Neutrophils can promote clotting via FXI and impact clot structure via neutrophil extracellular traps in a distinctive manner in vitro

Neutrophils and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have been shown to be involved in coagulation. However, the interactions between neutrophils or NETs and fibrin(ogen) in clots, and the mechanisms behind these interactions are not yet fully understood. In this in vitro study, the role of neutrophils or NETs on clot structure, formation and dissolution was studied with a combination of confocal microscopy, turbidity and permeation experiments. Factor (F)XII, FXI and FVII-deficient plasmas were used to investigate which factors may be involved in the procoagulant effects. We found both neutrophils and NETs promote clotting in plasma without the addition of other coagulation triggers, but not in purified fibrinogen, indicating that other factors mediate the interaction. The procoagulant effects of neutrophils and NETs were also observed in FXII- and FVII-deficient plasma. In FXI-deficient plasma, only the procoagulant effects of NETs were observed, but not of neutrophils. NETs increased the density of clots, particularly in the vicinity of the NETs, while neutrophils-induced clots were less stable and more porous. In conclusion, NETs accelerate clotting and contribute to the formation of a denser, more lysis resistant clot architecture. Neutrophils, or their released mediators, may induce clotting in a different manner to NETs, mediated by FXI.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 11(2021), 1 vom: 18. Jan., Seite 1718

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shi, Y [VerfasserIn]
Gauer, J S [VerfasserIn]
Baker, S R [VerfasserIn]
Philippou, H [VerfasserIn]
Connell, S D [VerfasserIn]
Ariëns, R A S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9001-31-4
9013-55-2
Culture Media
EC 3.4.21.5
Factor XI
Fibrin
Journal Article
Receptors, IgG
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Thrombin

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Date Completed 15.09.2021

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-021-81268-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320248046