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We studied 23 patients suffering cerebral ischemia who also had laboratory evidence of either a lupus anticoagulant (LA) or an abnormal anticardiolipin antibody (ACA). Four patients had lupus or a lupus-like illness, three had drug-induced lupus, and 16 had no overt evidence of collagen-vascular disease. Cerebral ischemic events were multiple in 71% of the patients; two patients presented with multi-infarct dementia. Recognized cerebrovascular disease risk factors were present in 57% of the patients. The partial thromboplastin time was prolonged in only 35% of the patients. An LA was identified in 15 of 21 patients tested, and an elevated ACA titer was identified in 10 of 12 patients tested. Simultaneous assays for LA and ACA were discordant in eight of 10 patients tested. LA- and ACA-associated brain ischemia is often recurrent, but other risk factors for cerebrovascular disease are often present. The laboratory findings in such patients may display considerable heterogeneity.
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PMID:Lupus anticoagulants, anticardiolipin antibodies, and cerebral ischemia. 249 72

A 37-year-old intravenous drug abuser with acquired immune deficiency syndrome showed elevated activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and prothrombin time, normal thrombin time and fibrinogen, and borderline low platelet counts. The patient subsequently had a fracture of the left zygomatic arch, which did not produce uncontrollable bleeding. The coagulogram repeated at this admission showed persistent elevation of APTT. Further coagulation workup showed the presence of a lupus anticoagulant with mild specific inhibition of Factor VII. Platelet aggregation and Factor II levels were normal.
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PMID:Lupus anticoagulant associated with specific inhibition of factor VII in a patient with AIDS. 249 80

A comparison of the sensitivities of the ten most commonly used tests for the identification of the lupus anticoagulant (LA) and the lupus cofactor phenomenon was undertaken on 18 patients. All investigations, except the cardiolipin-antibody ELISA assay, were carried out using patient's plasma alone followed by a 1:1 mix with control plasma. Dilution studies (1:3, 1:6, 1:9--patient:control) were also carried out. The kaolin clotting time (KCT) was the only test positive in all patients at all dilutions, while the dilute activated partial thromboplastin time with kaolin (Dil-APTT) registered 17 of 18 positive at all dilutions. Both the dilute Russell viper venom time (Dil-RVVT) and the tissue thromboplastin inhibition time (TTI) (1/500 thromboplastin) identified the LA in 17 of 18 patients on initial testing but were less sensitive in the dilution studies. The KCT is not a suitable test for routine laboratory use, as it requires an individual filtration step. Therefore a combination of either the Dil-APTT or Dil-RVVT together with the TTI (1/500 dilution thromboplastin) is recommended for routine LA screening, as all patients with LA in this study were identified using these easily automated tests. The lupus cofactor phenomenon was most frequently demonstrated using the Dil-APTT.
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PMID:Comparison of laboratory tests used for identification of the lupus anticoagulant. 249 83

Abnormal polyclonal B cell activation has been demonstrated in patients with endometriosis. To determine whether the noted B cell abnormalities were primarily a feature of the disease endometriosis or its manifestations of infertility and pregnancy wastage, we investigated antibody profiles in 26 female patients with unexplained infertility (group A) and 24 patients with unexplained pregnancy wastage (group B) but without documented endometriosis. Group A and B patients exhibited an unusual incidence of gammopathies (10 of 26 patients in group A and 11 of 24 in group B), with a majority representing immunoglobulin M gammopathies. Mean immunoglobulin M values were significantly elevated in both groups (p less than 0.03 and p less than 0.05, respectively, Student t test), whereas immunoglobulin G was significantly increased only among group B patients (p less than 0.05, Student t test). Lupus anticoagulant by tissue thromboblastin inhibition test was abnormally elevated in 2 of 26 group A and 2 of 24 group B patients. Activated partial thromboplastin time values were abnormal in only 3 of 26 group A and 2 of 24 group B women. Immunoglobulin G, immunoglobulin M, and immunoglobulin A autoantibodies to two phospholipid antigens, five histones, and four polynucleotide autoantibodies were detected in 23 of 26 (88%) group A patients and 17 of 24 (70.8%) group B patients. We conclude that some patients with unexplained infertility and pregnancy wastage suffer from polyclonal B cell activation. It is therefore tempting to speculate that autoantibody abnormalities may be causally related to infertility and pregnancy loss.
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PMID:Reproductive failure because of autoantibodies: unexplained infertility and pregnancy wastage. 250 21

Over a 6-year period, 10 patients with lupus anticoagulant activity were seen. A history of thrombotic disease was found in 6 patients, but only 3 had systemic autoimmune disease. Reduced fibrinolytic activity after venous occlusion was found in 9 subjects, but only 4 had high von Willebrand factor levels. These changes were unrelated to inflammatory activity, which was ruled out by normal serum protein electrophoresis in all but one case. Human brain thromboplastin dilution test was pathological in all subjects with depressed fibrinolytic activity. These two tests may prove to be of value to single out those LA patients with highest risk for development of thromboembolic disease.
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PMID:Decreased fibrinolytic capacity and increased von Willebrand factor levels as indicators of endothelial cell dysfunction in patients with lupus anticoagulant. 250 Oct 64

