DOI: 10.1055/s-00035024

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Issue 02 · Volume 93 · 2005 DOI: 10.1055/s-007-35609

Editorial Focus

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Ferrara, Dardo E.; Pierangeli, Silvia S.: Diverse effects of statins on endothelial cells?
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Tuddenham, E. G. D.: Factor VII and cardiovascular risk

Theme Issue Editorial Focus

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Rosso, Mario Del; Fibbi, Gabriella; Schmitt, Manfred; Mignatti, Paolo: Proteases and extracellular environment

Theme Issue Article

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Montuori, Nunzia; Visconte, Valeria; Rossi, Guido; Ragno, Pia: Soluble and cleaved forms of the urokinase-receptor: degradation products or active molecules?
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Yan, Li; Zucker, Stanley; Toole, Bryan P.: Roles of the multifunctional glycoprotein, emmprin (basigin; CD147), in tumour progression
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Alfano, Daniela; Franco, Paola; Vocca, Immacolata; Gambi, Nadia; Pisa, Viviana; Mancini, Alessandro; Caputi, Mario; Carriero, Maria Vincenza; Iaccarino, Ingram; Stoppelli, Maria Patrizia: The urokinase plasminogen activator and its receptor
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Kassiri, Zamaneh; Khokha, Rama: Myocardial extra-cellular matrix and its regulation by metalloproteinases and their inhibitors
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Chevanne, Marta; Caldini, Riccardo; Rosso, Mario Del: Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation, a molecular switch of transcription, shows an attractive relationship with urokinase expression

Review Article

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Blann, Andrew D.; Woywodt, Alexander; Bertolini, Francesco; Bull, Todd M.; Buyon, Jill P.; Clancy, Robert M.; Haubitz, Marion; Hebbel, Robert P.; Lip, Gregory Y. H.; Mancuso, Patrizia; Sampol, Jose; Solovey, Anna; Dignat-George, Françoise: Circulating endothelial cells
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Wille-Jørgensen, Peer; Jorgensen, Lars N.; Crawford, Michael: Asymptomatic postoperative deep vein thrombosis and the development of postthrombotic syndrome
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Heger, Michal; Beek, Johan F.; Moldovan, Nicanor I.; van der Horst, Chantal M. A. M.; van Gemert, Martin J. C.: Towards optimization of selective photothermolysis: prothrombotic pharmaceutical agents as potential adjuvants in laser treatment of port wine stains

Rapid and Short Communication

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Niessner, Alexander; Graf, Senta; Nikfardjam, Mariam; Lehr, Stephan; Maurer, Gerald; Wojta, Johann; Huber, Kurt: The adaptive immune system and long-term outcome in patients with stable coronary disease

Blood Coagulation, Fibrinolysis and Cellular Haemostasis

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Whitton, Colin; Sands, Dawn; Lee, Timothy; Chang, Andrew; Longstaff, Colin: A reunification of the US (“NIH”) and International Unit into a single standard for Thrombin
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Luken, Brenda M.; Turenhout, Ellen A.M.; Hulstein, Janine J.J.; Van Mourik, Jan A.; Fijnheer, Rob; Voorberg, Jan: The spacer domain of ADAMTS13 contains a major binding site for antibodies in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
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Pusateri, Anthony E.; Ryan, Kathy L.; Delgado, Angel V.; Martinez, Raul S.; Uscilowicz, John M.; Cortez, Douglas S.; Martinowitz, Uri: Effects of increasing doses of activated recombinant factor VII on haemostatic parameters in swine
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Kucher, Nils; Tapson, Victor F.; Quiroz, Rene; Mir, Samy S.; Morrison, Ruth B.; McKenzie, David; Goldhaber, Samuel Z.; for the DVT FREE Steering Committee: Gender differences in the administration of prophylaxis to prevent deep venous thrombosis
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Bertolaccini, Maria Laura; Atsumi, Tatsuya; Koike, Takao; Hughes, Graham R. V.; Khamashta, Munther A.: Antiprothrombin antibodies detected in two different assay systems
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White, Richard H.; Zhou, Hong; Murin, Susan; Harvey, Danielle: Effect of ethnicity and gender on the incidence of venous thromboembolism in a diverse population in California in 1996
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Zotz, Rainer B.; Gerhardt, Andrea; Kluft, Cornelis; Scharf, Rüdiger E.: Venous thromboembolism during pregnancy is not associated with persistent elevated activated protein C (APC) sensitivity ratio based on the endogenous thrombin potential

