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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-9
pubmed:abstractText
Recently, it has been shown that heat-shock protein 70 (hsp70) functions in a dual role as a chaperone and a cytokine. However, no information is available on the occurrence of hsp70 in the extracellular milieu or on its ability to modulate cellular immune response. This study shows a material-dependent increase of hsp70 levels in plasma following contact of fresh heparinized whole human blood with three different biomaterials (PVC, heparin-coated PVC, Silicone). We report a previously unknown behavior of hsp70 to act as a plasma-adsorption protein. Further, high binding capacities for hsp70 to artificial surfaces (measured by Western blotting) and elevated hsp70 levels in plasma (measured by EIA) following contact with blood correspond with a reduced hemocompatibility. The degree of surface-induced activation of blood was determined by analysis of markers for coagulation, inflammation and complement activation. These findings indicate that the selective adsorption of hsp70 on artificial surfaces and the increased hsp70 levels in plasma may be important in directing host inflammatory and immune responses. We suggest that the levels of hsp70 in human plasma may represent a new prognostic factor or a diagnostic biomarker in hemostasis research.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0920-5063
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
747-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Adsorption, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Blood, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Blood Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Complement C3, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Fibrinogen, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Hemolysis, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Hemostasis, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Heparin, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Interleukins, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Monocytes, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Polyvinyl Chloride, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Silicon, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Solubility, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:14533856-beta-Thromboglobulin
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Material-dependent levels of heat-shock protein 70 (hsp70) in human plasma following contact of blood with artificial surfaces.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinic for Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Street 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article