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Gitto S, Fiorillo C, Argento FR, Fini E, Borghi S, Falcini M, Roccarina D, La Delfa R, Lillo L, Zurli T, Forte P, Ghinolfi D, De Simone P, Chiesi F, Ingravallo A, Vizzutti F, Aspite S, Laffi G, Lynch E, Petruccelli S, Carrai P, Palladino S, Sofi F, Stefani L, Amedei A, Baldi S, Toscano A, Lau C, Marra F, Becatti M. Oxidative stress-induced fibrinogen modifications in liver transplant recipients: unraveling a novel potential mechanism for cardiovascular risk. Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2024; 8:102555. [PMID: 39309232 PMCID: PMC11416524 DOI: 10.1016/j.rpth.2024.102555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 07/25/2024] [Accepted: 08/15/2024] [Indexed: 09/25/2024] Open
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Background Cardiovascular events represent a major cause of non-graft-related death after liver transplant. Evidence suggest that chronic inflammation associated with a remarkable oxidative stress in the presence of endothelial dysfunction and procoagulant environment plays a major role in the promotion of thrombosis. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not completely understood. Objectives In order to elucidate the mechanisms of posttransplant thrombosis, the aim of the present study was to investigate the role of oxidation-induced structural and functional fibrinogen modifications in liver transplant recipients. Methods A case-control study was conducted on 40 clinically stable liver transplant recipients and 40 age-matched, sex-matched, and risk factor-matched controls. Leukocyte reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, lipid peroxidation, glutathione content, plasma antioxidant capacity, fibrinogen oxidation, and fibrinogen structural and functional features were compared between patients and controls. Results Patients displayed enhanced leukocyte ROS production and an increased plasma lipid peroxidation with a reduced total antioxidant capacity compared with controls. This systemic oxidative stress was associated with fibrinogen oxidation with fibrinogen structural alterations. Thrombin-catalyzed fibrin polymerization and fibrin resistance to plasmin-induced lysis were significantly altered in patients compared with controls. Moreover, steatotic graft and smoking habit were associated with high fibrin degradation rate. Conclusion ROS-induced fibrinogen structural changes might increase the risk of thrombosis in liver transplant recipients.
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- Stefano Gitto
- Internal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug, and Child’s Health (NEUROFARBA), Section of Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, University of Pisa Medical School Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Careggi University Hospital, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Sports Medicine Center Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Policlinico G. Martino, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Internal Medicine and Liver Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Pretorius E, Kell DB. A Perspective on How Fibrinaloid Microclots and Platelet Pathology May be Applied in Clinical Investigations. Semin Thromb Hemost 2024; 50:537-551. [PMID: 37748515 PMCID: PMC11105946 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1774796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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Microscopy imaging has enabled us to establish the presence of fibrin(ogen) amyloid (fibrinaloid) microclots in a range of chronic, inflammatory diseases. Microclots may also be induced by a variety of purified substances, often at very low concentrations. These molecules include bacterial inflammagens, serum amyloid A, and the S1 spike protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Here, we explore which of the properties of these microclots might be used to contribute to differential clinical diagnoses and prognoses of the various diseases with which they may be associated. Such properties include distributions in their size and number before and after the addition of exogenous thrombin, their spectral properties, the diameter of the fibers of which they are made, their resistance to proteolysis by various proteases, their cross-seeding ability, and the concentration dependence of their ability to bind small molecules including fluorogenic amyloid stains. Measuring these microclot parameters, together with microscopy imaging itself, along with methodologies like proteomics and imaging flow cytometry, as well as more conventional assays such as those for cytokines, might open up the possibility of a much finer use of these microclot properties in generative methods for a future where personalized medicine will be standard procedures in all clotting pathology disease diagnoses.
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- Etheresia Pretorius
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa
- Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa
- Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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Li Y, Liang Q, Wu W, Hu X, Wang H, Wang X, Ding Q. Fibrinogen BOE II: dysfibrinogenemia with bleeding and defective thrombin binding. Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2023; 7:102145. [PMID: 37601017 PMCID: PMC10439445 DOI: 10.1016/j.rpth.2023.102145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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Background Variants of fibrinogen sequences that bind to thrombin's catalytic sites are mostly associated with bleeding phenotypes, while variants with fibrinogen nonsubstrate-thrombin-binding sites are commonly believed to cause thrombosis. AαGlu39 and BβAla68 play important roles in fibrin(ogen)-thrombin-nonsubstrate binding. The BβAla68Thr variant has been described in several unrelated families with apparent thrombotic phenotypes. Objectives Homozygous AαGlu39Lys variant (fibrinogen BOE II) was identified in a boy with dysfibrinogenemia who had multiple cerebral hemorrhages. A series of analyses were performed to assess the variant's functions and elucidate underlying bleeding mechanisms. Methods Abnormal fibrinogen was purified from plasma and subjected to Western blot, fibrinogen and fibrin monomer polymerization, clottability, fibrinopeptides release, activated factor (F)XIII (FXIIIa) cross-linking, fibrinolysis, and scanning electron microscopy analyses. Results Fibrinogen BOE II weakened the binding capacity of thrombin to fibrinogen and delayed the formation of fibrin clots. The release of fibrinopeptides, polymerization of fibrinogen catalyzed by thrombin, and cross-linking of FXIIIa of fibrinogen BOE II were impaired. In contrast, batroxobin-catalyzed fibrinogen polymerization and desA/desAB fibrin monomer polymerization did not differ from those in normal controls. Fibrin clots formed by fibrinogen BOE II were composed of thicker fibrin fibers and showed a faster fibrinolysis rate. Conclusion Defective fibrin(ogen)-thrombin-nonsubstrate binding is not necessarily associated with thrombotic disorders. When the hypercoagulable state created by increased circulating free thrombin is insufficient to compensate for defective hemostasis caused by slowly formed but rapidly lysed clots, the primary concern of thrombin-binding deficiency dysfibrinogenemia appears to be hemorrhage rather than thrombosis.
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- Yang Li
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Center for Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Center for Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Hematology, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Congenital (hypo-)dysfibrinogenemia and bleeding: A systematic literature review. Thromb Res 2022; 217:36-47. [PMID: 35853369 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2022.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Ranging from bleeding to thrombosis, the clinical features of congenital fibrinogen qualitative disorders, including dysfibrinogenemia and hypodysfibrinogenemia, are highly heterogeneous. Although the associations between some specific fibrinogen mutations and the thrombotic phenotypes have been well elucidated, the underlying mechanism between fibrinogen variants and bleeding events remains underestimated. After systematically reviewing the literature of (hypo-)dysfibrinogenemia patients with bleeding phenotypes, we identified several well-characterized bleeding-related fibrinogen variants in those patients. Several possible pathomechanisms are proposed to explain the genotype-phenotype associations: 1, mutations in the NH2-terminal portion of the Aα chain hamper fibrinogen fitting into the active site cleft of thrombin and drastically slow the conversion of fibrinogen into monomeric fibrin; 2, mutations adding new N-linked glycosylation sites introduce bulky and negatively charged carbohydrate side chains and undermine the alignment of fibrin monomers during polymerization; 3, mutations generating unpaired cysteine form extra disulfide bonds between the abnormal fibrinogen chains and produce highly branched and fragile fibrin networks; 4, truncation mutations in the fibrinogen αC regions impair the lateral fibril aggregation, as well as factor XIII crosslinking, endothelial cell and platelet binding. These established relationships between specific variants and the bleeding tendency will help manage (hypo-)dysfibrinogenemia patients to avoid adverse bleeding outcomes.
