J. Clin. Med., Volume 10, Issue 4 (February-2 2021) – 339 articles
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The clot-stabilizing effect and downstream functionalities of coagulation factor XIII (FXIII) make it a promising target for drug development since FXIII inhibition does not significantly increase the bleeding risk. To investigate the inhibitory effect of aptamers on activated FXIII (FXIIIa), six DNA aptamers targeting FXIIIa were selected and characterized. Among all, the so-called FA12 aptamer showed inhibitoy effect on incorporation of FXIIIa and α2-antiplasmin (α2AP) to fibrin. Furthermore, FA12 reduced the clot stiffness and elasticity in ROTEM analysis when spiked to citrated plasma or whole blood. These features render FA12 as an interesting candidate molecule for the development of FXIIIa-targeting therapeutic strategies. View this paper
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