title: The oxidative modification of von Willebrand factor is associated with thrombotic angiopathies in diabetes mellitus.
abstract: The thrombogenic activity of Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is proportional to its molecular size and inversely related to its proteolysis by ADAMTS-13. Oxidation of VWF severely impairs its proteolysis by the metalloprotease. This study was aimed at assessing in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes whether protein carbonyls, marker of oxidative stress, are associated with both the level and oxidation status of VWF as well as with micro- and macroangiopathic complications. Eighty-three diabetic patients (41 type 1 and 42 type 2 diabetic subjects) and their respective eighty-three healthy controls were studied after verifying the availability, through institutional databases, of clinical biochemistry records spanning at least 3 years. VWF and protein carbonyls were measured by immunoassays, whereas VWF multimers were studied by SDS-agarose gel electrophoresis. Type 2 diabetic subjects had higher levels of VWF antigen (VWF:ag), VWF activity (VWF:act) and plasma proteins' carbonyls compared to both their controls and type 1 diabetic subjects. Moreover, high molecular weight VWF multimers and specific VWF-bound carbonyls were significantly increased in subjects with micro- and macro-angiopathic complications. In both type 1 and type 2 diabetic subjects, ADAMTS-13 activity was in the normal range. In a multivariable analysis, only VWF-bound carbonyls were significantly associated with any form of thrombotic angiopathy in the entire group of T1- and T2 diabetic patients. These data provide first evidence that not only high VWF levels but also its oxidation status and the presence of high molecular weight VWF multimers that are not observed in SDS-agarose gel electrophoresis of normal subjects are associated with thrombotic angiopathies in diabetes mellitus. These findings may help identify diabetic patients particularly at risk for these complications and elucidate a new pathophysiological mechanism of thrombotic angiopathies in this clinical setting.
authors: Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics and Haemostasis Research Centre, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Oggianu
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Lancellotti
authors: Dario
authors: D
authors: Pitocco
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Zaccardi
authors: Paola
authors: P
authors: Rizzo
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Martini
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Ghirlanda
authors: Raimondo
authors: R
authors: De Cristofaro
mesh_terms: D051722:ADAM Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D000071120:ADAMTS13 Protein; D000328:Adult; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay; D007558:Italy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D050050:Protein Carbonylation / Q000502:physiology; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D057049:Thrombotic Microangiopathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D014841:von Willebrand Factor; D051722:ADAM Proteins; D000071120:ADAMTS13 Protein; C099604:ADAMTS13 protein, human
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