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Effect of platelet-derived beta-thromboglobulins on coagulation

  • Karl Egan
  • , Johanna P. van Geffen
  • , Hui ma
  • , Barry Kevane
  • , Aine Lennon
  • , Seamus Allen
  • , Elaine Neary
  • , Martin Parsons
  • , Patricia Maguire
  • , Kieran Wynne
  • , Richard O' Kennedy
  • , JohanW. M. Heemskerk
  • , Fionnuala Ni Ainle*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Background: beta-thromboglobulins are derived from the cleavage of the CXC chemokine platelet basic protein and are released in high concentrations by activated platelets. Platelet-derived beta-thromboglobulins (beta TG) share 70% homology with platelet factor 4 (PF4), another CXC chemokine released by activated platelets. PF4 modulates coagulation by inhibiting heparin-antithrombin interactions, promoting protein C activation, and attenuating the activity of activated protein C. In contrast, the effect of beta TG on coagulation is unknown.

Aim/Methods: Clotting times, thrombin generation, chromogenic clotting factor assays, and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) were used to assess the effect of purified beta TG on coagulation.

Results: In normal pooled plasma, beta TG shortened the lagtime and time to peak thrombin generation of tissue factor (TF)-dependent and TF-independent thrombin generation. In factor VIII and factor IX-deficient plasmas, beta TG induced thrombin generation in the absence of a TF stimulus and in the presence of anti-TF and factor VIIa inhibitory antibodies. The procoagulant effect was not observed when thrombin generation was independent of factor X activation (supplementation of factor X-deficient plasma with factor Xa). Cleavage of a factor Xa-specific chromogenic substrate was observed when beta TG was incubated with factor X, suggesting a direct interaction between beta TG and factor X. Using SPR, beta TG were found to bind to immobilised factor X in a dose dependent manner.

Conclusion: beta TG modulate coagulation in vitro via an interaction with factor X. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7-15
Number of pages9
JournalThrombosis Research
Volume154
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2017

Keywords

  • Platelet-derived beta-thromboglobulins
  • Coagulation
  • Thrombin generation
  • Factor X
  • PEPTIDE CTAP-III
  • ACTIVATED PROTEIN-C
  • THROMBIN GENERATION
  • CXC CHEMOKINES
  • HEMOPHILIA-A
  • FACTOR-XA
  • TISSUE
  • PLATELET-FACTOR-4
  • LOCALIZATION
  • INACTIVATION

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