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Yakovlev S, Medved L. Dual functions of the fibrin βN-domains in the VLDL receptor-dependent pathway of transendothelial migration of leukocytes. Thromb Res 2022; 214:1-7. [PMID: 35421681 PMCID: PMC10680947 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2022.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Our previous studies revealed that fibrin interacts with the VLDL receptor (VLDLR) through a pair of its βN-domains and this interaction promotes transendothelial migration of leukocytes and, thereby, inflammation. In agreement, the NDSK-II fragment representing the central part of the fibrin molecule and containing these domains stimulates leukocyte transmigration. However, the recombinant (β15-66)2 fragment corresponding to a pair of the βN-domains inhibits NDSK-II-stimulated leukocyte transmigration. To explain this paradox, we hypothesized that fibrin βN-domains have dual function in fibrin-dependent inflammation, namely, their C-terminal regions containing the VLDLR-binding sites promote leukocyte transmigration while their N-terminal regions are responsible for inhibition of this process. To test this hypothesis and to further clarify the molecular mechanisms underlying fibrin-induced VLDLR-dependent pathway of leukocyte transmigration and its inhibition, we prepared the dimeric (β15-44)2 and (β40-66)2 fragments corresponding to the N- and C-terminal regions of the βN-domains and studied their effect on endothelial permeability and transendothelial migration of leukocytes. The results obtained revealed that (β40-66)2 bound to the VLDLR with high affinity and promoted endothelial permeability and leukocyte transmigration while (β15-44)2 did not interact with this receptor and had no effect on leukocyte transmigration, in agreement with our hypothesis. We also found that the first three N-terminal residues of the βN-domains play a critical role in the inhibitory properties of these domains. Further, the inhibitory properties of the βN-domains were expressed only upon their isolation from the fibrin molecule. The question of whether their inhibitory function may play a role in fibrin remains to be addressed.
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- Sergiy Yakovlev
- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.
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Thrombin is a multifunctional serine protease generated in injured cells. The generation of thrombin in coagulation plays a central role in the functioning of haemostasis. The last enzyme in the coagulation cascade is thrombin, with the function of cleaving fibrinogen to fibrin, which forms the fibrin clot of a haemostatic plug. Although thrombin primarily converts fibrinogen to fibrin, it also has many other positive regulatory effects on coagulation. Thrombin has procoagulant, inflammatory, cellular proliferation and anticoagulant effects. In coagulation system, thrombin has two very distinct roles. Firstly, it acts as a procoagulant when it converts fibrinogen into an insoluble fibrin clot, activates factor (F) XIII, activates thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) and activates FV, FVIII and FXI. Thrombin also enhances platelet adhesion by inactivating a disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type1 motif (ADAMTS13). However, when thrombin activates protein C, it acts as an anticoagulant. A natural anticoagulant pathway that supplies regulation of the blood coagulation system contains protein C, which is the key component. This is accomplished by the specific proteolytic inactivation of FV and FVIII. In this review, the multiple roles of thrombin in the haemostatic response to injury are studied in addition to the cofactors that determine thrombin activity and how thrombin activity is thought to be coordinated.
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Erythrocyte Fraction in Thrombi Is Increased with Serum Iron by Influencing Fibrin Networks via Oxidative Stress. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2021:3673313. [PMID: 34976298 PMCID: PMC8719990 DOI: 10.1155/2021/3673313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Objective This study investigated whether the erythrocyte fraction in thrombi would be increased with serum iron via oxidative stress. Methods This study retrospectively enrolled patients with acute ischemic stroke treated using endovascular treatment in a single stroke center from October to December 2019. We examined the relationship between serum iron and erythrocyte-rich thrombi and the correlation of serum iron and the erythrocyte fraction in thrombi using clinical samples. Experiments in vivo and in vitro were performed to investigate the influence of oxidative stress on the correlation between serum iron concentration and erythrocyte fraction in thrombi. Results We found from the clinical samples that serum iron concentration was related to erythrocyte-rich thrombi and positively associated with the erythrocyte fraction in thrombi in vivo. Further, the tightness of the fibrin networks regulating the erythrocyte fraction in thrombi was increased with serum iron concentration in vivo. Additionally, the oxidative stress level was increased with serum iron concentration in vivo. Moreover, we found that the tightness of the fibrin networks increased with higher oxidative stress levels in vitro. Lastly, experiments in vivo with inhibiting oxidative stress showed that the erythrocyte fraction in thrombi and the tightness of fibrin networks significantly increased in the iron group than those in the iron with oxidative stress inhibitor group and control group. Conclusions Oxidative stress played a role in the process that the erythrocyte fraction in thrombi was increased with serum iron by influencing fibrin networks.
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Mostovenko E, Dahm MM, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Eye T, Erdely A, Young TL, Campen MJ, Ottens AK. Serum peptidome: diagnostic window into pathogenic processes following occupational exposure to carbon nanomaterials. Part Fibre Toxicol 2021; 18:39. [PMID: 34711247 PMCID: PMC8555107 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-021-00431-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Growing industrial use of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers (CNT/F) warrants consideration of human health outcomes. CNT/F produces pulmonary, cardiovascular, and other toxic effects in animals along with a significant release of bioactive peptides into the circulation, the augmented serum peptidome. While epidemiology among CNT/F workers reports on few acute symptoms, there remains concern over sub-clinical CNT/F effects that may prime for chronic disease, necessitating sensitive health outcome diagnostic markers for longitudinal follow-up. METHODS Here, the serum peptidome was assessed for its biomarker potential in detecting sub-symptomatic pathobiology among CNT/F workers using label-free data-independent mass spectrometry. Studies employed a stratified design between High (> 0.5 µg/m3) and Low (< 0.1 µg/m3) inhalable CNT/F exposures in the industrial setting. Peptide biomarker model building and refinement employed linear regression and partial least squared discriminant analyses. Top-ranked peptides were then sequence identified and evaluated for pathological-relevance. RESULTS In total, 41 peptides were found to be highly discriminatory after model building with a strong linear correlation to personal CNT/F exposure. The top-five peptide model offered ideal prediction with high accuracy (Q2 = 0.99916). Unsupervised validation affirmed 43.5% of the serum peptidomic variance was attributable to CNT/F exposure. Peptide sequence identification reveals a predominant association with vascular pathology. ARHGAP21, ADAM15 and PLPP3 peptides suggest heightened cardiovasculature permeability and F13A1, FBN1 and VWDE peptides infer a pro-thrombotic state among High CNT/F workers. CONCLUSIONS The serum peptidome affords a diagnostic window into sub-symptomatic pathology among CNT/F exposed workers for longitudinal monitoring of systemic health risks.
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- Ekaterina Mostovenko
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980709, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS-R12, Cincinnati, OH, 45226, USA
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- Division of Field Studies and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS-R12, Cincinnati, OH, 45226, USA
- Evidence Synthesis and Classification Section, International Agency for Research On Cancer, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372, Lyon, CEDEX 08, France
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, MS-2015, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, MS-2015, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC09 53601, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC09 53601, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980709, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA.
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Lu S, Tirloni L, Oliveira MB, Bosio CF, Nardone GA, Zhang Y, Hinnebusch BJ, Ribeiro JM, Andersen JF. Identification of a substrate-like cleavage-resistant thrombin inhibitor from the saliva of the flea Xenopsylla cheopis. J Biol Chem 2021; 297:101322. [PMID: 34688666 PMCID: PMC8573170 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The salivary glands of the flea Xenopsylla cheopis, a vector of the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, express proteins and peptides thought to target the hemostatic and inflammatory systems of its mammalian hosts. Past transcriptomic analyses of salivary gland tissue revealed the presence of two similar peptides (XC-42 and XC-43) having no extensive similarities to any other deposited sequences. Here we show that these peptides specifically inhibit coagulation of plasma and the amidolytic activity of α-thrombin. XC-43, the smaller of the two peptides, is a fast, tight-binding inhibitor of thrombin with a dissociation constant of less than 10 pM. XC-42 exhibits similar selectivity as well as kinetic and binding properties. The crystal structure of XC-43 in complex with thrombin shows that despite its substrate-like binding mode, XC-43 is not detectably cleaved by thrombin and that it interacts with the thrombin surface from the enzyme catalytic site through the fibrinogen-binding exosite I. The low rate of hydrolysis was verified in solution experiments with XC-43, which show the substrate to be largely intact after 2 h of incubation with thrombin at 37 °C. The low rate of XC-43 cleavage by thrombin may be attributable to specific changes in the catalytic triad observable in the crystal structure of the complex or to extensive interactions in the prime sites that may stabilize the binding of cleavage products. Based on the increased arterial occlusion time, tail bleeding time, and blood coagulation parameters in rat models of thrombosis XC-43 could be valuable as an anticoagulant.
