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Factor XIII (F XIII) is an essential parameter for final clot stability. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the addition of factor (F)XIII on clot stability as assessed by Rotation Thromboelastometry (ROTEM). In 90 intensive care patients ROTEM measurements were performed after in vitro addition of F XIII 0.32 IU, 0.63 IU, 1.25 IU and compared to diluent controls (DC; aqua...

After communicating with the corresponding authors of “ESTHER, the database of the α/βhydrolase fold superfamily of proteins: tools to explore diversity of functions” [2], published in Nucleic Acids Research, the authors request to change the assignment of a new “family XV” described in our paper to an assignment of a new “subfamily XIII.2”. At the time of publication, “family XV” had already b...

The balance between fibrinolytic activity and coagulation mechanisms seems to play an important role in the rebleeding of a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to aneurysmatic rupture. In the present paper we describe our findings in a group of patients (n 10) with SAH. The plasmatic levels of fibrinogen and their degradation products (FDP), APTT, prothrombin activity and factor XIII were determi...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A common G-to-T point mutation (Val 34 Leu) in exon 2 of the alpha-subunit of the factor XIII is strongly negatively associated with the development of myocardial infarction. This result suggests that factor XIII Val 34 Leu is interfering with the formation of cross-linked fibrin. The role of factor XIII Val 34 Leu in the pathogenesis of cerebral infarction and primary in...

The present study examines the effects of water soluble extracts of gas-phase cigarette smoke on intracellular transglutaminase activities of intact, murine, bone marrow-derived macrophages maintained in culture. Western blotting of cell lysates utilizing noncross-reactive antisera indicate that mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages contain both tissue-type transglutaminase and factor XIII-asso...