GPV
proteinGPV is a thrombin-activated platelet membrane protein released during platelet activation, indicating both thrombin generation and platelet responsiveness at the thrombotic site.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepPlatelet adhesion & activation
Confidencehigh
RationalePlatelet membrane protein; thrombin-sensitive; released upon activation.
Also acts inCoagulation / thrombus
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I47
C — confounder / Type-II43
A — assay feasibility68
E — evidence strength20
T1DI (composite)7
Specificity differential (R−C)+4.6
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
No confounder evidence retrieved.
Tier: light (literature co-occurrence proxy — lower confidence). See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists
Reagent / substrate
Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)
Platform
ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)
Literature evidence(4)
- Biomarkers of in vivo platelet activation in coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis: communication from the SSC of the ISTH.Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH · 2025 · PMID 40685139 · doi
- Glycoprotein V : the unsolved GPV puzzle.Platelets · 2022 · PMID 34994277 · doi
- A reliable plasma marker of platelet activation: does it exist?American journal of hematology · 2002 · PMID 12111787 · doi
- GPV is a marker of in vivo platelet activation--study in a rat thrombosis model.Thrombosis and haemostasis · 2000 · PMID 10739394