Endothelial cells and coagulation

Abstract: Endothelial cells form a monolayer, which lines blood vessels. They are crucially involved in maintaining blood fluidity and providing controlled vascular hemostasis at sites of injury. Thereby endothelial cells facilitate multiple mechanisms, including both procoagulant and anticoagulant, which must be kept in balance. Under physiological conditions, endothelial cells constitute a nonadhesive surface preventing activation of platelets and the coagulation cascade. Multiple fibrinolytic and antithrombotic properties act on their cell surface contributing to the maintenance of blood fluidity. These include platelet inhibition, the heparin-antithrombin III system, tissue factor pathway inhibition, thrombomodulin/protein C system, and fibrinolytic qualities. At sites of vascular damage, platelets react immediately by adhering to the exposed extracellular matrix, followed by platelet-platelet interactions to form a clot that effectively seals the injured vessel wall to prevent excessive blood loss. For solid thrombus formation, functional platelets are essential. In this process, endothelial cells serve as a support surface for formation of procoagulant complexes and clotting. This review gives an overview about the central role of the endothelium as a dynamic lining which controls the complex interplay of the coagulation system with the surrounding cells

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Cell & tissue research. - 387 (2022) , 391–398, ISSN: 1432-0878

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Freiburg
(wer)
Universität
(wann)
2021
Urheber
Neubauer, Katharina
Zieger, Barbara

DOI
10.1007/s00441-021-03471-2
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2186112
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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25.03.2025, 13:48 MEZ

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