Journal: Nature Cardiovascular Research
Article Title: A bispecific antibody approach for the potential prophylactic treatment of inherited bleeding disorders
doi: 10.1038/s44161-023-00418-4
Figure Lengend Snippet: a , Plasma FVII activity was assessed with a PT-based activity assay in 13 PwGT. Box plot represents the interquartile range. Horizontal line represents the median. Whiskers represent the upper and lower adjacent values. Dotted lines represent the local hospital reference range. b , Plasma FVIIa levels were measured with ELISA in 13 PwGT. Box plot represents the interquartile range. Horizontal line represents the median. Whiskers represent the upper and lower adjacent values. Outliers are indicated as filled black circles. Dotted lines represent the 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles of the FVIIa levels in 50 healthy controls. c , TLT-1 expression was measured with FACS in whole blood of 4 PwGT (green) and 51 healthy controls (gray) in resting platelets or after stimulation with agonists. A labeled IgG4 was used as an isotype control. Box plots represent the interquartile range. Horizontal lines represent the median. Whiskers represent the upper and lower adjacent values. Outliers are shown as filled grey circles. d , Fibrin-dependent platelet pseudoaggregation was measured in four PwGT. Light transmission was monitored for 40 min. Shown are representative traces of light transmission aggregometry in a PwGT (left) and the mean ± s.d. of lag time and the maximum amplitude of the aggregation traces with and without HMB-001 (right, inside the dashed box). Lag time is defined as the time to half-maximal aggregation and is indicated by the vertical dotted lines. Data were analyzed with a two-sided unpaired t test (** P = 0.0019). e , Fibrin-dependent platelet pseudoaggregation was measured in washed platelets from healthy controls supplemented with d -RGDW to obtain GT-like platelets ( n = 3 for each concentration). Aggregation lag time was determined in the presence of FVIIa with or without HMB-001. Data represent mean ± s.d. aggregation lag time at the indicated FVIIa concentration. f , Fibrin-dependent platelet pseudoaggregation was measured in GT-like washed platelets in the presence of 1 nM FVIIa; 0 or 1 nM HMB-001; and 0, 10 or 400 nM sTLT-1. Data are expressed as mean lag time ± s.d. ( n = 3). Data were analyzed with a two-sided unpaired t test (** P = 0.0061). NS, not significant. g , rFVIIa-equivalent activity was measured in PRP from healthy controls ( n = 3) supplemented with d -RGDW to obtain GT-like platelets and a blocking anti-TF antibody to ensure TF independence. FVIIa, FVII and HMB-001 were added at the concentrations obtained by simulating five clinical scenarios (Supplementary Table ). Bars represent the mean rFVIIa-equivalent activity; error bars represent s.d.
Article Snippet: The wells were washed three times, added with 50 μl of the 1:4,000 diluted primary antibody (sheep anti-FVII IgG affinity-purified, Cedarlane) in blocking buffer and incubated for 1 h at RT at 600 r.p.m.
Techniques: Activity Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Expressing, Labeling, Control, Transmission Assay, Concentration Assay, Blocking Assay