Claudia Donati

Dr. Claudia Donati


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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8 January 2025 in Biomolecules
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VLValentina Lami
Valentina Lami
DNDario Nieri
Dario Nieri
MPMarta Pagnini
Marta Pagnini
MGMario Gattini
Mario Gattini
CDClaudia Donati
Claudia Donati
TNTommaso Neri
Tommaso Neri
Cancer is characterized by chronic inflammation and hypercoagulability, with an excess of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Tissue factor, the initiator of blood coagulation, circulates associated with extracellular vesicles (EV-TF). Studies investigating EV-TF between cancer-associated and non-cancer-associated VTE are lacking. We therefore compared EV-TF in unprovoked VTE (U-VTE), cancer-associated VTE (C-VTE), and cancer without VTE (C-w/o VTE). We also investigated interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels between the same groups. The final population included 68 patients (U-VTE: n = 15; C-VTE: n = 24; C-w/o VTE: n = 29). All patients with VTE were enrolled within 48 h of diagnosis; non-VTE patients were recruited in the oncologic outpatient services. EV were isolated by differential centrifugation from 4 mL of peripheral blood; the final EV pellet (16,000× g for 45 min) was resuspended in 100 μL saline and tested for TF using a one-step clotting assay. There was a statistically significant difference for higher EV-TF in C-VTE and C-w/o VTE compared to U-VTE (p = 0.024; Kruskal–Wallis test). There was no significant difference between C-VTE and C-w/o VTE. Moreover, we did not find any difference in IL-6 levels. These preliminary data suggest that cancer represents, per se, a strong driver of EV-TF generation.