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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a severe form of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) characterized by systemic platelet clumping, hemolytic anemia, and multiorgan failure. TTP results from a defect in ADAMTS13, a plasma enzyme specifically involved in the cleavage of highly hemostatic unusually large (UL) von Willebrand factor (vWF) multimers into smaller and less adhesive vWF forms. Failure to degrade these UL-vWF multimers leads to excessive platelet aggregation and capillary occlusion. ADAMTS13 deficiency is related to mutations of the encoding gene in hereditary TTP, whereas in acquired forms it results from autoantibodies that may alter the protein function. This latter finding strongly suggests that acquired idiopathic TTP corresponds to an autoimmune disease. Acquired idiopathic TTP appears to be associated with clinical features suggestive of autoimmunity in one third of cases. In two thirds, autoantibodies such as antinuclear antibodies may be observed. This review, based on an analysis of the literature and on French experience with TMA, focuses on the different autoimmune manifestations that may be observed in TTP, as well as the putative pathophysiological link between autoimmune manifestations and TTP.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ADAM Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ADAMTS13 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies, Antinuclear, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies, Monoclonal, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies, Monoclonal..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Autoantibodies, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclophosphamide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Epitopes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Immunologic Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Immunosuppressive Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/rituximab, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/von Willebrand Factor
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0755-4982
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1876-86
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17159713-ADAM Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Antibodies, Antinuclear, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Autoantibodies, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Autoimmune Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Autoimmunity, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Child, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Clinical Trials as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Cyclophosphamide, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Epitopes, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Immunologic Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Multicenter Studies as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Plasma Exchange, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Platelet Aggregation, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17159713-von Willebrand Factor
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
[Acquired idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: arguments for an autoimmune disease].
pubmed:affiliation
Service d'Hématologie et de Thérapie Cellulaire, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris. paulcoppo@aol.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract, Review