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Quagraine M, Tan F, Tamei H, Erdös E, Skidgel R. Plasmin alters the activity and quaternary structure of human plasma carboxypeptidase N. Biochem J 2009; 388:81-91. [PMID: 15617514 PMCID: PMC1186696 DOI: 10.1042/bj20041471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Human CPN (carboxypeptidase N) is a tetrameric plasma enzyme containing two glycosylated 83 kDa non-catalytic/regulatory subunits that carry and protect two active catalytic subunits. Because CPN can regulate the level of plasminogen binding to cell surface proteins, we investigated how plasmin cleaves CPN and the consequences. The products of hydrolysis were analysed by activity assays, Western blotting, gel filtration and sequencing. When incubated with intact CPN tetramer, plasmin rapidly cleaved the 83 kDa subunit at the Arg457-Ser458 bond near the C-terminus to produce fragments of 72 and 13 kDa, thereby releasing an active 142 kDa heterodimer, and also cleaved the active subunit, decreasing its size from 55 kDa to 48 kDa. Further evidence for the heterodimeric form of CPN was obtained by re-complexing the non-catalytic 72 kDa fragment with recombinant catalytic subunit or by immunoprecipitation of the catalytic subunit after plasmin treatment of CPN using an antibody specific for the 83 kDa subunit. Upon longer incubation, plasmin cleaved the catalytic subunit at Arg218-Arg219 to generate fragments of 27 kDa and 21 kDa, held together by non-covalent bonds, that were more active than the native enzyme. These data show that plasmin can alter CPN structure and activity, and that the C-terminal 13 kDa fragment of the CPN 83 kDa subunit is a docking peptide that is necessary to maintain the stable active tetrameric form of human CPN in plasma.
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- Mercy O. Quagraine
- *Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, U.S.A
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- *Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, U.S.A
- †Department of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, U.S.A
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- *Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, U.S.A
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- *Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, U.S.A
- †Department of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, U.S.A
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- *Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, U.S.A
- †Department of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, U.S.A
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Department of Pharmacology (M/C 868), University of Illinois College of Medicine, 835 S. Wolcott, Chicago, IL 60612, U.S.A. (email )
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Plasminogen activators stimulate the fibrinolytic pathway to accelerate thrombus resolution and can be used to treat serious and life-threatening arterial and venous thrombosis in neonates and children. The main disadvantage of these drugs is the risk of bleeding associated with their use. This article reviews the fibrinolytic pathway and discusses the current agents available for thrombolytic therapy, as well as indications for their use, dosing regimens, safety, and efficacy. RECENT FINDINGS There is great variation in the drug dosing regimens used for thrombolysis and in the incidence of bleeding complications that have been reported in pediatric series. Increased experience with these drugs, appropriate patient selection, and careful monitoring appear to have reduced the risk of major bleeding over time. The use of thrombolysis for occlusive deep vein thrombosis, in attempt to reduce the long-term complication of postthrombotic syndrome, is controversial and deserves further investigation. SUMMARY The use of thrombolytic therapy in pediatrics has increased over the past two decades. Urokinase and recombinant tissue plasminogen activator are the currently available thrombolytic agents. Catheter-related arterial thrombi that threaten life, organ or limb are the most common indication for their use. There is a tremendous need for well designed clinical studies to improve the safety and efficacy of these drugs in neonates and children.