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- Stephen Lu
- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA; Laboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Hamilton, Montana, USA
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- Centro de Pesquisa Experimental, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Hamilton, Montana, USA
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- Research Technologies Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Research Technologies Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Hamilton, Montana, USA
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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Exosite Binding in Thrombin: A Global Structural/Dynamic Overview of Complexes with Aptamers and Other Ligands. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms221910803. [PMID: 34639143 PMCID: PMC8509272 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Thrombin is the key enzyme of the entire hemostatic process since it is able to exert both procoagulant and anticoagulant functions; therefore, it represents an attractive target for the developments of biomolecules with therapeutic potential. Thrombin can perform its many functional activities because of its ability to recognize a wide variety of substrates, inhibitors, and cofactors. These molecules frequently are bound to positively charged regions on the surface of protein called exosites. In this review, we carried out extensive analyses of the structural determinants of thrombin partnerships by surveying literature data as well as the structural content of the Protein Data Bank (PDB). In particular, we used the information collected on functional, natural, and synthetic molecular ligands to define the anatomy of the exosites and to quantify the interface area between thrombin and exosite ligands. In this framework, we reviewed in detail the specificity of thrombin binding to aptamers, a class of compounds with intriguing pharmaceutical properties. Although these compounds anchor to protein using conservative patterns on its surface, the present analysis highlights some interesting peculiarities. Moreover, the impact of thrombin binding aptamers in the elucidation of the cross-talk between the two distant exosites is illustrated. Collectively, the data and the work here reviewed may provide insights into the design of novel thrombin inhibitors.
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Gruschus JM, Yakovlev S, Banerjee K, Medved L, Tjandra N. Structural Basis for the Interaction of Fibrin with the Very Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor Revealed by NMR and Site-Directed Mutagenesis. Biochemistry 2021; 60:2537-2548. [PMID: 34351135 PMCID: PMC10658778 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Interaction of fibrin with the very low-density lipoprotein receptor (VLDLR) promotes transendothelial migration of leukocytes and thereby inflammation. To establish the structural basis for this interaction, we have previously localized the VLDLR-binding site to fibrin βN-domains including fibrin β chain sequence 15-64 and determined the NMR solution structure of the VLDLR(2-4) fragment containing fibrin-binding CR domains 2-4 of VLDLR. In this study, we identified amino acid residues in VLDLR and the βN-domains that are involved in the interaction using NMR and site-directed mutagenesis. The results obtained revealed that Lys47 and Lys53 of the second and third positively charged clusters of the βN-domain, respectively, interact with Trp20 and Asp25 of the CR2 domain and Trp63 and Glu68 of the CR3 domain, respectively. This finding indicates that Lys residues of the βN-domain interact with the Lys-binding site of the CR domains in a manner proposed earlier for the interaction of other members of the LDL receptor family with their ligands. In addition, Gly15 of the βN-domain and its first positively charged cluster contribute to the high-affinity interaction with VLDLR. Molecular modeling based on the results obtained and analysis of the previously published structures of such domains complexed with RAP and HRV2 allowed us to propose a model of interaction of fibrin βN-domains with the fibrin-binding CR domains of the VLDL receptor.
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- James M. Gruschus
- Laboratory of Structural Biophysics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
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- Laboratory of Structural Biophysics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
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- Laboratory of Structural Biophysics, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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González-Durruthy M, Rial R, Cordeiro MND, Liu Z, Ruso JM. Exploring the conformational binding mechanism of fibrinogen induced by interactions with penicillin β-lactam antibiotic drugs. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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González-Durruthy M, Concu R, Vendrame LFO, Zanella I, Ruso JM, Cordeiro MNDS. Targeting Beta-Blocker Drug-Drug Interactions with Fibrinogen Blood Plasma Protein: A Computational and Experimental Study. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25225425. [PMID: 33228181 PMCID: PMC7699576 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25225425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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In this work, one of the most prevalent polypharmacology drug–drug interaction events that occurs between two widely used beta-blocker drugs—i.e., acebutolol and propranolol—with the most abundant blood plasma fibrinogen protein was evaluated. Towards that end, molecular docking and Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations were used as complementary tools. A fibrinogen crystallographic validation for the three best ranked binding-sites shows 100% of conformationally favored residues with total absence of restricted flexibility. From those three sites, results on both the binding-site druggability and ligand transport analysis-based free energy trajectories pointed out the most preferred biophysical environment site for drug–drug interactions. Furthermore, the total affinity for the stabilization of the drug–drug complexes was mostly influenced by steric energy contributions, based mainly on multiple hydrophobic contacts with critical residues (THR22: P and SER50: Q) in such best-ranked site. Additionally, the DFT calculations revealed that the beta-blocker drug–drug complexes have a spontaneous thermodynamic stabilization following the same affinity order obtained in the docking simulations, without covalent-bond formation between both interacting beta-blockers in the best-ranked site. Lastly, experimental ultrasound density and velocity measurements were performed and allowed us to validate and corroborate the computational obtained results.
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- Michael González-Durruthy
- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal;
- Soft Matter and Molecular Biophysics Group, Department of Applied Physics, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain;
- Correspondence: (M.G.-D.); (M.N.D.S.C.); Tel.: +351-220402502 (M.N.D.S.C.)
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal;
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- Post-Graduate Program in Nanoscience, Franciscana University (UFN), Santa Maria 97010-032, RS, Brazil; (L.F.O.V.); (I.Z.)
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- Post-Graduate Program in Nanoscience, Franciscana University (UFN), Santa Maria 97010-032, RS, Brazil; (L.F.O.V.); (I.Z.)
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- Soft Matter and Molecular Biophysics Group, Department of Applied Physics, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain;
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal;
- Correspondence: (M.G.-D.); (M.N.D.S.C.); Tel.: +351-220402502 (M.N.D.S.C.)
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Ghosh S, Tripathi A, Gayen P, Sinha Roy R. Peptide-based topical agents and intravenous hemostat for rapid hemostasis. RSC Med Chem 2020; 11:1100-1111. [PMID: 33479616 PMCID: PMC7651999 DOI: 10.1039/d0md00204f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Traumatic coagulopathy due to severe external injury and internal hemorrhage is life-threatening to accident victims and soldiers on the battlefield, causing considerable number of deaths worldwide. Patients with inherited bleeding disorders (such as haemophilia, von Willebrand disease, inherited qualitative platelet defects, and afibrinogenemia) also contribute to the vast number of deaths due to abnormal bleeding, and these patients are difficult to handle during surgery. Platelets and different plasma proteins play an essential role in blood coagulation and in the maintenance of the body's hemostatic balance. The improper function or deficiency of these factors cause abnormal bleeding. To address such bleeding disorders, external clotting agents (such as extracellular protein-inspired natural and synthetic peptide-based sealants and peptide-functionalized polymer/liposome-based sealants) have been developed by different groups of researchers. The primary focus of this review is to provide molecular insights into the existing biologically inspired peptide-based sealants, highlighting the advantages and limitations of such reported designed sealants to handle blood clotting, and also provide insights into the design of improved next-generation surgical sealants.
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- Snehasish Ghosh
- Department of Chemical Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata , Mohanpur - 741246 , India
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- Department of Biological Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata , Mohanpur - 741246 , India .
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- Department of Biological Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata , Mohanpur - 741246 , India .
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- Department of Biological Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata , Mohanpur - 741246 , India .