Platelets and Blood Cells

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Israels, Sara J.; McMillan-Ward, Eileen M.: CD63 modulates spreading and tyrosine phosphorylation of platelets on immobilized fibrinogen
319
Danielewski, Oliver; Schultess, Jan; Smolenski, Albert: The NO/cGMP pathway inhibits Rap1 activation in human platelets via cGMP-dependent protein kinase I
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Rosenfeldt, Mathias T.; Valentino, Michael; Labruzzo, Salvatore; Scudder, Lesley; Pavlaki, Maria; Cao, Jian; Vacirca, Jeffrey; Bahou, Wadie F.; Zucker, Stanley: The organomercurial 4-aminophenylmercuric acetate, independent of matrix metalloproteinases, induces dose-dependent activation/ inhibition of platelet aggregation

Endothelium and Vascular Development

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Chen, Yuh-Ling; Tsai, Inn-Ho; Hong, Tse-Ming; Tsai, Shu-Huei: Crotalid venom vascular endothelial growth factors has preferential affinity for VEGFR-1
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Dunoyer-Geindre, Sylvie; Dimitrova, Yordanka; Fish, Richard J.; Satta, Nathalie; Reber, Guido; Kruithof, Egbert K.O.; de Moerloose, Philippe: Fluvastatin increases the expression of adhesion molecules, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and tissue factor in HUVEC stimulated by patient IgG fractions containing antiphospholipid antibodies

Cell Signalling and Vessel Remodelling

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Undas, Anetta; Jankowski, Milosz; Twardowska, Magdalena; Padjas, Agnieszka; Jakubowski, Hieronim; Szczeklik, Andrzej: Antibodies to N-homocysteinylated albumin as a marker for earlyonset coronary artery disease in men
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Eriksson-Berg, Margita; Deguchi, Hiroyuki; Hawe, Emma; Scanavini, Daniela; Orth-Gomér, Kristina; Schenck-Gustafsson, Karin; Humphries, Steve E.; Silveira, Angela; Hamsten, Anders: Influence of factor VII gene polymorphisms and environmental factors on plasma coagulation factor VII concentrations in middleaged women with and without manifest coronary heart disease

Cellular Proteolysis and Oncology

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Kato, Noriko; Iwanaga, Shiroh; Okayama, Takahide; Isawa, Haruhiko; Yuda, Masao; Chinzei, Yasuo: Identification and characterization of the plasma kallikrein-kinin system inhibitor, haemaphysalin, from hard tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis

New Technologies and Diagnostic Tools

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Geier, Bruno; Barbera, Letterio; Muth-Werthmann, Dajana; Siebers, Stefan; Ermert, Helmut; Philippou, Stathis; Mumme, Achim: Ultrasound elastography for the age determination of venous thrombi
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Zupan, Irena Preloznik; Sabovic, Miso; Salobir, Barbara; Ponikvar, Jadranka Buturovic; Cernelc, Peter; Lavre, Janez; Vujkovac, Bojan: The study of anaemia-related haemostasis impairment in haemodialysis patients by in vitro closure time test

Case Report

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Grainge, Christopher; Nokes, Tim: Cerebral arterial thrombosis in a young woman following vasopressin for von Willebrand’s disease
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Busani, Stefano; Marietta, Marco; Pasetto, Alberto; Girardis, Massimo: Use of recombinant factor VIIa in a thrombocytopenic patient with spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage
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Cervera, José Sanchis; Mena-Durán, Armando V.; Piqueras, Cristina Sanchis: The use of recombinant factor VIIa in a patient with essential thrombocythaemia with uncontrolled surgical bleeding
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Girolami, Antonio; Randi, Maria Luigia; Tezza, Fabiana; Molaro, Gianludovico; Girolami, Bruno: Unusual longevity in a patient with factor X Friuli coagulation disorder

Letters to the Editor

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Mercier, Bernard; Oger, Emmanuel; Le Gal, Gregoire; Mottier, Dominique; Ferec, Claude: Phenotypic but not allelic ABO blood group association with risk of venous thrombosis
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Wilson, Katina M.; Lentz, Steven R.: Rebuttal: Need for mechanical ventilation with murine thrombosis models
390
Day, Sharlene M.; Fay, William P.: Reply to rebuttal: Need for mechanical ventilation with murine thrombosis models
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Bicocchi, Maria Patrizia; Pasino, Mirella; Lanza, Tiziana; Bottini, Federico; Molinari, Angelo Claudio; Rosano, Camillo; Acquila, Maura: Ectopic mRNA analysis and molecular modelling substantiate severe haemophilia in a patient with a FVIII gene splice mutation
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Franchini, Massimo; Veneri, Dino; Lippi, Giuseppe: Analysis of thyroid hormone status in 131 consecutive individuals with low von Willebrand factor levels
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Kain, Kirti; Young, John; Bavington, John; Bamford, John; Catto, Andrew J.: Coagulation factor XIII B subunit antigen, FXIIIVal34Leu genotype and ischaemic stroke in South Asians
396
Mark, Laszlo; Marki-Zay, Janos; Paragh, György; Katona, Andras: Retrospective analyses of acenocoumarol doses and bleeding complications in patients with wild type or variant cytochrome P450 CYP2C9 alleles