Cyclic peptide FXII inhibitor provides safe anticoagulation in a thrombosis model and in artificial lungs

Autor: Jonas Wilbs, Xu-Dong Kong, Simon J. Middendorp, Raja Prince, Alida Cooke, Caitlin T. Demarest, Mai M. Abdelhafez, Kalliope Roberts, Nao Umei, Patrick Gonschorek, Christina Lamers, Kaycie Deyle, Robert Rieben, Keith E. Cook, Anne Angelillo-Scherrer, Christian Heinis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17648-w
Popis: Inhibiting thrombosis without inducing bleeding is a major challenge for anticoagulant agents. Here the authors describe a synthetic FXIIa inhibitor able to efficiently prevent thrombosis in mice and suppress coagulation in artificial lungs in rabbits without increasing the risk of bleeding.
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