Erschienen in:
01.06.2015
In Vitro Oxidation of Fibrinogen Promotes Functional Alterations and Formation of Advanced Oxidation Protein Products, an Inflammation Mediator
verfasst von:
Vanessa Dorneles Torbitz, Guilherme Vargas Bochi, José Antônio Mainardi de Carvalho, Rodrigo de Almeida Vaucher, José Edson Paz da Silva, Rafael Noal Moresco
Erschienen in:
Inflammation
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Ausgabe 3/2015
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Abstract
Fibrinogen (FB) is a soluble blood plasma protein and is a key molecule involved in coagulation. Oxidative modification of proteins, such as the formation of advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), a heterogeneous family of protein compounds structurally modified and derived from oxidative stress, may be associated with the pathophysiology of a number of chronic inflammatory diseases. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine whether the formation of this mediator of inflammation occurs from FB and whether its generation is associated with structural changes. Results of the present study suggest that the oxidation of FB may provoke the formation of AOPP, which in turn, may promote functional alterations in FB, thus causing changes in its structural domains and increasing its procoagulant activity.