- Centre for Advanced Functional Materials , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata , Mohanpur - 741246 , India
- Centre for Climate and Environmental Studies , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata , Mohanpur - 741246 , India
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Fibrinogen is one of the first factors to fall to critically low levels in the blood in many coagulopathic events. Patients with hypofibrinogenemia are at a significantly greater risk of major hemorrhage and death. The rapid replacement of fibrinogen early on in hypofibrinogenemia may significantly improve outcomes for patients. Fibrinogen is present at concentrations between 2 and 4 g/L in the plasma of healthy people. However, hypofibrinogenemia is diagnosed when the fibrinogen level drops below 1.5-2 g/L. This review analyses different types of fibrinogen assays that can be used for diagnosing hypofibrinogenemia. The scientific mechanisms and limitations behind these tests are then presented. Additionally, the current state of clinical major hemorrhage protocols (MHPs) is presented and the structure, function and physiological role of fibrinogen is summarized.
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- Marek Bialkower
- BioPRIA and Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- BioPRIA and Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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Pérez-Escalante E, Cruz-Guerrero AE, Álvarez-Romero GA, Mendoza-Huizar LH, Flores-Aguilar JF, González-Olivares LG. Urea as the best fibrin solubilizer in the thrombin inhibition analysis: Theoretical and experimental modeling of fibrinogen denaturation. Chem Phys Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Two BβN-domains of fibrinogen are formed by the N-terminal portions of its two Bβ chains including amino acid residues Bβ1-65. Although their folding status is not well understood and the recombinant disulfide-linked (Bβ1-66)2 fragment corresponding to a pair of these domains was found to be unfolded, some data suggest that these domains may be folded in the parent molecule. In contrast, their major functional properties are well established. Removal of fibrinopeptides B (amino acid residues Bβ1-14) from these domains upon fibrinogen to fibrin conversion results in the exposure of multiple binding sites in fibrin βN-domains (residues β15-65). These sites provide interactions of the βN-domains with different proteins and cells and their participation in various physiological and pathological processes including fibrin assembly, fibrin-dependent angiogenesis, and fibrin-dependent leukocyte transmigration and thereby inflammation. The major goal of the present review is to summarize current view on the structure and function of these domains in fibrinogen and fibrin and their role in the above-mentioned processes.
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- Leonid Medved
- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A
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- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A
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Duval C, Profumo A, Aprile A, Salis A, Millo E, Damonte G, Gauer JS, Ariëns RAS, Rocco M. Fibrinogen αC-regions are not directly involved in fibrin polymerization as evidenced by a "Double-Detroit" recombinant fibrinogen mutant and knobs-mimic peptides. J Thromb Haemost 2020; 18:802-814. [PMID: 31889430 PMCID: PMC7186824 DOI: 10.1111/jth.14725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fibrin polymerization, following fibrinopeptides A and B (FpA, FpB) cleavage, relies on newly exposed α- and β-chains N-termini (GPR, GHR; A-, B-knobs, respectively) engaging preexistent a and b pockets in other fibrin(ogen) molecules' γ- and (B)β-chains C-terminal regions. A role for mostly disordered (A)α-chains C-terminal regions "bridging" between fibrin molecules/fibrils has been proposed. OBJECTIVES Fibrinogen Detroit is a clinically observed mutation (AαR19 → S) with nonengaging GPS A-knobs. By analogy, a similar Bβ-chain mutation, BβR17 → S, should produce nonengaging GHS B-knobs. A homozygous "Double-Detroit" mutant (AαR19 → S, BβR17 → S; DD-FG) was developed: with A-a and B-b engagements endogenously blocked, other interactions would become apparent. METHODS DD-FG, wild-type recombinant (WT-FG), and human plasma (hp-FG) fibrinogen self-association was studied by turbidimetry coupled with fibrinopeptides release high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)/mass spectrometry analyses, and by light-scattering following size-exclusion chromatography (SE-HPLC). RESULTS In contrast to WT-FG and hp-FG, DD-FG produced no turbidity increase, irrespective of thrombin concentration. The SE-HPLC profile of concentrated DD-FG was unaffected by thrombin treatment, and light-scattering, at lower concentration, showed no intensity and hydrodynamic radius changes. Compared with hp-FG, both WT-FG and DD-FG showed no FpA cleavage difference, while ~50% FpB was not recovered. Correspondingly, SDS-PAGE/Western-blots revealed partial Bβ-chain N-terminal and Aα-chain C-terminal degradation. Nevertheless, ~70% DD-FG molecules bearing (A)αC-regions potentially able to associate were available. Higher-concentration, nearly intact hp-FG with 500-fold molar excess GPRP-NH2 /GHRP-NH2 knobs-mimics experiments confirmed these no-association findings. CONCLUSIONS (A)αC-regions interactions appear too weak to assist native fibrin polymerization, at least without knobs engagement. Their role in all stages should be carefully reconsidered.
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- Cédric Duval
- Leeds Thrombosis CollectiveDiscovery and Translational Science DepartmentLeeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Biopolimeri e ProteomicaIRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San MartinoGenovaItaly
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- Biopolimeri e ProteomicaIRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San MartinoGenovaItaly
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- Department of Experimental MedicineCenter of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR)University of GenovaGenovaItaly
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- Department of Experimental MedicineCenter of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR)University of GenovaGenovaItaly
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- Department of Experimental MedicineCenter of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR)University of GenovaGenovaItaly
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- Leeds Thrombosis CollectiveDiscovery and Translational Science DepartmentLeeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Leeds Thrombosis CollectiveDiscovery and Translational Science DepartmentLeeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic MedicineUniversity of LeedsLeedsUK
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- Biopolimeri e ProteomicaIRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San MartinoGenovaItaly
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González-Durruthy M, Scanavachi G, Rial R, Liu Z, Cordeiro MNDS, Itri R, Ruso JM. Structural and energetic evolution of fibrinogen toward to the betablocker interactions. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 137:405-419. [PMID: 31265849 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.06.229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We present a computational analysis coupled with experimental studies, focusing on the binding-interaction between beta-adrenoreceptor blocking agents (acebutolol and propranolol) with fibrinogen protein (E-region). Herein, computational modeling on structural validation and flexibility properties of fibrinogen E-region showed that the E-region interacting residues, which form the funnel-shaped hydrophobic cavity for ligand-binding, can be efficiently modeled. The obtained free energy of binding (FEB) values for the docking complexes, namely acebutolol/fibrinogen E-region and propranolol/fibrinogen E-region, were very close and amounted to - 6.9 kcal/mol and - 6.8 kcal/mol, respectively. They were supported by a high binding-accuracy (R.M.S.D < 2 Å) for the best crystallographic binding-poses in both cases. In this regard, we identify a docking-mechanism of interaction for the propranolol and acebutolol mainly based on non-covalent hydrophobic contacts with the fibrinogen E-region binding-site. Besides, the beta-adrenoreceptor blocking agents are able to induce local perturbations affecting particularly the fibrinogen E-region allosteric residues linked to significant changes in the inter-residue communication and flexibility properties of residue network. In this sense, we show that the key biophysical parameters like frequency and collectivity degree may be compromised in different ways by the interaction with acebutolol and propranolol. Isothermal titration calorimetry, zeta potential and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements were performed to complete and corroborate computational analysis. The combined experimental results point out that acebutolol acts to a lesser extent to fibrinogen structure than propranolol.
