title: Inverse relationship between plasma von Willebrand factor and soluble P selectin in patients with type 1 but not type 2 von Willebrand disease.
abstract: P selectin is a component of endothelial Wiebel-Palade body membrane and platelet alpha granule membrane. Patients with von Willebrand disease (VWD) have low plasma von Willebrand factor (VWF). To examine the relationship between plasma P selectin and VWF, both were measured by ELISA in 38 patients with VWD and 40 controls. The patient had lower VWF (P < 0.001) but similar P selectin levels (P = 0.458). In 24 type 1 VWD patients, VWF and P selectin correlated inversely (P = 0.005) but in 14 type 2 VWD patients there was no correlation (P = 0.997). These data imply major differences in VWF/P-selectin regulation between types 1 and 2 VWD.
authors.affiliation: Haemostasis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Unit, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom. a.blann@bham.ac.uk
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Blann
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Nitu-Whalley
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: G Y H
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Lip
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000145:classification; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D019007:P-Selectin; D014841:von Willebrand Factor