Before you can access ASH's online program, you must agree to the following:
Last updated January 16, 2009. Please note that this site represents the latest program changes
and differs from the print version in some details.

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Factors Poster III

Monday, December 8, 2008: 5:30 PM-7:30 PM
Hall A (Moscone Center)
Substitution of Four Residues Revealed by High-Throughput Screening of Human Factor VIII A2 Domain Generated a Recombinant Molecule That Escapes to Anti-Factor VIII Antibodies

Jean-Luc Plantier1*, Didier Saboulard2*, Marc Delcourt2*, Nathalie Enjolras1* and Claude Negrier, MD3

1IFR62-Faculté de médecine RTH Laennec, Laboratoire d'hémobiologie-EA4174, Lyon, France
2Biomethodes, Evry, France
3Centre de Traitement, Lyon, France

Inhibition of Pulmonary Coagulopathy by Nebulized Natural Anticoagulants during Streptococcus Pneumoniae Pneumonia in Rats

J. J. Hofstra, MD1*, F. E. van den Boogaard, MD2*, A. D. Cornet, MD3*, A. P.J. Vlaar, MD2*, T. van der Poll, Prof, MD, PhD1*, M. Levi, Prof, MD, PhD1* and M. J. Schultz, MD, PhD4*

1Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2Laboratory of Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
3Department of Intensive Care Medicine, VU Medical Center, Free University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
4Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam

A FVIII C1 Domain Loop Containing Phe2093 Contributes Affinity to the Binding of Recombinant FVIII C1C2 Proteins to Activated Platelets

Ting-Chang Hsu, Ph.D.*, Kathleen P. Pratt, Ph.D. and Arthur R. Thompson, M.D., Ph.D.

Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, WA

Conformational Activation of Zymogen-Like Thrombin Variants by Tight Binding Ligands

Anuja Khan, PhD1*, Peter Panizzi, PhD2*, Heather K Kroh, PhD2*, Paul E. Bock, PhD2* and Sriram Krishnaswamy, PhD1

1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2Pathology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

A Single Amino Acid Substitution (I18V) in the Gla Domain of Activated Protein C Markedly Impairs Ability of PE and GlyCer to Enhance Anticoagulant Activity

Jennifer Johnson, BSc1*, Fionnuala Ni Ainle, MD1*, Shona Harmon, PhD1*, James S O'Donnell, MD, PhD2 and Roger JS Preston, PhD1*

1Haemostasis Research Group, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
2National Centre for Coagulation Disorders, Dublin, Ireland

Development of a Novel Recombinant Factor VIII Product through Transgene Engineering and Lentiviral-Driven Expression

Keith W Kerstann, PhD1*, Pete Lollar, MD2*, H. Trent Spencer, PhD2*, Gabriela Denning, PhD1*, Lajos Baranyi, PhD3*, Robert Keefe, PhD3*, Boro Dropulic, MBA, PhD3 and Christopher B Doering, PhD2

1Expression Therapeutics, LLC, Tucker, GA
2Emory University School of Medicine, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service, Atlanta, GA
3Administration, Lentigen Corp., Baltimore, MD

Incremental Improvement in Bioengineering of Coagulation Factor VIII for Efficient Expression: Elimination of a Dispensable Disulfide Loop Enhances Secretion

Sundar Rajan Selvaraj, PhD1*, Randal J Kaufman, PhD2* and Steven W. Pipe, MD1

1Dept of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2Depts of Biological Chemistry & Internal Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Size Matters: Differential Effects of RNA and Polyphosphate on Blood Clotting

Stephanie A. Smith, DVM, MS1 and James H. Morrissey, PhD2

1Internal Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
2Univ. of Illinois College of Med., Urbana, IL

Factor V as Anticoagulant Cofactor for Activated Protein C in Factor Va Inactivation

Thomas J Cramer, MSc.1*, John H. Griffin, PhD2 and Andrew J. Gale, PhD3

1Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
2Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
3The Scripps Research Inst., La Jolla, CA

Antithrombotic Effects of a FXI Antisense Oligonucleotide in Mice

Hong Zhang, MD1, Chenguang Zhao1*, Jeff Crosby2*, Curt Mazur2*, Susan M. Freier2*, Andy Watt2*, Andy Siwkowski2*, Dacao Gao2*, Chris Black2* and Brett P. Monia2*

1Antisense Drug Discovery, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Carlsbad, CA
2Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Carlsbad, CA

Regulation of the Gene Encoding Human Thrombin-Activable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor by Female Sex Steroids

Mathieu Garand, M.Sc.1*, Michael B Boffa, Ph.D.2* and Marlys L. Koschinsky, Ph.D.2*

1Biochemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
2Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada

