Clinical efficacy of recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin in patients with septic disseminated intravascular coagulation

Thrombomodulin is an endothelial cell cofactor and glycoprotein for thrombin-catalyzed activation of protein C. A recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin (rhsTM) has been recently developed, and this new agent has a unique amino-terminal structure exhibiting anti-inflammatory activity including sequestraction and cleavage of high-mobility group box 1(HMGB-1).