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- Michael González-Durruthy
- Soft Matter and Molecular Biophysics Group, Department of Applied Physics, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain; LAQV-REQUIMTE of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Applied Physics, Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Soft Matter and Molecular Biophysics Group, Department of Applied Physics, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Physics and Engineering, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD 21532, United States
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Applied Physics, Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Soft Matter and Molecular Biophysics Group, Department of Applied Physics, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Major TC, Brisbois EJ, Meyerhoff ME, Bartlett RH. Attenuation of Thrombin-Mediated Fibrin Formation via Changes in Fibrinogen Conformation Induced by Reaction with S-nitroso- N-acetylpenicillamine, but not S-nitrosoglutathione. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:7954-7965. [PMID: 31372222 PMCID: PMC6675453 DOI: 10.1039/c8tb02103a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Previous work in a 4 h rabbit thrombogenicity model has shown that a nitric oxide- (NO) generating polymer extracorporeal circuits (ECC) with infusion of S-nitroso-N-acetyl-penicillamine (SNAP) preserved platelets eventhough platelets were activated as shown by an increase in the glycoprotein, p-selectin. The platelet preservation mechanism was shown to be due to a changing fibrinogen structure leading to attenuation of platelet aggregation. Understanding the effects that SNAP, another RSNO, S-nitroso-glutathione (GSNO) as well as the non-RSNO, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), may have on human fibrinogen polymerization, this in vitro study evaluated the released NO effects on the thrombin-mediated fibrin formation and fibrinogen structure. Thrombin-induced fibrin formation at 300 μM SNAP (50 + 11% of baseline) was significantly reduced compared to SNAP's parent, N-acetyl-penicillamine (NAP) (95 + 13%) after 1 h of RSNO exposure. GSNO, its parent, glutathione (GSH) and 1000 ppm NO gas did not attenuate the thrombin-mediated fibrin formation. SNAP, NAP and SNP exposure for 1 h, however, did not decrease thrombin activity by directly inhibiting thrombin itself. Changes in fibrinogen conformation as measured by intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence significantly decreased in the 300 μM SNAP (38057 + 1196 mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) and SNP (368617 + 541 MFI) groups versus the NAP control (47937 + 1196 MFI). However, infused 1000 ppm NO gas had no direct effect on the ITF after 1 h incubation at 37°C. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) showed that fibrinogen degradation by 0.03 U/ml thrombin was concentration-dependently reduced after 1 h with SNAP but not with NAP or SNP. Western blotting showed RSNOs, SNAP, NAP and the non-RSNO, SNP-incubated fibrinogen solutions showed that the percent level of the Aγ dimer to total Aγ dimer + γ monomer was significantly reduced in the case of the SNAP group when compared to SNP group. These results suggest that NO donors such as SNAP and SNP induce fibrinogen conformational changes by potentially nitrosating fibrinogen tyrosine residues. These NO-mediated fibrinogen changes induced via NO donors may provide another mechanism of NO for improving thromboresistance in ECC.
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- Terry C Major
- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, FL USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI USA
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Wang L, Cui C, Li R, Xu S, Li H, Li L, Liu J. Study on the oxidation of fibrinogen using Fe 3O 4 magnetic nanoparticles and its influence to the formation of fibrin. J Inorg Biochem 2018; 189:58-68. [PMID: 30243119 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2018.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Oxidative stress accompanies various diseases associated with chronic inflammation. In this work, H2O2 and H2O2-Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles were used as two reactive oxygen species to study the oxidative stress for the structure and polymerization behaviour of fibrinogen molecules. The alterations of secondary structure and component of fibrinogen molecule were characterized by circular dichroism spectra, ultraviolet-visible spectra and fluorescence spectra, the viscoelasticity of fibrinogen solution was studied by dynamic light scattering microrheology. Based on the molecular dynamics simulations and fluorescence properties, the possible oxidative stress sites were analyzed and confirmed by Tb3+ probe. The hydrophobicity/philicity and electrostatic net charges present on the exterior part of the fibrinogen molecules were measured with zeta potential. The height and image analysis obtained from atomic force microscope indicated that oxidative stress of fibrinogen molecules could influence the equilateral junctions of protofibrils and the different cross-linking patterns between the α- and γ-chains, result in the decrease of the fibre size, form a higher proportion of branching and a denser aggregation state. This study will provide insights into the misfolding and fibril formation of disease-associated fibrinogen, facilitate an increased understanding of how oxidative stress in vivo affects the formation and polymerization of fibrin, and support efforts for the improved treatment of patients suffering from the thrombotic disease.
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- Lei Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education of China, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
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Luo M, Wei A, Xiang L, Yan J, Liao L, Deng X, Deng D, Cheng P, Lin F. Abnormal fibrinogen with an Aα 16Arg → Cys substitution is associated with multiple cerebral infarctions. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2018; 46:409-419. [DOI: 10.1007/s11239-018-1689-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Zhmurov A, Protopopova AD, Litvinov RI, Zhukov P, Weisel JW, Barsegov V. Atomic Structural Models of Fibrin Oligomers. Structure 2018; 26:857-868.e4. [PMID: 29754827 PMCID: PMC6501597 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2018.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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The space-filling fibrin network is a major part of clots and thrombi formed in blood. Fibrin polymerization starts when fibrinogen, a plasma protein, is proteolytically converted to fibrin, which self-assembles to form double-stranded protofibrils. When reaching a critical length, these intermediate species aggregate laterally to transform into fibers arranged into branched fibrin network. We combined multiscale modeling in silico with atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging to reconstruct complete atomic models of double-stranded fibrin protofibrils with γ-γ crosslinking, A:a and B:b knob-hole bonds, and αC regions-all important structural determinants not resolved crystallographically. Structures of fibrin oligomers and protofibrils containing up to 19 monomers were successfully validated by quantitative comparison with high-resolution AFM images. We characterized the protofibril twisting, bending, kinking, and reversibility of A:a knob-hole bonds, and calculated hydrodynamic parameters of fibrin oligomers. Atomic structures of protofibrils provide a basis to understand mechanisms of early stages of fibrin polymerization.
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- Artem Zhmurov
- Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation; Sechenov University, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
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- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan 420008, Russian Federation
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- Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation
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- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region 141700, Russian Federation; Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
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Fischer PM. Design of Small-Molecule Active-Site Inhibitors of the S1A Family Proteases as Procoagulant and Anticoagulant Drugs. J Med Chem 2017; 61:3799-3822. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b00772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Peter M. Fischer
- School of Pharmacy and Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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Negahdaripour M, Golkar N, Hajighahramani N, Kianpour S, Nezafat N, Ghasemi Y. Harnessing self-assembled peptide nanoparticles in epitope vaccine design. Biotechnol Adv 2017; 35:575-596. [PMID: 28522213 PMCID: PMC7127164 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2017.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Revised: 04/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Vaccination has been one of the most successful breakthroughs in medical history. In recent years, epitope-based subunit vaccines have been introduced as a safer alternative to traditional vaccines. However, they suffer from limited immunogenicity. Nanotechnology has shown value in solving this issue. Different kinds of nanovaccines have been employed, among which virus-like nanoparticles (VLPs) and self-assembled peptide nanoparticles (SAPNs) seem very promising. Recently, SAPNs have attracted special interest due to their unique properties, including molecular specificity, biodegradability, and biocompatibility. They also resemble pathogens in terms of their size. Their multivalency allows an orderly repetitive display of antigens on their surface, which induces a stronger immune response than single immunogens. In vaccine design, SAPN self-adjuvanticity is regarded an outstanding advantage, since the use of toxic adjuvants is no longer required. SAPNs are usually composed of helical or β-sheet secondary structures and are tailored from natural peptides or de novo structures. Flexibility in subunit selection opens the door to a wide variety of molecules with different characteristics. SAPN engineering is an emerging area, and more novel structures are expected to be generated in the future, particularly with the rapid progress in related computational tools. The aim of this review is to provide a state-of-the-art overview of self-assembled peptide nanoparticles and their use in vaccine design in recent studies. Additionally, principles for their design and the application of computational approaches to vaccine design are summarized.
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- Manica Negahdaripour
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Pharmaceutics Department, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Biotechnology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Fibrinogen and fibrin are essential for hemostasis and are major factors in thrombosis, wound healing, and several other biological functions and pathological conditions. The X-ray crystallographic structure of major parts of fibrin(ogen), together with computational reconstructions of missing portions and numerous biochemical and biophysical studies, have provided a wealth of data to interpret molecular mechanisms of fibrin formation, its organization, and properties. On cleavage of fibrinopeptides by thrombin, fibrinogen is converted to fibrin monomers, which interact via knobs exposed by fibrinopeptide removal in the central region, with holes always exposed at the ends of the molecules. The resulting half-staggered, double-stranded oligomers lengthen into protofibrils, which aggregate laterally to make fibers, which then branch to yield a three-dimensional network. Much is now known about the structural origins of clot mechanical properties, including changes in fiber orientation, stretching and buckling, and forced unfolding of molecular domains. Studies of congenital fibrinogen variants and post-translational modifications have increased our understanding of the structure and functions of fibrin(ogen). The fibrinolytic system, with the zymogen plasminogen binding to fibrin together with tissue-type plasminogen activator to promote activation to the active proteolytic enzyme, plasmin, results in digestion of fibrin at specific lysine residues. In spite of a great increase in our knowledge of all these interconnected processes, much about the molecular mechanisms of the biological functions of fibrin(ogen) remains unknown, including some basic aspects of clotting, fibrinolysis, and molecular origins of fibrin mechanical properties. Even less is known concerning more complex (patho)physiological implications of fibrinogen and fibrin.
