Plasma exchange has been proposed as a treatment for multiple disorders. Three patients with amyotropic lateral sclerosis, who were hemostatically normal, were studied through a total of 11 4-liter exchanges. Plasma was replaced by an equal volume of 5% albumin or 5% plasma protein fraction. Serial studies revealed that immediately after the exchange transfusion, there was significant prolongat...

Light-absorption spectra of complexes between reduced iron-protoporphyrin IX (2 X 10-S M) and various polylysine samples (up to 2 X 1OW residue molar) were measured in the range 380-630 rnp in deaerated aqueous solutions of pH 12 and at 27”. The absorption spectra obtained were very similar to well-known ferrohemochrome spectra of proteins or of complexes of protoheme with low-molecular-weight ...

The interaction between the endocytic receptor low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) and either coagulation factor IX or its active derivative factor IXa was studied. Purified factor IX was unable to associate with LRP when analyzed by surface plasmon resonance. By contrast, factor XIa-mediated conversion of factor IX into factor IXa resulted in reversible dose- and calcium-dep...

An investigation into the laboratory control of anticoagulant therapy is presented. The cases were divided into those in the first few weeks of therapy and those on long-term treatment. Variations in the levels of factors VII and X, and factor IX were assessed. Thromboplastin levels were used to control therapy. These were compared with parallel estimations by Thrombotest and with the levels of...

Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa, NovoSeven) has been successfully used to treat bleeding episodes in patients with antibodies against coagulation factors VIII and IX. In recent years, rFVIIa has also been employed for the management of uncontrolled bleeding in a number of congenital and acquired haemostatic abnormalities. Based on a literature search, this review examines the current k...

Ovine primary fetal fibroblasts were cotransfected with a neomycin resistance marker gene (neo) and a human coagulation factor IX genomic construct designed for expression of the encoded protein in sheep milk. Two cloned transfectants and a population of neomycin (G418)-resistant cells were used as donors for nuclear transfer to enucleated oocytes. Six transgenic lambs were liveborn: Three prod...

Hemophilia A and B are caused by deficiencies in coagulation factor VIII (FVIII) and factor IX, respectively, resulting in deficient blood coagulation via the intrinsic pathway. The extrinsic coagulation pathway, mediated by factor VIIa and tissue factor (TF), remains intact but is negatively regulated by tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI), which inhibits both factor VIIa and its product, f...