[HTML][HTML] Enzymatic lipid oxidation by eosinophils propagates coagulation, hemostasis, and thrombotic disease

S Uderhardt, JA Ackermann, T Fillep… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - rupress.org
S Uderhardt, JA Ackermann, T Fillep, VJ Hammond, J Willeit, P Santer, M Mayr, M Biburger
Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2017rupress.org
Blood coagulation is essential for physiological hemostasis but simultaneously contributes
to thrombotic disease. However, molecular and cellular events controlling initiation and
propagation of coagulation are still incompletely understood. In this study, we demonstrate
an unexpected role of eosinophils during plasmatic coagulation, hemostasis, and
thrombosis. Using a large-scale epidemiological approach, we identified eosinophil cationic
protein as an independent and predictive risk factor for thrombotic events in humans …
Blood coagulation is essential for physiological hemostasis but simultaneously contributes to thrombotic disease. However, molecular and cellular events controlling initiation and propagation of coagulation are still incompletely understood. In this study, we demonstrate an unexpected role of eosinophils during plasmatic coagulation, hemostasis, and thrombosis. Using a large-scale epidemiological approach, we identified eosinophil cationic protein as an independent and predictive risk factor for thrombotic events in humans. Concurrent experiments showed that eosinophils contributed to intravascular thrombosis by exhibiting a strong endogenous thrombin-generation capacity that relied on the enzymatic generation and active provision of a procoagulant phospholipid surface enriched in 12/15-lipoxygenase–derived hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid–phosphatidylethanolamines. Our findings reveal a previously unrecognized role of eosinophils and enzymatic lipid oxidation as regulatory elements that facilitate both hemostasis and thrombosis in response to vascular injury, thus identifying promising new targets for the treatment of thrombotic disease.
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