For example, inflammation increases TF, platelet reactivity, fibrinogen, and leads to exposure of increased levels of phosphotidylserine, while decreasing TM and inhibiting fibrinolysis (by increasing PAI-1).4 We have used both a rat and mouse model of inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis in studies of the basic mechanisms of thrombogenesis and thrombus resolution. 1 In spite of this enormous disease burden, surprisingly little is known about the pathophysiology of DVT. Importantly, these procoagulant changes in the blood preceded the peak of VTE that was observed 7 days after surgery (19). [Clayton JK, Anderson JA, McNicol GP. The central fibrinolytic enzyme is plasmin, a serine protease generated by the proteolytic cleavage of the proenzyme plasminogen. In addition, studies have shown that patients with cancer and mice containing tumors have high levels of tumor-derived, TF-positive MVs (86–91). Arterial thrombosis-insidious, unpredictable and deadly. Subpopulations of MPs rich in TF and phosphatidylserine have been identified.10,11 Several circulating markers of inflammation once thought to be soluble are actually carried by MPs.12 Lipid rafts are sphingolipid ordered, cholesterol-rich microdomains floating within the more fluid cell surface bilayer (the “fluid mosaic”).13 Rafts and raft derived MPs can concentrate TF in cavaolae where it is stored with TFPI.14 Fusion of MPs with activated platelets results in decryption of TF and the initiation of thrombosis.15, Venous stasis and ischemia results in the upregulation of P-selectin which localizes prothrombotic MPs to the area of stasis and promotes DVT formation.16–18 The P-selectin receptor P-Selectin Glycoprotein Ligand 1 (PSGL-1) is expressed on leukocytes and platelets, as well as on their derived MPs. The most common site for DVT is in the lower limbs.Proximal DVTs of the lower extremity (LE) involve the popliteal and/or thigh veins (femoral vein, external iliac vein, deep vein of the thigh), while distal DVTs encompass those that develop in the calf. Acquired risk factors include age, surgery, obesity, cancer, pregnancy, hormone-based contraceptives, hormone replacement, antiphospholipid syndrome, acute infection, immobilization, paralysis, long-haul travel, smoking, hospitalization, reduced fibrinolysis, and acquired thrombophilia (increased levels of procoagulant factors and/or decreased levels of anticoagulant factors) (12–30). Deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities is a disease in which blood clots (blood clots) form in the lumen of deep veins. Rivaroxaban for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after hip or knee arthroplasty. Johnson GJ, Leis LA, Bach RR. A mechanism for rapid neutrophil recruitment after cardiac preservation. The cell adhesion molecule P-selectin has been found upregulated in the vein wall as early as 6 h after thrombus induction, whereas E-selectin has been found upregulated at day 6 after thrombosis.5, Microparticles (MPs) are involved in the thrombotic process and the amplification of thrombosis. doi:10.1172/JCI60229. Thus, early vein wall injury is associated with active matrix remodeling that seems to promote net fibrosis. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) mostly occurs in the legs and is associated with pulmonary embolism (PE); collectively, these are termed venous thromboembolism (VTE) (2). Monocyte influx into the thrombus peaks at day 8 after thrombogenesis and correlates with elevated monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) levels, one of the primary CC chemokines that direct monocyte chemotaxis and activation,46 and which has also been associated with DVT resolution.47 Targeted deletion of CC receptor-2 (CCR-2 KO) in the mouse model of stasis thrombosis was associated with late impairment of thrombus resolution, probably via impaired MMP-2 and MMP-9 activity. Pooled analysis of four studies. Activation also leads to the expression of various adhesion molecules on the surface of the endothelium, such as P-selectin, E-selectin, and vWF, that capture leukocytes, platelets, and MVs (80, 81). However, it is tempting to speculate that the potent procoagulant TF plays a key role in some forms of VTE because under pathological conditions it is present on circulating monocytes, MVs, and possibly activated endothelium (40). Vascular-bed-specific hemostasis and hypercoagulable states. Palabrica T, et al. Plasminogen activation provides localized proteolytic activity.32–34 In plasma, PAI-1 is the primary inhibitor of plasminogen activators. Falati S, et al. Recent studies have shown that FXII can be activated by extracellular RNA and polyphosphates and this activation of the intrinsic pathway may also contribute to venous thrombosis (46–49). ), MPs are not only prothrombotic but also appear to inhibit fibrinolysis. Here, we investigated the incidence and factors associated with DVT in Asian patients with ischemic stroke. Bovill EG, van der Vliet A. Venous valvular stasis-associated hypoxia and thrombosis: what is the link? Kannemeier C, et al. An HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, cerivastatin, suppresses growth of macrophages expressing matrix metalloproteinases and tissue factor in vivo and in vitro. 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