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Review the enzymatic pathways that initiate, sustain, and regulate the blood coagulation cascade during normal hemostasis.

October 1, 1991Biochemistry

The coagulation cascade: initiation, maintenance, and regulation

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EDEarl W. DavieUniversity of Washington KFKazuo FujikawaNagoya Industrial Science Research Institute WKWalter KisielUniversity of New Mexico

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Biochemical review uncovers the molecular mechanisms governing blood clotting pathways, highlighting enzymatic checkpoints that prevent hemorrhage and thrombosis.

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Review the enzymatic pathways that initiate, sustain, and regulate the blood coagulation cascade during normal hemostasis.
Synthesized biochemical and physiological evidence on plasma coagulation serine proteases and their nonenzymatic protein cofactors.
Mapped the sequential activation pathways from vascular disruption and tissue factor exposure to thrombin generation and fibrin clot stabilization.
Identifies the extrinsic pathway—initiated by the complex between exposed tissue factor and activated factor VII—as the primary trigger for in vivo coagulation.
Demonstrates that trace amounts of thrombin drive essential positive feedback loops by activating cofactors VIII and V, amplifying and sustaining clot generation.
Delineates endogenous inhibitory mechanisms, including tissue factor pathway inhibitor and the antithrombin system, that restrict clot growth to the site of injury.

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Davie et al. (1991) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d9c63c5e5bcb4e3b837ded https://doi.org/10.1021/bi00107a001

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Biochemical review uncovers the molecular mechanisms governing blood clotting pathways, highlighting enzymatic checkpoints that prevent hemorrhage and thrombosis.

The coagulation cascade: initiation, maintenance, and regulation

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