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- John W Weisel
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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A novel mutation in the fibrinogen Aα chain (Gly13Arg, fibrinogen Nanning) causes congenital dysfibrinogenemia associated with defective peptide A release. Int J Hematol 2016; 105:506-514. [PMID: 27933517 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-016-2157-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2016] [Revised: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Dysfibrinogenemia is characterized by blood coagulation dysfunction induced by an abnormal molecular structure of fibrinogen. Here, we describe a new case. A 32-year-old female was suspected of having dysfibrinogenemia during routine laboratory screening, based on her decreased functional fibrinogen level, normal fibrinogen antigen level, and prolonged thrombin time. We extracted DNA and performed polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing to identify genetic mutation. Fibrin polymerization, the kinetics of the fibrinopeptide release, scanning electron microscopy, mass spectrometric analysis, fibrin cross-linking, sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and western blot were conducted. DNA sequencing identified a heterozygous point mutation, Gly13Arg in Aα chain. Fibrin polymerization was markedly impaired (prolonged lag phase and decreased final turbidity). The rate and extent of fibrinopeptide A release from the patient were abnormal and reduced. The mass spectrometry analysis revealed the presence of mutant fibrinogen chains in the patient's circulation. Electron micrographs revealed abnormal fibrin clots. Fibrin cross-linking was normal. Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and western blot showed no difference. We report a new case with a mutation in the fibrinopeptide A region, AαGly13Arg. These results indicated that the functional abnormalities were related to delayed and defective fibrinopeptide A cleavage and likely impaired thrombin binding.
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Study on the influence of oxidative stress on the fibrillization of fibrinogen. Biochem J 2016; 473:4373-4384. [DOI: 10.1042/bcj20160702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Human fibrinogen is an important coagulation factor as well as an independent predictor of coronary heart disease and stroke. Analysis of dysfibrinogens may provide useful information and help us to understand the molecular defects in fibrin polymerization. In the present study, we investigated the influence of oxidative stress of fibrinogen induced by H2O2 on the polymerization state of fibrin. UV absorbance spectroscopy, circular dichroism, ζ-potential, dynamic light scattering and steady shear viscosity were all employed to study the influence of oxidative stress on the molecular structure, the surface charges, and the size and shape of fibrinogen molecules. The fibrin morphology obtained was imaged and investigated using atomic force microscopy. The results demonstrated that the cross-linking, branching and height distribution of formed fibrin will be influenced by the oxidative stress of fibrinogen. This study presents new insights into the aggregation behaviour of fibrinogen and will be helpful to understand the formation mechanism of thrombosis under oxidative stress.
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Baglin TP, Langdown J, Frasson R, Huntington JA. Discovery and characterization of an antibody directed against exosite I of thrombin. J Thromb Haemost 2016; 14:137-42. [PMID: 26469093 DOI: 10.1111/jth.13171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 10/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED ESSENTIALS: An IgA paraprotein with anti-thrombin activity was not associated with a severe bleeding phenotype. This observation challenges the paradigm that anticoagulant therapy necessarily increases bleeding risk. Characterization of the antibody showed that it specifically binds to thrombin exosite I. A therapeutic drug with the properties of this antibody might be an antithrombotic that doesn't cause bleeding. BACKGROUND We report the case of a 54-year-old female who presented with a traumatic subdural hemorrhage. Coagulation tests were markedly prolonged due to the presence of an anti-thrombin IgA paraprotein at 3 g L(-1) . The patient made a complete recovery and has had no abnormal bleeding during a 7-year follow-up, despite the persistence of the paraprotein. OBJECTIVES To determine how the paraprotein prolonged clotting tests by defining its target and its epitope. METHODS The paraprotein was purified and added to normal pooled plasma for in vitro clotting assays. Binding studies were conducted to determine the affinity of the IgA for thrombin. The Fab was isolated and crystallized with thrombin. RESULTS The purified IgA was sufficient to confer the patient's in vitro coagulation profile in normal pooled plasma, and was found to bind specifically and with high affinity to thrombin. A crystal structure of the Fab fragment in complex with thrombin revealed an exosite I interaction involving CDRH3 of the antibody. CONCLUSIONS Although the patient originally presented with a subdural bleed, the hematoma resolved without intervention, and no other bleeding event occurred during the subsequent 7 years. During this period, the patient's IgA paraprotein levels have remained constant at 3 g L(-1) , suggesting that the presence of a high-affinity, exosite I-directed antibody is consistent with normal hemostasis. A therapeutic derivative of this antibody might therefore permit antithrombotic dose escalation without an associated increase in the risk of bleeding.
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- T P Baglin
- Department of Haematology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Kang M, Vaughan RA, Paton CM. FDP-E induces adipocyte inflammation and suppresses insulin-stimulated glucose disposal: effect of inflammation and obesity on fibrinogen Bβ mRNA. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2015; 309:C767-74. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00101.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Obesity is associated with increased fibrinogen production and fibrin formation, which produces fibrin degradation products (FDP-E and FDP-D). Fibrin and FDPs both contribute to inflammation, which would be expected to suppress glucose uptake and insulin signaling in adipose tissue, yet the effect of FDP-E and FDP-D on adipocyte function and glucose disposal is completely unknown. We tested the effects of FDPs on inflammation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and primary macrophages and adipocyte glucose uptake in vitro. High-fat-fed mice increased hepatic fibrinogen mRNA expression ninefold over chow-fed mice, with concomitant increases in plasma fibrinogen protein levels. Obese mice also displayed increased fibrinogen content of epididymal fat pads. We treated cultured 3T3-L1 adipocytes and primary macrophages with FDP-E, FDP-D, or fibrinogen degradation products (FgnDP-E). FDP-D and FgnDP-E had no effect on inflammation or glucose uptake. Cytokine mRNA expression in RAW264.7 macrophage-like cells and 3T3-L1 adipocytes treated with FDP-E induced inflammation with maximal effects at 100 nM and 6 h. Insulin-stimulated 2-deoxy-d-[3H]glucose uptake was reduced by 71% in adipocytes treated with FDP-E. FDP-E, but not FDP-D or FgnDP-E, induces inflammation in macrophages and adipocytes and decreases glucose uptake in vitro. FDP-E may contribute toward obesity-associated acute inflammation and glucose intolerance, although its chronic role in obesity remains to be elucidated.
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- Minsung Kang
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
- Department of Exercise Science, High Point University, High Point, North Carolina; and
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- Department of Food Science and Technology & Foods and Nutrition, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
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Mice expressing a mutant form of fibrinogen that cannot support fibrin formation exhibit compromised antimicrobial host defense. Blood 2015; 126:2047-58. [PMID: 26228483 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-04-639849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Fibrin(ogen) is central to hemostasis and thrombosis and also contributes to multiple physiologic and pathologic processes beyond coagulation. However, the precise contribution of soluble fibrinogen vs insoluble fibrin matrices to vascular integrity, tissue repair, inflammation, and disease has been undefined and unapproachable. To establish the means to distinguish fibrinogen- and fibrin-dependent processes in vivo, Fib(AEK) mice were generated that carry normal levels of circulating fibrinogen but lack the capacity for fibrin polymer formation due to a germ-line mutation in the Aα chain thrombin cleavage site. Homozygous Fib(AEK) mice developed to term and exhibited postnatal survival superior to that of fibrinogen-deficient mice. Unlike fibrinogen-deficient mice, platelet-rich plasma from Fib(AEK) mice supported normal platelet aggregation in vitro, highlighting that fibrinogen(AEK) retains the functional capacity to support interactions with platelets. Thrombin failed to release fibrinopeptide-A from fibrinogen(AEK) and failed to induce polymer formation with Fib(AEK) plasma or purified fibrinogen(AEK) in 37°C mixtures regardless of incubation time. Fib(AEK) mice displayed both an absence of fibrin polymer formation following liver injury, as assessed by electron microscopy, and a failure to generate stable occlusive thrombi following FeCl3 injury of carotid arteries. Fib(AEK) mice exhibited a profound impediment in Staphylococcus aureus clearance following intraperitoneal infection similar to fibrinogen-deficient mice, yet Fib(AEK) mice displayed a significant infection dose-dependent survival advantage over fibrinogen-deficient mice following peritonitis challenge. Collectively, these findings establish for the first time that fibrin polymer is the molecular form critical for antimicrobial mechanisms while simultaneously highlighting biologically meaningful contributions and functions of the soluble molecule.
