The normal process of blood clotting is diminished when a clotting factor is lacking. Replacement therapy works by replacing the missing factor through infusion and aims to achieve normal levels of blood clotting. clotting factors infused replacement factors fibrin threads platelet plug fewer clotting factors platelets red blood cells endothelium injury injury replacement factor infusion Normal Factor Levels Factor Deficiency
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The normal process of blood clotting is diminished when a clotting factor is lacking. Replacement therapy works by replacing the missing factor through infusion and aims to achieve normal levels of blood clotting.
clotting factors
infused replacementfactors
fibrin threads
platelet plug
fewer clotting factors platelets
red blood cells
endothelium
injury
injury
replacementfactor infusion
Normal Factor Levels Factor Deficiency
VWF
This simplified schematic of the chain reaction of activation of factors involved in blood clot formation highlights the points in the cascade where each type of treatment products acts to either increase the ability to form blood clots, or decreases the destruction of blood clots.
Replacement therapy for other factor deficiencies works in the same way as depicted above for FVIII (hemophilia A) and FIX (hemophilia B).
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XIIaXIIRecombinant and plasma-derived FIX concentrates:• Increase the level of FIX in the blood• Increase ability to form a clot
Prothrombin complex concentrates (PCC):• Increase the level of FIX in the blood• Increase ability to form a clot• Contain other factors but not FVIII
Fresh frozen plasma:• Increases the levels of FVIII
and FIX in the blood• Increases ability to form a clot• Also contains other factors
Cryoprecipitate:• Increases the level of FVIII in the
blood• Increases ability to form a clot• Contains other factors but not FIX
DDAVP:• Increases the level of FVIII and VWF
available in the blood• Increases ability to form a clot
Recombinant and plasma-derived FVIII concentrates:• Increase the level of FVIII in the blood• Increase ability to form a clot
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Different types of hemophilia treatment products work through different points in the clotting cascade
Another factor, von Willebrand factor (VWF), carries FVIII until it is activated.