OBJECTIVE There is close relationship between abnormal coagulation system and progression of coronary heart disease (CHD), our purpose is to evaluate the contribution of hematologic factors and some other risk factors to the development of coronary heart disease (CHD) in Chinese population. METHODS 56 patients with CHD at admission and 54 controls were enrolled. Plasma levels of protein C, fr...

1. Factor VII, essentially free of Factor X but containing traces of prothrombin, and Factor X, very low in Factor VII, have been prepared by a combination of adsorption to and elution from barium sulfate and chromatography on diethylaminoethyl cellulose. 2. The activation of Factor X by lung microsomes is due to contamination of Factor X with Factor VII rather than to a direct attack on the Fa...

UNLABELLED This case report presents a newly diagnosed congenital factor VII deficiency treated with recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa). Congenital factor VII deficiency is a rare autosomal-recessive bleeding disorder that occurs in fewer than 1/500,000 persons. Its presentation can vary from epistaxis to hemarthroses and severe central nervous system bleeding, and correlates poorly with...

BACKGROUND Factor VII is essential for coagulation activation by the extrinsic pathway. Hemorrhages of the central nervous system in patients with congenital factor VII deficiency seem to have a higher incidence compared with other congenital coagulopathies. The purpose of this paper is to report two rare cases of subarachnoid hemorrhage and factor VII deficiency. CASE DESCRIPTION Two cases o...

Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa; NovoSeven) has been widely used to treat bleeding in patients with haemophilia with inhibitors. To increase the intrinsic activity, analogues of rFVIIa (rFVIIa Q, rFVIIa DVQ, and rFVIIa DVQA) with altered amino acid sequence at or near the active centre have been developed. The immunogenicity of these analogues was tested in a rat immune tolerance model...

Recent studies suggested that modification of the membrane contact site of vitamin K-dependent proteins may enhance the membrane affinity and function of members of this protein family. The properties of a factor VII mutant, factor VII-Q10E32, relative to wild-type factor VII (VII, containing P10K32), have been compared. Membrane affinity of VII-Q10E32 was about 20-fold higher than that of wild...

In this study, anion-exchange chromatography was used to purify factor VII and factor IX from prothrombin complex (PPSB), which contains coagulation factors II, VII, IX and X. For this purpose, DEAE-Sepharose CL-6B gel , Pharmacia column XK-26 , high flow rate and two stepwise gradients with phosphate citrate buffer were used. The yield of the two lyophylized products, factor VII and factor...