A 51 year-old man with a history of deep venous thromboses and recurrent pulmonary embolism on long-term anticoagulant treatment was admitted to our department because of insidious onset thrombocytopenia. He had neither a history nor clinical signs of abnormal bleeding. On admission, the platelet count was reduced to 21 x 10(9)/l, platelet associated IgG was increased, and bone marrow specimens showed megakaryocytic hyperplasia. Platelet survival was slightly shortened with enhanced platelet sequestration in a normal size spleen. Laboratory evaluation after discontinuation of anticoagulant treatment revealed persisting prolongation of both the prothrombin time and the activated partial thromboplastin time which could be attributed to the presence of a lupus-type circulating anticoagulant. Further relevant laboratory findings included an elevated titer of IgG anti-cardiolipin antibodies and a reduced euglobulin clot lysis activity after venous occlusion due to increased plasminogen activator inhibitor activity. In recent years, it has become apparent that a striking correlation exists between the presence of antibodies to phospholipids and thromboembolic disease and immune thrombocytopenia respectively. The present case report on the association of these autoantibodies with both, recurrent venous thromboembolism and severe thrombocytopenia, supports the hypothesis that anti-phospholipid antibodies may play a crucial part in the pathogenesis of these clinical conditions. A reduced vascular fibrinolytic capacity may be involved in the thrombophilic state induced by anti-phospholipid antibodies.
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PMID:[Anti-phospholipid antibody with recurrent venous thromboembolism and severe autoimmune thrombocytopenia]. 250 50

The dilute tissue thromboplastin inhibition (DTTI) test (Schleider et al, 1976) is a sensitive but non-specific test for lupus anticoagulant (LA). False positive results are seen in patients with clotting factor deficiency involving the extrinsic pathway and also in some patients with specific factor inhibitors (Triplett et al, 1983; Rosove et al, 1986). Since the effect of LA is phospholipid dependent but those of factor deficiency and specific inhibitors are not, we analyse the test results by comparing the degree of inhibition using different dilutions of tissue thromboplastin and express it as the DTTI index. This is defined as the clotting time ratio with 0.2% tissue thromboplastin divided by the clotting time ratio with 2% tissue thromboplastin. We also perform a dilute tissue thromboplastin time with platelet substitution to see if this could neutralize the inhibition caused by LA. Both of these modifications can reliably distinguish LA from other conditions associated with prolonged APTT better than the original DTTI test.
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PMID:The reappraisal of dilute tissue thromboplastin inhibition test in the diagnosis of lupus anticoagulant. 250 25

Circulating antibodies to negatively-charged phospholipids have been implicated in the genesis of adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, it has yet to be established that these antibodies are causative or that they are invariably associated with untoward perinatal outcomes. To address this issue, the prevalence of lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies was recorded in a low-risk obstetric population, and the outcome of untreated pregnancies were evaluated. Two of 737 patients (0.27%) had lupus anticoagulant documented by a prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time that did not correct this mixing studies. In comparison, greatly elevated concentrations of immunoglobulin M-anticardiolipin antibodies or immunoglobulin G-anticardiolipin antibodies were identified in 16/737 (2.2%) patients by means of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Spontaneous abortions occurred in both lupus anticoagulant-positive patients, suggesting that the activated partial thromboplastin time used was a relatively insensitive but specific marker for antiphospholipid antibody-associated adverse pregnancy outcomes. In contrast, although 12 of 16 anticardiolipin antibodies-positive pregnancies were complicated by perinatal loss, preterm delivery, or fetal growth retardation, four patients had uncomplicated pregnancies. Moreover, the distribution of anticardiolipin antibodies concentrations in these four patients was not clustered among the lowest anticardiolipin antibodies values, and anticardiolipin antibodies concentrations correlated weakly with adverse outcomes. These findings suggest that antiphospholipid antibodies are related to adverse pregnancy outcomes in a complex fashion and that therapy is not always required for acceptable outcomes in patients without other risk factors.
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PMID:The prevalence and biologic significance of lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies in a general obstetric population. 238 77

Prothrombinase activity was analysed in the plasma of a series of patients with lupus anticoagulants (LAC). In the presence of purified PS-PC (20-80%) vesicles the prothrombinase activity triggered by kaolin was retarded by 2-3 min with respect with normal plasma. The maximal values of prothrombinase activity increased by increasing the amount of phospholipid vesicles. However, in the plasma of the patients they were always lower than those of normal plasma at each phospholipid concentration. Platelet-dependent prothrombinase activity was subsequently investigated. Again, both a delay in appearance and reduced peak values of prothrombinase activity were observed in the plasma of the patients. This inhibition was partially overcome by the addition of an excess of purified phospholipids. Finally, the effect of LAC IgG on platelet rich plasma-dependent prothrombinase activity was investigated. The main effect observed was a delay of the peak time of prothrombinase activity, while the maximal peaks were affected only by one IgG preparation. We conclude that LAC antibodies can react with both purified negatively-charged phospholipids and platelet procoagulant phospholipids and inhibit prothrombinase activity in a similar way in both cases.
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PMID:Inhibition of phospholipid and platelet-dependent prothrombinase activity in the plasma of patients with lupus anticoagulants. 250 34

The pathogenesis of avascular necrosis of bone (ANB) was investigated in 111 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (24 with ANB, 87 without ANB); patients' ages, corticosteroid treatment, clinical and laboratory features associated with SLE, and haemostatic profiles were all taken into account. The mean ages of patients with and without ANB at the time of diagnosis of SLE was 24.1 and 31.2 years respectively. The mean maximal daily dose of prednisolone in the group with ANB was 50.8 mg, which was significantly higher than the dose (41.8 mg) in the group without ANB. Disease features of SLE, such as Raynaud's phenomenon, hyperlipidaemia, nephrotic syndrome, hypertension, and disease activity, were not found to be related to ANB. The percentage of patients who had lupus anticoagulant as well as a shorter activated partial thromboplastin time was greater in those with ANB than in those without. Multiple factors may be involved in the pathogenesis of ANB in SLE, and it is suggested that haemostatic abnormalities, which could be influenced by corticosteroids and young ages, play some part in the development of ANB.
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PMID:Avascular necrosis of bone in systemic lupus erythematosus: possible role of haemostatic abnormalities. 250 41


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