Therapeutic plasma exchange in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a life-threatening disease related to the formation of microvascular thrombosis and subsequent organ failure. The disease is accompanied with microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia, consumptive thrombocytopenia and lies on a severe deficiency in ADAMTS13, the von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease. In the acquired, immune-mediated form, this deficiency is due to the production of autoantibodies directed against the enzyme. Therapeutic plasma exchange has been used empirically for decades and still represents the cornerstone of TTP treatment. However, a better understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the disease has led these last years to the development of highly effective targeted therapies that might in the future restraint the use of therapeutic plasma exchange.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:48

Enthalten in:

Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 48(2019), 11 Pt 2 vom: 15. Nov., Seite 319-327

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Picod, Adrien [VerfasserIn]
Provôt, François [VerfasserIn]
Coppo, Paul [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2R27AB6766
4F4X42SYQ6
ADAMTS13 Protein
ADAMTS13 protein, human
Acetylcysteine
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Autoantibodies
Caplacizumab
EC 3.4.24.87
Immunologic Factors
Journal Article
Review
Rituximab
Single-Domain Antibodies
WYQ7N0BPYC

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Date Completed 11.12.2019

Date Revised 17.12.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.lpm.2019.08.024

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM303623225