The effect of DDAVP on plasma levels of von Willebrand antigen II in normal individuals and patients with von Willebrand's disease
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- 1 March 1984
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Hematology in Blood
- Vol. 63 (3) , 532-535
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v63.3.532.532
Abstract
The infusion of 1-deamino-(8-D-arginine)-vasopressin (DDAVP) causes not only an elevation in factor VIII-related antigen (FVIIIR:Ag), but also a marked elevation of plasma von Willebrand antigen II (vWAgII). vWAgII reaches a peak concentration at 60 min and is elevated 3–8-fold over basal levels in normal individuals and individuals with type I, IIA, and IIB von Willebrand's disease. As the mechanism of hemostatic alteration brought about by DDAVP might be due to release of endothelial cell proteins, endothelial cell cultures were performed. The cultures demonstrated synthesis and secretion of vWAgII, as evidenced by the incorporation of 35S-methionine into the vWAgII molecule. Thus, vWAgII, like FVIIIR:Ag, is an endothelial cell protein.Keywords
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