Journal
JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS
Volume 13, Issue -, Pages S92-S97Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12896
Keywords
blood coagulation; coagulation factor XI; inflammation; kallikrein-kinin system; platelets; polyphosphates
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL047014] Funding Source: Medline
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Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP), a linear polymer of phosphates, is present in many infectious microorganisms and is secreted by mast cells and platelets. PolyP has recently been shown to accelerate blood clotting and slow fibrinolysis, in a manner that is highly dependent on polymer length. Very long-chain polyP (of the type present in microorganisms) is an especially potent trigger of the contact pathway, enhances the proinflammatory activity of histones, and may participate in host responses to pathogens. PolyP also inhibits complement, providing another link between polyP and inflammation/innate immunity. Platelet-size polyP (which is considerably shorter) accelerates factor V activation, opposes the anticoagulant action of tissue factor pathway inhibitor, modulates fibrin clot structure, and promotes factor XI activation. PolyP may have utility in treating bleeding. It is also a potential target for the development of antithrombotic drugs with a novel mechanism of action and potentially fewer bleeding side effects compared with conventional anticoagulants.
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