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Pannell R, Kung W, Gurewich V. C1-inhibitor prevents non-specific plasminogen activation by a prourokinase mutant without impeding fibrin-specific fibrinolysis. J Thromb Haemost 2007; 5:1047-54. [PMID: 17459007 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02453.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prourokinase (prouPA) is unstable in plasma at therapeutic concentrations. A mutant form, M5, made more stable by reducing its intrinsic activity was therefore developed. Activation to two-chain M5 (tcM5) induced a higher catalytic activity than two-chain urokinase plasminogen activator (tcuPA), implicating an active site functional difference. Consistent with this, an unusual tcM5 complex with plasma C1-inhibitor was recently described in dog and human plasma. The effect of C1-inhibitor on fibrinolysis and fibrinogenolysis by M5 is the subject of this study. METHODS AND RESULTS Zymograms of tcM5 and tcuPA incubated in plasma revealed prominent tcM5-C1-inhibitor complexes, which formed within 5 min. The inhibition rate by purified human C1-inhibitor (250 microg mL(-1)) was about 7-fold faster for tcM5 than it was for tcuPA (10 microg mL(-1)). The effect of the inhibitor on the stability of M5 and prouPA was determined by incubating them in plasma at high concentrations (10-20 microg mL(-1)) +/- C1-inhibitor supplementation. Above 10 microg mL(-1), depletion of all plasma plasminogen occurred, indicating plasmin generation and tcM5/tcuPA formation. With supplemental C1-inhibitor, M5 stability was restored but not prouPA stability. Clot lysis by M5 +/- supplemental C1-inhibitor showed no attenuation of the rate of fibrinolysis, whereas fibrinogenolysis was prevented by C1-inhibitor. Moreover, because of higher dose-tolerance, the rate of fibrin-specific lysis reached that achievable by non-specific fibrinolysis without inhibitor. CONCLUSIONS Plasma C1-inhibitor stabilized M5 in its proenzyme configuration in plasma by inhibiting tcM5 and thereby non-specific plasminogen activation. At the same time, fibrin-specific plasminogen activation remained unimpaired. This unusual dissociation of effects has significant implications for improving the safety and efficacy of fibrinolysis.
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- R Pannell
- Vascular Research Laboratory, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Pönitz V, Pritchard D, Grundt H, Nilsen DWT. Specific types of activated Factor XII increase following thrombolytic therapy with tenecteplase. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2007; 22:199-203. [PMID: 17111198 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-006-9031-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Activated Factor XII (XIIa) is believed to participate in a number of pathophysiological processes including inflammation, thrombosis and fibrinolysis. Increasing XIIa levels following thrombolytic therapy have previously been reported. In contrast to other thrombolytics, tenecteplase (TNK-tpa) does not show paradoxical thrombin activation, indicating a lower procoagulant effect of this fibrin-selective thrombolytic agent. Recent research has demonstrated that in-vivo XIIa exists in a number of different types, and the aim of this study was to investigate plasma variations of different types of XIIa following thrombolytic treatment with TNK-tpa. METHODS Citrated blood samples were obtained from 34 patients admitted with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with TNK-tpa. Samples were taken immediately prior to treatment, 30-90 min after and 4 days post-treatment. XIIa measurements were performed using 2 ELISA assays designed to preferentially measure different types of XIIa; XIIaA and XIIaR. Both assays utilised a monoclonal antibody 2/215, which is highly specific for XIIa, as the solid phase capture antibody. The assay for XIIaA used a conjugate based on a polyclonal antibody against the entire XIIa molecule, whilst the assay for XIIaR incorporated a reagent to release otherwise unavailable XIIa and used a conjugate based on a monoclonal antibody against beta-XIIa. RESULTS Changes in plasma XIIaA concentration as a result of therapy were more evident than changes in XIIaR concentration. XIIaA showed a significant increase from 67.1 (49.0-84.4) pM to 97.8 (75.5-133.1) pM [median and 25 and 75% percentiles] in the 30-90 min sample (P < 0.001), returning to pre-intervention levels 61.5 (47.5-81.0) pM by day 4. In contrast, no significant change in XIIaR concentration was observed following thrombolytic therapy with TNK-tpa. CONCLUSION In patients admitted with STEMI, thrombolytic therapy with TNK-tpa resulted in a significant short-lasting increase in specific types of XIIa (namely XIIaA), whereas other types of XIIa (XIIaR) were largely unaffected by this intervention.
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- Volker Pönitz
- Department of Internal Medicine, Stavanger University Hospital, POB 8100, 4068, Stavanger, Norway.
