Mechanisms of immunothrombosis and vasculopathy in antiphospholipid syndrome

JS Knight, Y Kanthi - Seminars in immunopathology, 2022 - Springer
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune thrombophilia propelled by circulating
antiphospholipid antibodies that herald vascular thrombosis and obstetrical complications …

[HTML][HTML] The complement system and human autoimmune diseases

SL Coss, D Zhou, GT Chua, RA Aziz, RP Hoffman… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Genetic deficiencies of early components of the classical complement activation pathway
(especially C1q, r, s, and C4) are the strongest monogenic causal factors for the prototypic …

Complement C5a receptors and neutrophils mediate fetal injury in the antiphospholipid syndrome

G Girardi, J Berman, P Redecha… - The Journal of …, 2003 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is defined by recurrent pregnancy loss and thrombosis in
the presence of antiphospholipid (aPL) Ab's. Currently, therapy for pregnant women with …

Heparin prevents antiphospholipid antibody–induced fetal loss by inhibiting complement activation

G Girardi, P Redecha, JE Salmon - Nature medicine, 2004 - nature.com
The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is defined by thrombosis and recurrent pregnancy
loss in the presence of antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies and is generally treated with …

Complement C3 activation is required for antiphospholipid antibody-induced fetal loss

VM Holers, G Girardi, L Mo, JM Guthridge… - The Journal of …, 2002 - rupress.org
The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterized by recurrent fetal loss, vascular
thrombosis, and thrombocytopenia occurring in the presence of antiphospholipid (aPL) …

Complement in the pathophysiology of the antiphospholipid syndrome

S Chaturvedi, RA Brodsky, KR McCrae - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is characterized by thrombosis and pregnancy
morbidity in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). Complement is a system of …

Pregnancy loss in the antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome—a possible thrombogenic mechanism

JH Rand, XX Wu, HAM Andree… - … England Journal of …, 1997 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The mechanisms of vascular thrombosis and pregnancy loss in the
antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome are unknown. Levels of annexin V, a phospholipid …

Thrombus formation induced by antibodies to β2-glycoprotein I is complement dependent and requires a priming factor

F Fischetti, P Durigutto, V Pellis, A Debeus, P Macor… - Blood, 2005 - ashpublications.org
We monitored the number of intravascular platelet-leukocyte aggregates (PLAs) and
thrombotic occlusions (TOs) by intravascular microscopy in the mesentery of rats receiving …

Requirement of activation of complement C3 and C5 for antiphospholipid antibody–mediated thrombophilia

SS Pierangeli, G Girardi, M Vega‐Ostertag… - Arthritis & …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) have been shown to induce thrombosis,
activate endothelial cells, and induce fetal loss. The pathogenesis of aPL‐induced …

[HTML][HTML] Antiphospholipid syndrome: complement activation, complement gene mutations, and therapeutic implications

S Chaturvedi, EM Braunstein, RA Brodsky - Journal of thrombosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an acquired thromboinflammatory disorder
characterized by the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies as well as an increased …