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Protopopova AD, Barinov NA, Zavyalova EG, Kopylov AM, Sergienko VI, Klinov DV. Visualization of fibrinogen αC regions and their arrangement during fibrin network formation by high-resolution AFM. J Thromb Haemost 2015; 13:570-9. [PMID: 25393591 DOI: 10.1111/jth.12785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fibrinogen has been intensively studied with transmission electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction. But until now, a complete 3D structure of the molecule has not yet been available because the two highly flexible αC regions could not be resolved in fibrinogen crystals. This study was aimed at determining whether the αC regions can be visualized by high-resolution atomic force microscopy. METHODS Atomic force microscopy with super high resolution was used to image single molecules of fibrinogen and fibrin associates. The key approach was to use a graphite surface modified with the monolayer of amphiphilic carbohydrate-glycine molecules and unique supersharp cantilevers with 1 nm tip diameter. RESULTS Fibrinogen αC regions were visualized along with the complete domain structure of the protein. In almost all molecules at pH 7.4 the D domain regions had one or two protrusions of average height 0.4 ± 0.1 nm and length 21 ± 6 nm. The complex, formed between thrombin and fibrinogen, was also visualized. Images of growing fibrin fibers with clearly visible αC regions have been obtained. CONCLUSIONS Fibrin αC regions were visible in protofibrils and large fibers; αC regions intertwined near a branchpoint and looked like a zipper. These results support the idea that αC regions are involved in the thickening of fibrin fibers. In addition, new details were revealed about the behavior of individual fibrin molecules during formation of the fibrin network. Under the diluted condition, the positioning of the αC regions could suggest their involvement in long-range interactions between fibrin but not fibrinogen molecules.
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- A D Protopopova
- Scientific Research Institute of Physical-Chemical Medicine, Moscow, Russia
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Previously we purified fibrinogenase from venom of Echis multisquamatis and showed that the enzyme predominantly cleaves BβArg42-Ala43 peptide bond of fibrinogen. A much slower hydrolysis of its Aα-chain was also shown. To evaluate the accessibility of the hydrolysis sites to fibrinogenase's hydrolytic action, the pathway of cleavage of Aα- and Bβ-chains of fibrinogen, monomeric and polymeric fibrin desA and desAB has been investigated using western blot with monoclonal antibodies to Bβ 26-42 and Aα 20-78 of fibrinogen. The data indicated that the BβArg42-Ala43 peptide bond is available for cleavage in all forms of fibrin(ogen) with the exception of polymerized fibrin desAB. This is direct evidence of BβN-domain involvement in formation of protofibrils that makes it inaccessible to protease. The Aα-chain of fibrinogen remained intact after 3 min of incubation with fibrinogenase. Further incubation resulted in cleaving of the fibrin(ogen) αC-regions with the formation of two kinds of degradation products (~30 and ~60 kDa). In the case of monomeric fibrin desA or desAB we observed simultaneous hydrolysis of Aα and Bβ-chains and the cleavage of Aα-chain was more apparent for both forms of polymeric fibrin.
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Zavyalova E, Kopylov A. How does association process affect fibrinogen hydrolysis by thrombin? Biochimie 2014; 107 Pt B:216-22. [PMID: 25239831 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2014.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thrombin, a key enzyme in the blood coagulation cascade, hydrolyzes fibrinogen into fibrin, which specifically associates into the fibers that build up a thrombus scaffold. The assembly of fibrin involves a set of stepwise reactions, for which a complete and detailed kinetic portrait is needed. Existing kinetic models focus on particular parts of the process, for example the mechanism of enzyme action itself or the kinetics of formation of fibrin assemblies. The current study considers a thorough model of the process from fibrinogen hydrolysis to the assembly of fibrin. Composing the model requires taking into account several reaction intermediates, stepwise removal of fibrinopeptides, and association of partially hydrolyzed fibrin, in particular desAA fibrin. The model is versatile enough to adopt new data both on fibrinogen hydrolysis and fibrin association. In addition, the model could be considered as an example of a kinetic description of other complex enzyme systems having several intermediates and feedbacks, such as the blood coagulation cascade and signal transduction.
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- Elena Zavyalova
- Chemistry Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University and LTD 'APTO-PHARM', Leninskie gory 1-3, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation.
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- Chemistry Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University and LTD 'APTO-PHARM', Leninskie gory 1-3, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
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Ceccarelli J, Putnam AJ. Sculpting the blank slate: how fibrin's support of vascularization can inspire biomaterial design. Acta Biomater 2014; 10:1515-23. [PMID: 23933102 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2013.07.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Fibrin is the primary extracellular constituent of blood clots, and plays an important role as a provisional matrix during wound healing and tissue remodeling. Fibrin-based biomaterials have proven their utility as hemostatic therapies, scaffolds for tissue engineering, vehicles for controlled release, and platforms for culturing and studying cells in three dimensions. Nevertheless, fibrin presents a complex milieu of signals to embedded cells, many of which are not well understood. Synthetic extracellular matrices (ECMs) provide a blank slate that can ostensibly be populated with specific bioactive cues, including growth factors, growth factor binding motifs, adhesive peptides and peptide crosslinks susceptible to proteases, thereby enabling a degree of customization for specific applications. However, the continued evolution and improvement of synthetic ECMs requires parallel efforts to deconstruct native ECMs and decipher the cues they provide to constituent cells. The objective of this review is to reintroduce fibrin, a protein with a well-characterized structure and biochemistry, and its ability to support angiogenesis specifically. Although fibrin's structure-function relationships have been studied for decades, opportunities to engineer new and improved synthetic hydrogels can be realized by further exploiting fibrin's inspiring design.
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- Jacob Ceccarelli
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2154 Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building, 1101 Beal Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2154 Lurie Biomedical Engineering Building, 1101 Beal Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Zavyalova EG, Protopopova AD, Yaminsky IV, Kopylov AM. Kinetic characterization of inhibition of human thrombin with DNA aptamers by turbidimetric assay. Anal Biochem 2011; 421:234-9. [PMID: 22056408 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2011.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2011] [Revised: 10/06/2011] [Accepted: 10/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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A sensitive turbidimetric method for detecting fibrin association was used to study the kinetics of fibrinogen hydrolysis with thrombin. The data were complemented by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) measurements of the peptide products, fibrinopeptides released during hydrolysis. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) data showed that the fibril diameter is the main geometric parameter influencing the turbidity. The turbidimetric assay was validated using thrombin with the standard activity. To study thrombin inhibitors, a kinetic model that allows estimating the inhibition constants and the type of inhibition was proposed. The kinetic model was used to study the inhibitory activity of the two DNA aptamers 15-TBA (thrombin-binding aptamer) and 31-TBA, which bind to thrombin exosites. For the first time, 31-TBA was shown to possess the competitive inhibition type, whereas the shortened aptamer 15-TBA has the noncompetitive inhibition type.
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- Elena G Zavyalova
- Department of Chemistry, M V Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation.