Regulation of Human Thrombin-Activable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor Gene Expression in Megakaryocyte-Like (Dami) and Monocyte/Macrphage-Like (THP-1) Cell Lines

Joellen H. H. Lin, M.Sc.1*, Michael B. Boffa, Ph.D.2* and Marlys L. Koschinsky, Ph.D.3*

1Department of Biochemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
2Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
3Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada

Hemostatic Factors Support Colitis and Colitis-Associated Colon Cancer

Kris A. Steinbrecher*, Netanel Horowitz*, Maureen A. Shaw*, Kelley A. Barney*, Matthew J. Flick*, Eleana Harmel-Laws*, David P. Witte*, Elizabeth A. Blevins* and Joseph S. Palumbo, MD

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

Antisense Oligonucletide Mediated Depletion of Factor VII Provides Protection from Ferric Chloride Induced Thrombosis without Increased Bleeding Risk in Mice

Jeff Crosby, PhD*, Chenguang Zhao*, Dacao Gao*, Andy Siwkowski*, Hong Zhang, MD and Brett P. Monia, PhD

Antisense Drug Discovery, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Carlsbad, CA

Depolymerized Holothurian Glycosaminoglycan Inhibits Plasma Thrombin Generation Via Interaction with the Factor IXa Heparin-Binding Exosite

Buyue Yang1* and John P. Sheehan, MD2

1University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2Dept. of Medicine/Hematology-Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Factor XI Contributes to Thrombin Generation in the Absence of Factor XIIa

Anton Matafonov1*, Dmitri Kravtsov1*, Erik I. Tucker2*, Mao-fu Sun3*, John P. Sheehan, MD4, Andras Gruber, MD2 and David Gailani5

1Dept. of Pathology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
2Division of Biomedical Engineering, Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine, Portland, OR
3Pathology and Medicine, University of Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN
4Medical Sciences Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
5Department of Pathology and Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN

Identification of Hemostatic Modifier Genes Rescuing FVII Deficient Mice

Elliot D. Rosen, PhD1*, Valerie A Schroeder, RVT2*, Zhong Liang, MSc3 and Mark Suckow, DVM2*

1Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
2Freiman Life Science Center, Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
3IU School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

Inhibition of γ’ Fibrinogen Production in Liver Cells by D-Dimers

Chantelle M Rein, BA1*, May-Lynn Chu, BS2* and David H. Farrell, PhD3

1Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
2Department of Pathology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
3School of Medicine, L113, Oregon Health & Science Univ., Portland, OR

Endothelial and Hematopoietic Tissue Factor Are Unnecessary in Two Mouse Models of Hemostasis and Thrombosis

Tovo H David*, David Sulciner*, Ivo Cornelissen* and Shaun R Coughlin*

Cardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF, San Francisco, CA

The Role of N-Linked Glycosylation in Expression and Function of ADAMTS13

Agata Nowak1*, Chan Kwo Chion2*, Michael Laffan1 and Thomas A J McKinnon3*

1Dept. of Hematology, Imperial College School of Med., London, United Kingdom
2Haematology, Imperial College Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
3Haematology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Exploiting ER Stress to Eliminate Inhibitor Antibodies in Hemophilia

Michael U Callaghan, MD1 and Randal J Kaufman, Ph.D.2*

1Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
2Biological Chemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute/University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

An Analysis of Cleavage of the Factor IX Activation Sites by Factor XIa

David Gailani1, Stephen B. Smith1*, Sayeh Agah2* and S. Paul Bajaj3

1Department of Pathology and Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
2Orthopaedic Surgery, UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
3UCLA/Orthopedic Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

Multiscale Mechanics of Fibrin Clots

Andre E.X. Brown1*, Rustem I. Litvinov, M.D.2*, Prashant Purohit3*, Dennis E. Discher4* and John Weisel5*

1Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
3Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
4University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
5Dept Cell & Dev Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

The Factor VIIII C2 Domain Shows Stereospecificity for Phosphatidyl-L-Serine and Increases Factor IXa Activity

Valerie A Novakovic, M.S.1*, James D Baleja, Ph.D.2* and Gary E. Gilbert, MD3

1Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA
2Sackler School of Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University, Boston, MA
3Medicine and Research, VA Boston Healthcare System, Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, MA

Procoagulant Activity and Phosphatidylserine of Amniotic Fluid Cells

Jin Zhou1*, Shuchuan Liu1*, Ming Ma1*, Jinxiao Hou1*, Hongjuan Yu1*, Chengfang Lu1*, Gary Gilbert2* and Jialan Shi2

1Department of Medicine, Hematology, The First Hospital Affiliated Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
2Department of Medicine, Hematology, VA Boston Healthcare System, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

*signifies non-member of ASH