Figure 2.
Nonhematopoietic FXII contributes to increased thrombin generation and inflammation in HbSS mice at steady state and after TNFα challenge. FXII−/− and FXII+/+ mice were irradiated and received transplantation with HbAA or HbSS BM. Four months later, plasma was collected for analysis of (A) TAT complexes, (B) IL-6, and (C) sVCAM-1. In a separate study, all mice were treated with TNFα (2 μg/kg, intraperitoneally). Five hours later, plasma was collected for analysis of (D) TAT complexes, (E) IL-6, and (F) sVCAM-1. Data are represented as mean ± SEM, n = 10 to 26 per group. ∗P < .05, ∗∗P < .01, and ∗∗∗∗P < .0001 by two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey post-hoc test. Asterisks above bars indicate significance within the same FXII genotype. Asterisks above lines indicate difference between Hb genotype within FXII genotype.