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ADAMTS13 Retards Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy by Inhibiting Intrarenal Thrombosis in Mice.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jul 2017
Dhanesha Nirav, Doddapattar Prakash, Chorawala Mehul R, Nayak Manasa K, Kokame Koichi, Staber Janice M, Lentz Steven R, Chauhan Anil K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type I repeats-13) prevents microvascular thrombosis by cleaving prothrombogenic ultralarge von Willebrand factor (VWF) multimers. Clinical studies have found association between reduced ADAMTS13-specific activity, ultralarge VWF multimers, and thrombotic angiopathy in patients with diabetic nephropathy. It remains unknown, however,...
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