Impaired control of the contact system in hereditary angioedema with normal C1‐inhibitor

Maria Bova, Chiara Suffritti, Valeria Bafunno, Stefania Loffredo, Giorgia Cordisco, Stefano Del Giacco, Tiziana Maria Angela De Pasquale, Davide Firinu, Maurizio Margaglione, Vincenzo Montinaro,

Allergy · 2019 · 38 citations · 47 references

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Abstract

Our results suggest that pathogenesis of FXII-, ANGPT1-, and U-HAE moves through an unbalanced control of kallikrein activity, with bradykinin as most likely mediator. VEGFs and Ang1 participate in the pathophysiology of U-HAE increasing the basal vascular permeability.

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