Molecular Mechanisms Affecting Fibrin Structure and Stability
- 1 March 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Vol. 31 (3), 494-499
- https://doi.org/10.1161/atvbaha.110.213389
Abstract
Fibrin structure and stability have been linked to many thrombotic diseases, including venous thromboembolism. Analysis of the molecular mechanisms that affect fibrin structure and stability became possible when the crystal structure of fibrinogen was solved. Biochemical studies of natural and recombinant variant fibrinogens have examined the interactions that mediate the conversion of soluble fibrinogen to the insoluble fibrin network. These studies identified intermolecular interactions that control fibrin structure, although some critical events remain ambiguous. Studies show that fibrin structure modulates the enzymatic lysis of the fibrin network, so the molecular mechanisms that control structure also control stability. Studies show that the mechanical stability of the fibrin clot depends on the properties of the fibrin monomer, leading investigators to explore the molecular basis of the monomer's mechanical properties. The work summarized here provides insights that might allow the development of pharmaceuticals and treatments to modulate fibrin structure and stability in vivo and thereby prevent or limit thrombotic disease.Keywords
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