Erratum for Nishimura et al., Thrombin-activatable procarboxypeptidase B regulates activated complement C5a in vivo

In the article by Nishimura et al entitled “Thrombin-activatable procarboxypeptidase B regulates activated complement C5a in vivo,” which appeared in the March 1, 2007, issue of Blood (Volume 109:1992-1997), there were errors in the byline, the abstract, and the text. The third author's name should have been Adrian M. Piliponsky. Also, the abstract should have begun, “Plasma procarboxypeptidase B (proCPB) is activated by the endothelial thrombin-thrombomodulin complex. Activated proCPB (CPB) functions as ….” Finally, the last sentence of “Discussion” should have read, “Selective activation of thrombin, enhancing its antithrombotic and anti-inflammatory functions by combined activation of PC and proCPB, while minimizing its prothrombotic properties, may represent another avenue of developing new antithrombotic agents.^41–43 The byline error was corrected online in departure from print.