Frontiers in pathophysiology and management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Abstract Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a fatal disease in which platelet-rich microthrombi cause end-organ ischemia and damage. TTP is caused by markedly reduced ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13) activity. Hereditary or congenital TTP (cTTP) is caused by ADAMTS13 gene mutations. In acquired or immune TTP (iTTP), ADAMTS13 activity is reduced by anti-ADAMTS13 autoantibodies. TTP is characterized by thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia, fever, renal dysfunction, and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and immunosuppressive therapy are the mainstays of treatment. As untreated TTP has a high mortality rate, immediate initiation of TPE is recommended when TTP is suspected. Conventionally, corticosteroids have been used for immunosuppressive therapy. Current drug therapies include rituximab, an anti-CD20 antibody that is effective in newly diagnosed cases and refractory cases, as well as for relapse prevention, and caplacizumab, an anti- von Willebrand factor (VWF) nanobody that inhibits the binding of platelets to VWF and prevents microthrombi formation. Recombinant human ADAMTS13 is a promising treatment for cTTP. Although these therapeutic advances have improved the outcomes of TTP, early diagnosis and prompt initiation of appropriate therapy are necessary to achieve these outcomes..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:117

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International journal of hematology - 117(2023), 3 vom: 09. Feb., Seite 331-340

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kubo, Masayuki [VerfasserIn]
Matsumoto, Masanori [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ADAMTS13 protein
Caplacizumab
Plasma exchange
Rituximab
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

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10.1007/s12185-023-03552-8

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OLC2134199148