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Gosalia DN, Denney WS, Salisbury CM, Ellman JA, Diamond SL. Functional phenotyping of human plasma using a 361-fluorogenic substrate biosensing microarray. Biotechnol Bioeng 2006; 94:1099-110. [PMID: 16575920 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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A microarray presenting glycerol nanodroplets of fluorogenic peptide substrates was used as a biosensor for the detection of multiple enzyme activities within human plasma. Using 10 different plasma proteases (kallikrein, factor XIIa, factor XIa, factor IXa, factor VIIa, factor Xa, thrombin, activated protein C, uPA and plasmin) and a 361-compound fluorogenic substrate library (Ac-Ala-P3-P2-Arg-coumarin for P = all amino acids except Cys), a database was created for deconvoluting the relative activity of each individual enzyme signal in human plasma treated with various activators (calcium, kaolin, or uPA). Three separate deconvolution protocols were tested: searching for "optimal" sensing substrate sequences for a set of 5 enzymes and using these substrates to detect protease signals in plasma; ranking the "optimal" sensing substrates for 10 proteases using local error minimization, resulting in a set of substrates which were bundled via weighted averaging into a super-pixel that had biosensing properties not obtainable by any individual fluorogenic substrate; and treating each 361-element map measured for each plasma preparation as a weighted sum of the 10 maps obtained for the 10 purified enzymes using a global error minimization. The similarity of the results from these latter two protocols indicated that a small subset of <90 substrates contained the majority of biochemical information. The results were consistent with the state of the coagulation cascade expected when treated with the given activators. This method may allow development of future biosensors using minimal and non-specific markers. These substrates can be applied to real-time diagnostic biosensing of complex protease mixtures.
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- Dhaval N Gosalia
- Department of Bioengineering, Institute for Medicine and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6281, USA
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Merlini PA, Cugno M, Rossi ML, Agricola P, Repetto A, Fetiveau R, Diotallevi P, Canosi U, Mannucci PM, Ardissino D. Activation of the contact system and inflammation after thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 2004; 93:822-5. [PMID: 15050482 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2003] [Revised: 11/10/2003] [Accepted: 11/10/2003] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Thrombolytic therapy activates the contact system, and factor XII activation may activate the coagulation cascade and inflammation. It is not known whether an early inflammatory response is induced by thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We prospectively measured the plasma levels of activated factor XII, cleaved kininogen, prothrombin fragment 1 + 2 (as indexes of the contact phase and coagulation activation), and interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein (CRP) (as indexes of inflammation) in 39 patients hospitalized for AMI within 12 hours of symptom onset: 26 receiving thrombolytic therapy and 13 heparin alone. Blood samples were collected at baseline and after 90 minutes and 24 hours. Patients undergoing thrombolysis had a significant early increase in activated factor XII (from 2.2 ng/ml at baseline to 4.7 ng/ml after 90 minutes; p = 0.0001), cleaved kininogen (from 26% to 37%; p = 0.001), and fragment 1 + 2 (from 1.4 to 2.1 nmol/L; p = 0.0001), whereas the 24-hour levels were similar to baseline levels. The levels of interleukin-6 significantly increased during the first 90 minutes (from 3.9 to 6.3 microg/ml; p = 0.001), and were even higher after 24 hours (11.9 ng/ml, p = 0.0001). CRP levels increased only after 24 hours (p = 0.0001). There were no changes in these parameters in patients receiving heparin alone, except for a 24-hour increase in interleukin-6 and CRP levels. Thus, in patients with AMI receiving thrombolytic therapy, early activation of inflammation parallels the activation of the contact system and the coagulation cascade, which might contribute to microvascular obstruction and reperfusion injury.
