of FVIII or FIX are insufficient to overcome its inhibitory effect, resulting in a bleeding phenotype. There are two major isoforms in vivo; TFPI contains three Kunitz-type inhibitory domains (designated K1, K2, and K3), is secreted by endothelial cells and requires protein S to enhance its anticoagulant activity. In contrast, TFPIß contains only the K1 and K2 domains, but it is attached to the endothelial surface via a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor. This review will initially provide a brief history of the major discoveries related to TFPI, and then discuss new insights into the physiology of TFPI, including updates on its association with protein S and FV, as well as the current understanding of its association with disease.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-65092017-09-13T14:41:38Z Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor: Then and Now Ellery, Paul Adams, M. Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) is the major physiological regulator of tissue factor (TF)-induced blood coagulation. TFPI inhibits the TF-activated factor VII (FVIIa) complex in an activated factor X (FXa)-dependent manner, helping to control thrombin generation and ultimately fibrin formation. The importance of TFPI is demonstrated in models of hemophilia where lower levels of FVIII or FIX are insufficient to overcome its inhibitory effect, resulting in a bleeding phenotype. There are two major isoforms in vivo; TFPI contains three Kunitz-type inhibitory domains (designated K1, K2, and K3), is secreted by endothelial cells and requires protein S to enhance its anticoagulant activity. In contrast, TFPIß contains only the K1 and K2 domains, but it is attached to the endothelial surface via a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor. This review will initially provide a brief history of the major discoveries related to TFPI, and then discuss new insights into the physiology of TFPI, including updates on its association with protein S and FV, as well as the current understanding of its association with disease. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6509 10.1055/s-0034-1395153 Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. restricted
spellingShingle Ellery, Paul
Adams, M.
Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor: Then and Now
title Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor: Then and Now
title_full Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor: Then and Now
title_fullStr Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor: Then and Now
title_full_unstemmed Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor: Then and Now
title_short Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor: Then and Now
title_sort tissue factor pathway inhibitor: then and now
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6509