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Caroline P Martens¹, Marijke Peetermans^2,3, Thomas Vanassche^1,4

¹Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3000, Belgium.

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences

|October 1, 2023

概括

黄金葡萄球菌感染增加了中性粒细胞外陷 (NETs) 和丁氨酸减小酶 (PADs),这与ADAMTS13活性降低有关. 中性粒细胞可能是S. aureus bacteremia期间PAD活动的来源.

科学领域:

血液学血液学血液学
传染性疾病传染性疾病
生物化学生物化学

背景情况:

黄金葡萄球菌感染与中性粒细胞外陷 (NETs) 和·维勒布兰德因子 (VWF) 的升高有关,同时ADAMTS13活性下降.
已知PAD4可促进NET的形成,并抑制ADAMTS13的活性.
在S. aureus感染期间PADs对NETs,VWF和ADAMTS13的纵向影响仍未得到研究.

研究的目的:

调查S. aureus bacteremia.患者中NETs,PADs (PAD4和PAD2),VWF和ADAMTS13活动的纵向变化.
探索这些因素与临床数据之间的相关性.
评估PAD4和S. aureus在ADAMTS13活性上的体外影响.

主要方法:

从67名患有S. aureus bacteremia的患者采集长度血样本.
对NET,PAD4,PAD2,VWF和ADAMTS13活动进行测试.
使用重组PAD4和S. aureus进行体外实验,以评估对ADAMTS13活性的影响.

主要成果:

观察到血中NETs,VWF,PAD4和PAD2的水平增加.
在患者中,ADAMTS13活性显著下降.
PAD水平与ADAMTS13活性呈负相关性,NET与PADs呈正相关性,与ADAMTS13活性呈负相关性.
在体外,PAD4,但不是黄金色,降低了ADAMTS13在血中的活性.

结论:

PAD4和PAD2水平与S. aureus bacteremia中的ADAMTS13活性降低有关.
在这种情况下,中性粒细胞被确定为PAD活动的可能来源.
这些发现突出了PADs在S. aureus感染期间NET,VWF和ADAMTS13之间的相互作用中的作用.

关键词:

亚当斯13 亚当斯13 黄金葡萄球菌黄金葡萄球菌中性粒细胞外细胞陷丁丁氨酸脱酶 4 的作用.·威勒布兰德因素是什么

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