von Willebrand Factor (vWF)
von Willebrand Factor (vWF), also known as ristocetin cofactor, is important in the maintenance of hemostasis. It promotes adhesion of platelets to the sites of vascular injury by forming a molecular bridge between sub-endothelial collagen matrix and platelet-surface receptor complex GPIb-IX-V. It also acts as a chaperone for coagulation factor VIII, delivering it to the site of injury, stabilizing its heterodimeric structure and protecting it from premature clearance from plasma. vWF is synthesized in endothelial cells and in megakaryocytes as a number of subunits that polymerize and combine with the factor VIII to form a large complex. In the plasma, vWF exists as a heterogenous population of large polymers to which the coagulant factor VIII is complexed by non-covalent bonds. It is an acute-phase reactant.
Swiss-Prot Accession Number: P04275
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Multiple biomarker panel to screen for severe aortic stenosis: results from the CASABLANCA study (2018) Elmariah S, McCarthy C, Ibrahim N, Furman D, Mukai R, Magaret C, Rhyne R, Barnes G, van Kimmenade RRJ, Januzzi Jr JL Open Heart
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Serum Proteomic Profiles of Depressive Subtypes (2016) Lamers F, Bot M, Jansen R, Chan MK, Cooper JD, Bahn S, Penninx BWJH Translational Psychiatry
The Pharmacodynamic Impact of Apremilast, an Oral Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor, on Circulating Levels of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Substudy Results From a Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial (PALACE 1). (2015) Schafer P, Chen P, Fang L, Wang A, Chopra R. J Immunol Res 2015 Jan 10 [Epub ahead of print]
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Safety and efficacy of everolimus, a mTOR inhibitor, as single agent in a phase 1/2 study in patients with myelofibrosis (2011) Guglielmelli P, Barosi G, Rambaldi A, Marchioli R, Masciulli A, Tozzi L, Biamonte F, Bartalucci N, Gattoni E, Lupo ML, Finazzi G, Pancrazzi A, Antonioli E, Susini MC, Pieri L, Malevolti E, Usala E, Occhini U, Grossi A, Caglio S, Paratore S, Bosi A, Barbui T, Vannucchi AM Blood. 2011 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print]
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TGF-beta signalling-related markers in cancer patients with bone metastasis. (2008) Baselga J, Rothenberg ML, Tabernero J, Seoane J, Daly T, Cleverly A, Berry B, Rhoades SK, Ray CA, Fill J, Farrington DL, Wallace LA, Yingling JM, Lahn M, Arteaga C, Carducci M Biomarkers 13: 217-236.
Endothelial activation markers in anemic non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients. (2008) Patel TV, Mittal BV, Keithi-Reddy SR, Duffield JS, Singh AK Nephron Clin Pract 110: c244-250.
The metabolic state of diabetic monkeys is regulated by fibroblast growth factor-21. (2007) Kharitonenkov A, Wroblewski VJ, Koester A, Chen YF, Clutinger CK, Tigno XT, Hansen BC, Shanafelt AB, Etgen GJ Endocrinology 148: 774-81.
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