Antiphospholipid antibody-mediated interference with annexin-V anticoagulant activity

SummaryThe antiphospholipid (aPL) syndrome is a disorder in which vascular thrombosis and/or recurrent pregnancy losses occur together with serologic and coagulation evidence for antibodies directed against anionic phospholipid-protein complexes. Evidence has been developed for the idea that thrombosis in this syndrome may result from disruption of the binding of annexin-V to the phospholipids which line the placental and systemic vasculatures. We hypothesize that annexin-V, a protein known to have high affinity for anionic phospholipids, plays a thromboregulatory role at the vascular-blood interface by shieldin…