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Does alpha 2 beta 1 integrin deficiency prevent vascular thrombosis in vivo?
Does alpha 2 beta 1 integrin deficiency prevent vascular thrombosis in vivo?
The alpha 2 beta 1 integrin is critically required for in vivo thrombus formation at the vessel wall under shear conditions following vascular injury.
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Alpha 2 beta 1 integrin may be a vessel-wall thrombosis target in animals; leaves open human therapeutic translation.
The alpha 2 beta 1 integrin serves as a receptor for collagens, laminin, and several other nonmatrix ligands. Many studies have suggested that the alpha 2 beta 1 integrin is a critical mediator of platelet adhesion to collagen within the vessel wall after vascular injury and that the interactions of the platelet alpha 2 beta 1 integrin with subendothelial collagen after vascular injury are required for proper hemostasis. We have used the alpha 2 beta 1 integrin-deficient mouse to evaluate the contributions of the alpha 2 beta 1 integrin in 2 in vivo models of thrombosis. Studies using a model of endothelial injury to the carotid artery reveal that the alpha 2 beta 1 integrin plays a critical role in vascular thrombosis at the blood-vessel wall interface under flow conditions. In contrast, the alpha 2 beta 1 integrin is not required for the formation of thrombi and pulmonary emboli following intravascular injection of collagen. Our results are the first to document a critical in vivo role for the alpha 2 beta 1 integrin in thrombus formation at the vessel wall under conditions of shear following vascular injury.
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