growth/size/body
• homozygotes develop severe splenomegaly due to bone marrow failure
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• increased spleen weight at 3 months with a further increase at 1 year of age
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mortality/aging
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• homozygotes have a normal lifespan with no evidence of overt pathological thrombosis
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homeostasis/metabolism
• unchallenged homozygotes show a ~40% increase in baseline plasma protein C levels relative to wild-type controls; however, baseline levels of thrombin-antithrombin (TAT) complexes are normal, and no activated protein C (APC) is detectable in healthy homozygotes similar to wild-type controls
• in response to thrombin infusion, plasma APC levels are 8% of those in wild-type controls
• in response to thrombotic challenge with factor Xa/phospholipids (FXa/PCPS), homozygotes show a ~2-fold increase in TAT levels and significantly lower plasma APC levels than wild-type controls
• at 6 hours post-LPS injection, homozygotes show a ~3-fold increase in TAT levels and a ~2-fold decrease in APC levels relative to wild-type controls
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• unchallenged homozygotes show higher plasma IL-6 levels than wild-type controls
• at 2 hours post-LPS injection, homozygotes have significantly higher circulating IL-6 levels than wild-type controls
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• in response to thrombotic challenge with FXa/PCPS, homozygotes show increased fibrin deposition in the lungs as well as evidence of large intraventricular fibrin clots in the heart, unlike wild-type controls
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hematopoietic system
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• homozygotes exhibit normal % of B lymphocytes (B220+), granulocyte progenitors (Gr-1+), megakaryocytes (CD41+), and HSPCs (LSK+) in the bone marrow and spleen and have normal peripheral red and white blood cell counts
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• homozygotes develop severe splenomegaly due to bone marrow failure
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• increased spleen weight at 3 months with a further increase at 1 year of age
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• homozygotes show increased extramedullary hematopoiesis as a result of bone marrow failure
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• homozygotes display decreased total cell numbers in the bone marrow
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• homozygotes display significantly decreased circulating platelet numbers in peripheral blood relative to wild-type controls
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• homozygotes show an increased amount of red pulp (90.4% +/- 0.5%) relative to wild-type controls (69.2% +/- 3.03%)
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• homozygotes show a significant increase in the % of monocytes/macrophages (CD11b+ cells) in spleen
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immune system
• homozygotes develop severe splenomegaly due to bone marrow failure
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• increased spleen weight at 3 months with a further increase at 1 year of age
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• homozygotes show an increased amount of red pulp (90.4% +/- 0.5%) relative to wild-type controls (69.2% +/- 3.03%)
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• homozygotes show a significant increase in the % of monocytes/macrophages (CD11b+ cells) in spleen
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• unchallenged homozygotes show higher plasma IL-6 levels than wild-type controls
• at 2 hours post-LPS injection, homozygotes have significantly higher circulating IL-6 levels than wild-type controls
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• at 2 hours post-LPS injection, homozygotes have significantly higher circulating IL-6 levels than wild-type controls
• at 6 hours post-LPS injection, homozygotes show a ~3-fold increase in TAT complex levels and a ~2-fold decrease in APC levels relative to wild-type controls
• at 24 hours after LPS injection, homozygotes show a significant increase in MPO activity (a marker of neutrophil infiltration) in lung homogenates relative to wild-type controls
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