| Literature DB >> 1372614 |
L R Sammaritano1, A E Gharavi, C Soberano, R A Levy, M D Lockshin.
Abstract
We evaluated the interaction of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) with placental anticoagulant protein I (PAP I), a calcium-dependent phospholipid binding protein which may act as a natural anticoagulant. Clotting assays showed additive prolongation of clotting times with aPL and PAP I. ELISA and vesicle phospholipid binding studies showed PAP I inhibition of aPL binding to phospholipid but no inhibition of PAP I-phospholipid binding by aPL. aPL and PAP I interact additively in anticoagulant activity in in vitro clotting systems and compete for phospholipid in ELISA system. These data support the hypotheses that aPL and PAP I may recognize similar phospholipid epitopes and that in vivo interaction may occur.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1372614 DOI: 10.1007/bf00918270
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Immunol ISSN: 0271-9142 Impact factor: 8.317