2005
Discovery and pre-clinical development of antithrombotics from hematophagous invertebrates.
Ledizet M, Harrison LM, Koskia RA, Cappello M. Discovery and pre-clinical development of antithrombotics from hematophagous invertebrates. Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents In Medicinal Chemistry 2005, 3: 1-10. PMID: 15638739, DOI: 10.2174/1568016052773315.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNumerous invertebrate speciesHematophagous invertebratesInvertebrate speciesSpecific inhibitorUnique specificityInvertebratesFunctional strategiesCritical roleImpressive arrayActivation of thrombosisUseful therapeutic agentPre-clinical developmentNatural productsInhibitorsPlatelet inhibitorsHeart diseaseHuman illnessPlatelet functionClinical developmentSpeciesTherapeutic agentsAntithromboticsParasitesBloodmealThrombosis
2002
A novel family of anticoagulants from the saliva of Ixodes scapularis
Narasimhan S, Koski RA, Beaulieu B, Anderson JF, Ramamoorthi N, Kantor F, Cappello M, Fikrig E. A novel family of anticoagulants from the saliva of Ixodes scapularis. Insect Molecular Biology 2002, 11: 641-650. PMID: 12421422, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2002.00375.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-terminal amino acid sequenceSalivary gland cDNA libraryAmino acid sequenceN-terminal sequenceCDNA libraryAcid sequenceAnticoagulant proteinsIxodes scapularisMolecular approachesTerminal sequenceIntrinsic pathwayEscherichia coliSpecific inhibitorNovel familyProteinSalp14Different functionsTick salivaSequenceBiological activityDose-dependent mannerProtease inhibitorsReversed-phase HPLCParaloguesScapularis
1995
Ancylostoma caninum anticoagulant peptide: a hookworm-derived inhibitor of human coagulation factor Xa.
Cappello M, Vlasuk G, Bergum P, Huang S, Hotez P. Ancylostoma caninum anticoagulant peptide: a hookworm-derived inhibitor of human coagulation factor Xa. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 6152-6156. PMID: 7597095, PMCID: PMC41660, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.13.6152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAncylostomaAnimalsArthropod ProteinsBlood CoagulationChromatography, GelChromatography, High Pressure LiquidChromatography, Ion ExchangeFactor Xa InhibitorsHelminth ProteinsHirudinsHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsKineticsMass SpectrometryMolecular Sequence DataPeptide FragmentsPeptidesProthrombin TimeRecombinant ProteinsSerine Proteinase InhibitorsTicksConceptsBlood lossFactor XaIntestinal blood lossGastrointestinal blood lossHuman hookworm infectionIron deficiency anemiaSoil-transmitted helminthsHuman coagulation factor XaFree factor XaAnticoagulant peptideSpecific inhibitorHookworm infectionDeficiency anemiaProthrombin timeIntestinal mucosaCoagulation factor XaMajor causeRecombinant hirudinChromogenic assayMajor anticoagulantAdult wormsAnticoagulantsProtease inhibitorsHuman coagulationInhibitors