The aptamer BT200 blocks von Willebrand factor and platelet function in blood of stroke patients

Abstract The effect of conventional anti-platelet agents is limited in secondary stroke prevention, and their effects are blunted under high shear stress in the presence of increased levels of circulating von Willebrand factor (VWF). VWF is critically involved in thrombus formation at sites of steno...

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Main Authors: Katarina D. Kovacevic, Stefan Greisenegger, Agnes Langer, Georg Gelbenegger, Nina Buchtele, Ingrid Pabinger, Karin Petroczi, Shuhao Zhu, James C. Gilbert, Bernd Jilma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82747-7