Sequential changes in von Willebrand factor and soluble thrombomodulin in acute ischemic stroke

• Published in: Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases Vol. 10; no. 6; pp. 257 - 264
• Main Authors: Nomura, Eiichi, Kohriyama, Tatsuo, Kozuka, Kazuko, Kajikawa, Hiroshi, Nakamura, Shigenobu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2001
• Subjects: Acute ischemic stroke; thrombomodulin; von Willebrand factor; white blood cell; white blood cell; Acute ischemic stroke; von Willebrand factor; thrombomodulin
• ISSN: 1052-3057; 1532-8511
• DOI: 10.1053/jscd.2001.123776

The purposes of the present study were to investigate sequential changes in plasma von Willebrand factor (vWf) activities and serum soluble thrombomodulin (sTM) concentrations, compared with white blood cell (WBC) counts, and to disclose the different roles of vWf and sTM in acute ischemic stroke. Forty-three acute ischemic stroke patients admitted to our hospital within 48 hours from onset were enrolled. Plasma vWf activities, serum sTM concentrations, and WBC counts were measured at the acute stage and 1 and 6 months after admission. The time course study revealed that vWf activities increased more markedly 1 month after admission than at the acute stage. However, sTM concentrations were low at the acute stage and increased sequentially at 1 month (not significantly) and 6 months (significantly) after admission. In contrast, elevated WBC counts at the acute stage decreased significantly at 1 and 6 months after admission. Raised vWf activities 1 month after admission were suggested to occur through continuous endothelial dysfunction or repair and platelet activation, compared with the acute stage, and decreased sTM at the acute stage through down-regulation of sTM synthesis by acute inflammatory response after acute ischemic stroke, compared with the chronic stage. Copyright © 2001 by National Stroke Association