We have studied the modifications in the multimeric composition of plasma factor VIII/von Willebrand factor and the bleeding time response following administration of 1-Deamino-[8-D-arginine]-Vasopressin (DDAVP) to patients with different subtypes of von Willebrand's disease. In type I, all multimers were present in plasma in the resting state, though they were decreased in concentration. Administration of DDAVP resulted in an increased concentration of these forms as well as the appearance of larger forms than were previously present. There was concomitant correction of the bleeding time. In type IIA, large multimers were absent in the resting state, and although DDAVP induced an average threefold increase in the plasma concentration of factor VIII/von Willebrand factor, the larger multimers did not appear and the bleeding time, although shortened, was not corrected. In contrast, the larger multimers that were also absent from type IIB plasma in the resting state rapidly appeared following DDAVP administration. However, their appearance was transitory and the bleeding time, as in IIA patients, was shortened but not corrected. The characteristic multimeric composition of platelet factor VIII/von Willebrand factor in given subtypes predicted the alteration in plasma factor VIII/von Willebrand factor induced by DDAVP. These studies provide evidence that the different subtypes of von Willebrand's disease represent distinct abnormalities of factor VIII/von Willebrand factor. They also suggest that complete hemostatic correction following DDAVP can be routinely expected only in type I von Willebrand's disease, and only if factor VIII/von Willebrand factor can be raised to normal levels.

Multimeric composition of factor VIII/von Willebrand factor following administration of DDAVP : implications for pathophysiology and therapy of von Willebrand's disease subtypes / Z.M. Ruggeri, P.M. Mannucci, R. Lombardi, A.B. Federici, T.S. Zimmerman. - In: BLOOD. - ISSN 0006-4971. - 59:6(1982 Jun), pp. 1272-1278.

Multimeric composition of factor VIII/von Willebrand factor following administration of DDAVP : implications for pathophysiology and therapy of von Willebrand's disease subtypes

P.M. Mannucci
Secondo
;
A.B. Federici
Penultimo
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1982

Abstract

We have studied the modifications in the multimeric composition of plasma factor VIII/von Willebrand factor and the bleeding time response following administration of 1-Deamino-[8-D-arginine]-Vasopressin (DDAVP) to patients with different subtypes of von Willebrand's disease. In type I, all multimers were present in plasma in the resting state, though they were decreased in concentration. Administration of DDAVP resulted in an increased concentration of these forms as well as the appearance of larger forms than were previously present. There was concomitant correction of the bleeding time. In type IIA, large multimers were absent in the resting state, and although DDAVP induced an average threefold increase in the plasma concentration of factor VIII/von Willebrand factor, the larger multimers did not appear and the bleeding time, although shortened, was not corrected. In contrast, the larger multimers that were also absent from type IIB plasma in the resting state rapidly appeared following DDAVP administration. However, their appearance was transitory and the bleeding time, as in IIA patients, was shortened but not corrected. The characteristic multimeric composition of platelet factor VIII/von Willebrand factor in given subtypes predicted the alteration in plasma factor VIII/von Willebrand factor induced by DDAVP. These studies provide evidence that the different subtypes of von Willebrand's disease represent distinct abnormalities of factor VIII/von Willebrand factor. They also suggest that complete hemostatic correction following DDAVP can be routinely expected only in type I von Willebrand's disease, and only if factor VIII/von Willebrand factor can be raised to normal levels.
Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna
Settore MED/15 - Malattie del Sangue
giu-1982
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