NIH R01 · 2024
Complement and Thrombosis in HIT
ABSTRACT Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a severe thrombotic disorder initiated by ultralarge immune complexes (ULICs) containing IgG antibodies to a multivalent antigen composed of platelet factor 4 (PF4) and heparin (H). Patients with HIT are at risk for death, amputation, recurrent thromboembolism and bleeding while receiving maximally tolerated doses of factor Xa or direct thrombin inhibitors (DTIs). Thus, there is an unmet need for deeper insight into the pathobiology of thrombosis in HIT that will lead to targeted novel non- anticoagulant interventions to supplement contemporary therapy. Our published and pilot data demonstrate that activation of the complement pathway…
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