Activated protein C assays: A review.
Activated protein C
ELISA
Enzyme capture assay
Protein C
Protein C inhibitor
Venous thrombosis
Journal
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry
ISSN: 1873-3492
Titre abrégé: Clin Chim Acta
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 1302422
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2020
Mar 2020
Historique:
received:
16
09
2019
revised:
31
10
2019
accepted:
04
11
2019
pubmed:
16
11
2019
medline:
2
10
2020
entrez:
16
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Activated protein C (APC) acts as an "on demand" anticoagulant, reducing thrombin formation. Reduced plasma levels of APC or protein C (PC) are associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism. APC also displays cytoprotective functions and its therapeutic use has been evaluated in severe sepsis and is under evaluation in several diseases with an important inflammatory component. In addition, different studies have revealed a potential role of PC/APC in disorders such as obesity, pneumonia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, Alzheimer, stroke, etc. Accordingly, the therapeutic value of different recombinant APC molecules that lack anticoagulant activity but retain the cytoprotective function is being tested in clinical trials for some of these diseases. Therefore, an available method to measure circulating APC in plasma is of great interests. About 16 different methods for the quantification of APC have been reported. Here, we will review the available assays, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages as well as their different stages of implementation and the most appropriate use for each method, including their potential clinical usefulness.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31730817
pii: S0009-8981(19)32117-5
doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2019.11.005
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Protein C
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
227-232Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.