2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Japanese Thrombophilia : Diagnoses and Prevention
Project/Area Number |
18390173
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Laboratory medicine
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Research Institution | Nagasaki International University |
Principal Investigator |
HAMASAKI Naotaka Nagasaki International University, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Professor (00091265)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KANG Dongchon Kyushu University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Professor (80214716)
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Project Period (FY) |
2006 – 2007
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Keywords | Thrombophilia / risk factor for Japanese Thrombophilia / Protein S / Protein C / phospholipids |
Research Abstract |
Phosphatidylserine is known to significantly accelerate the blood coagulation reaction. In a previous communication submitted for publication, we demonstrated that phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine and lysophosphatidylcholine showed effects on the blood coagulation reaction using the factor Xa-prothrombin reaction system, and discuss a new function of membrane phospholipids. The present study examined the role of phospholipids in the blood coagulation regulatory reaction (anticoagulation system), by studying the effects of phospholipids on the protein C/protein S reaction. We have established quantitative methods for measuring activated protein C activity and protein S activity, and used them to measure their activity after the addition of liposomes with different phospholipid compositions. We found that phosphatidylcholine inhibited activated protein C and protein S activities in a dose-dependent manner, as in the factor Xa-prothrombin reaction system. On the other hand, phosphatidylethanolamine and lysophosphatidylcholine showed no effect on activated protein C activity. Phosphatidylethanolamine inhibited and lysophosphatidylcholine accelerated coagulation activity in the factor Xa-prothrombin system, but such effects were not observed in the protein C/protein S reaction system. The coagulation and anticoagulation reactions are exquisitely balanced by thrombin, with a role both as a procoagulant and anticoagulant. Therefore, it is understandable that phosphatidylethanolamine and lysophosphatidylcholine show different effects in the factor Xa-prothrombin and protein C/protein S reaction systems. It appears that coagulation and anticoagulation reactions are co-ordinated and controlled by changes in phospholipid composition of the cellular membrane where the coagulation reaction takes place.
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Research Products
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[Journal Article] Recent Advances2008
Author(s)
Hamasaki, N., et. al.
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Journal Title
Thrombosis and Hemostasis(Tanaka, K., Davie, EW., eds), Springer
Pages: 650(597-61
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