RCSI Research by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has discovered a new role for the blood clotting protein, von Willebrand Factor (VWF), that could lead to the development of new treatments for patients with inflammatory and blood clotting disorders. Published in Nature Communications, the research finds that VWF plays an important role in regulating...
Tag: <span>Blood-clotting protein</span>
Post
Disarming a blood-clotting protein prevents gum disease in mice
by National Institutes of Health Compared with healthy volunteers (left), gum tissue from people with severe periodontal disease (right) shows high levels of fibrin (magenta). Credit: Lakmali Silva, NIDCR Blocking function of a blood-clotting protein prevented bone loss from periodontal (gum) disease in mice, according to research led by scientists at the National Institute of...
Post
Blood-clotting protein plays key role in central nervous system b-cell lymphoma
GLADSTONE INSTITUTES IMAGE: GLADSTONE SCIENTIST JAE KYU RYU (RIGHT) AND HIS COLLEAGUES DISCOVER NEW LINKS BETWEEN LYMPHOMA GROWTH AND LEAKS IN THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER. CREDIT: PHOTO: GLADSTONE INSTITUTES SAN FRANCISCO, CA–February 16, 2021–In people with central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma, cancerous B cells–a type of white blood cell–accumulate to form tumors in the brain or...
Post
Blood-clotting protein and blood platelets promote immune evasion, cancer progression
by Ohio State University Medical Center A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James) reveals how a clotting protein and blood platelets can promote cancer progression and suppress immune responses to cancer. The findings show how thrombin, a...