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Lian Q, Szarka SJ, Ng KKS, Wong SL. Engineering of a staphylokinase-based fibrinolytic agent with antithrombotic activity and targeting capability toward thrombin-rich fibrin and plasma clots. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:26677-86. [PMID: 12736246 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m303241200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Current clinically approved thrombolytic agents have significant drawbacks including reocclusion and bleeding complications. To address these problems, a staphylokinase-based thrombolytic agent equipped with antithrombotic activity from hirudin was engineered. Because the N termini for both staphylokinase and hirudin are required for their activities, a Y-shaped molecule is generated using engineered coiled-coil sequences as the heterodimerization domain. This agent, designated HE-SAKK, was produced and assembled from Bacillus subtilis via secretion using an optimized co-cultivation approach. After a simple in vitro treatment to reshuffle the disulfide bonds of hirudin, both staphylokinase and hirudin in HE-SAKK showed biological activities comparable with their parent molecules. This agent was capable of targeting thrombin-rich fibrin clots and inhibiting clot-bound thrombin activity. The time required for lysing 50% of fibrin clot in the absence or presence of fibrinogen was shortened 21 and 30%, respectively, with HE-SAKK in comparison with staphylokinase. In plasma clot studies, the HE-SAKK concentration required to achieve a comparable 50% clot lysis time was at least 12 times less than that of staphylokinase. Therefore, HE-SAKK is a promising thrombolytic agent with the capability to target thrombin-rich fibrin clots and to minimize clot reformation during fibrinolysis.
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- Qun Lian
- Division of Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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McKenzie DB, Wilcox RG. Thrombolytics: prospects for new agents. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2003; 4:41-54. [PMID: 12517242 DOI: 10.1517/14656566.4.1.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Thrombolytic therapy revolutionised the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The ability to re-establish coronary artery patency with intravenous thrombolytic drugs has transformed our therapeutic approach, despite patency failures and re-occlusions. However, the established agents are not perfect and a number of novel thrombolytic drugs have consequently been developed and evaluated. This article reviews the currently available agents, discusses available adjunctive therapies and examines the future developments that may affect the application of this therapy.
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- Daniel B McKenzie
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Queen's Medical Centre, Derby Road, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
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Bertram U, Moser M, Peter K, Kuecherer HF, Bekeredjian R, Straub A, Nordt TK, Bode C, Ruef J. Effects of different thrombolytic treatment regimen with abciximab and tirofiban on platelet aggregation and platelet-leukocyte interactions: a subgroup analysis from the GUSTO V and FASTER trials. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2002; 14:197-203. [PMID: 12913399 DOI: 10.1023/a:1025044625487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Due to considerably high rates of reocclusion under standard thrombolytic therapy GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors have been combined with thrombolytics to improve therapeutic outcomes. Potential reasons for arterial reocclusion may be increased platelet activation, interaction of platelets with other cell types such as leukocytes and inadequate drug dosing due to lack of ideal platelet monitoring. We compared combination therapy regimens consisting of GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors and thrombolytics with respect to platelet inhibition and platelet-leukocyte interactions. METHODS AND RESULTS From the GUSTO V trial (standard rPA vs. reduced dose rPA and abciximab) and the FASTER trial (standard TNK-tPA vs. reduced dose TNK-tPA and tirofiban) 15 patients were monitored by platelet aggregometry, rapid platelet function assay (RPFA) and flow cytometry (FC). rPA alone (n = 5) caused initial increases in platelet aggregation. However, platelet aggregation was significantly (p < 0.05) and sufficiently (>80%) inhibited by abciximab/rPA (n = 5) and tirofiban/TNK-tPA (n = 5). The platelet inhibitory effect of tirofiban/TNK-tPA was more pronounced compared to abciximab/rPA with a significant difference after 2 h (p < 0.05). Tirofiban/TNK-tPA and abciximab/rPA caused decreases in platelet-leukocyte aggregates as well as in binding of specific antibodies to the platelet vitronectin receptor and P-selectin (p < 0.05, respect.). No differences among the treatment groups were seen with respect to antibody binding to MAC-1 and CD154/CD40 ligand. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors overcome the platelet activating effect of thrombolytics resulting in sufficient platelet inhibition. RPFA is a suitable monitoring tool to accurately assess platelet inhibition. Within the given combination treatment regimen tirofiban appears to be more effective compared to abciximab and to exert effects beyond the inhibition of GP IIb/IIIa.
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- Ulf Bertram
- Department of Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
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