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Factor XIIa regulates the structure of the fibrin clot independently of thrombin generation through direct interaction with fibrin. Blood 2011; 118:3942-51. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-03-339572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Recent data indicate an important contribution of coagulation factor (F)XII to in vivo thrombus formation. Because fibrin structure plays a key role in clot stability and thrombosis, we hypothesized that FXII(a) interacts with fibrin(ogen) and thereby regulates clot structure and function. In plasma and purified system, we observed a dose-dependent increase in fibrin fiber density and decrease in turbidity, reflecting a denser structure, and a nonlinear increase in clot stiffness with FXIIa. In plasma, this increase was partly independent of thrombin generation, as shown in clots made in prothrombin-deficient plasma initiated with snake venom enzyme and in clots made from plasma deficient in FXII and prothrombin. Purified FXII and α-FXIIa, but not β-FXIIa, bound to purified fibrinogen and fibrin with nanomolar affinity. Immunostaining of human carotid artery thrombi showed that FXII colocalized with areas of dense fibrin deposition, providing evidence for the in vivo modulation of fibrin structure by FXIIa. These data demonstrate that FXIIa modulates fibrin clot structure independently of thrombin generation through direct binding of the N-terminus of FXIIa to fibrin(ogen). Modification of fibrin structure by FXIIa represents a novel physiologic role for the contact pathway that may contribute to the pathophysiology of thrombosis.
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Iobagiu C, Magyar A, Nogueira L, Cornillet M, Sebbag M, Arnaud J, Hudecz F, Serre G. The antigen specificity of the rheumatoid arthritis-associated ACPA directed to citrullinated fibrin is very closely restricted. J Autoimmun 2011; 37:263-72. [PMID: 21872430 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2011.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2011] [Revised: 07/21/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The major targets of the disease-specific autoantibodies to citrullinated proteins (ACPA) in synovium of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are borne by the citrullinated α- and β-chains of fibrin. We demonstrated that ACPA target a limited set of citrullinated fibrin peptides and particularly four multicitrullinated peptides which present the major epitopes. In this study, we established the clear immunodominance of the peptides α36-50Cit(38,42) and β60-74Cit(60,72,74) which were recognised by 51/81 (63%) and 61/81 (75%) of ACPA-positive patients, respectively, more than 90% recognising one, the other or both peptides. We also identified the citrullyl residues αCit(42), βCit(72) and βCit(74) as essential for antigenicity, and at a lesser degree αCit(38). Then, we assayed on overlapping 7-mer peptides encompassing the sequences of the two peptides, 3 series of sera recognising either α36-50Cit(38,42) or β60-74Cit(60,72,74) or both peptides. In each series, the reactivity profiles of the sera, largely superimposable, allowed identification of the two 4/5-mer overlapping epitopes (α: VECit(42)HQ and α': Cit(38)VVE), and the single 5-mer epitope (β: GYCit(72)ACit(74)), all located to a flexible globular domain of fibrin on a topological 3D model. In conclusion, we demonstrated that only 3 immunodominant epitopes are targeted by ACPA on citrullinated fibrin stressing their actual oligoclonality. However, the reactivity to the 3 epitopes distinguishes three subgroups of patients. The closely restricted antigen specificity suggests that the autoimmune reaction to citrullinated fibrin is antigen-driven. The accessibility of the epitopes reinforces the hypothesis of a pathogenic role for ACPA via immune complexe formation in the synovial tissue.
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- Cristina Iobagiu
- Laboratory of "Epidermis Differentiation and Rheumatoid Autoimmunity", UMR 5165 CNRS-Toulouse III University, Purpan Hospital, Place du Dr Baylac, TSA 40031, 31059 Toulouse cedex 9, France.
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Zavyalova EG, Protopopova AD, Kopylov AM, Yaminsky IV. Investigation of early stages of fibrin association. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:4922-4927. [PMID: 21428306 DOI: 10.1021/la200148n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Interactions between fibrinogen molecules proteolytically cleaved with thrombin were investigated using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). Gradually decreased fibrinogen concentrations were used to study the fibrin network, large separated fibrils, small fibrils in the initial association stages, and protofibrils. In addition, a new type of structure was found in AFM experiments at a low fibrinogen concentration (20 nM): the molecules in these single-stranded associates are arranged in a row, one after the other. The height, diameter, and distance between domains in these single-stranded associates were the same as those in the original fibrinogen molecules. DLS data assumed formation of extended associates in bulk solution at fibrinogen concentration as low as 20 nM.
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- Elena G Zavyalova
- Chemistry Department, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie gory 1-3, Moscow, 119991 Russian Federation.
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Di Cera E. Thrombin as an Anticoagulant. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2011; 99:145-84. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-385504-6.00004-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Fibrinogen adsorption on a surface results in the modification of its functional characteristics. Our previous studies revealed that fibrinogen adsorbs onto surfaces essentially in 2 different orientations depending on its concentration in the solution: "side-on" at low concentrations and "end-on" at high concentrations. In the present study, we analyzed the thrombin-mediated release of fibrinopeptides A and B (FpA and FpB) from fibrinogen adsorbed in these orientations, as well as from surface-bound fibrinogen-fibrin complexes prepared by converting fibrinogen adsorbed in either orientation into fibrin and subsequently adding fibrinogen. The release of fibrinopeptides from surface-adsorbed fibrinogen and from surface-bound fibrinogen-fibrin complexes differed significantly compared with that from fibrinogen in solution. The release of FpB occurred without the delay (lag phase) characteristic of its release from fibrinogen in solution. The amount of FpB released from end-on adsorbed fibrinogen and from adsorbed fibrinogen-fibrin complexes was much higher than that of FpA. FpB is known as a potent chemoattractant, so its preferential release suggests a physiological purpose in the attraction of cells to the site of injury. The N-terminal portions of fibrin β chains including residues Bβ15-42, which are exposed after cleavage of FpB, have been implicated in many processes, including angiogenesis and inflammation.
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Lugovskoĭ EV, Gritsenko PG, Komisarenko SV. [Molecular mechanisms of the polymerization of fibrin and the formation of its three-dimensional network]. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2010; 35:437-56. [PMID: 19928047 DOI: 10.1134/s1068162009040013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The results of biochemical, immunochemical, and X-ray studies of the structures of fibrinogen and fibrin molecules were analyzed. The mechanisms of the successive formation of the fibrin three-dimensional network were described: the polymerization of monomeric molecules with the formation of bifilar protofibrils, the lateral association of protofibrils, and the embranchment of the forming fibrils. Data on the electron and confocal microscopy of the polymeric fibrin were considered. The role of the known polymerization centers of fibrin which participated in the formation of protofibrils and their lateral association was discussed. Data on the existence of the previously unknown polymerization centers were given. In particular, the experimental results demonstrated that one of such centers which participated in the formation of protofibrils was located in the Bbeta12-46 fragment, and did not require the cleavage of fibrinopeptide B for its functioning. The results of the computer modeling of the spatial structure of the fibrin(ogen) molecule and the intermolecular interactions in the course of the fibrin polymerization were presented. The location of the alphaC domains in the fibrin(ogen) molecule and their role in the polymerization process were discussed. Information on the structure of the calcium-binding sites of fibrin(ogen) and the functional role of Ca2+ in fibrin polymerization was published. The structure of factor XIII(a) and the mechanisms of fibrin stabilization by this factor were briefly described.
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Gandhi PS, Chen Z, Di Cera E. Crystal structure of thrombin bound to the uncleaved extracellular fragment of PAR1. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:15393-15398. [PMID: 20236938 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.115337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Abundant structural information exists on how thrombin recognizes ligands at the active site or at exosites separate from the active site region, but remarkably little is known about how thrombin recognizes substrates that bridge both the active site and exosite I. The case of the protease-activated receptor PAR1 is particularly relevant in view of the plethora of biological effects associated with its activation by thrombin. Here, we present the 1.8 A resolution structure of thrombin S195A in complex with a 30-residue long uncleaved extracellular fragment of PAR1 that documents for the first time a productive binding mode bridging the active site and exosite I. The structure reveals two unexpected features of the thrombin-PAR1 interaction. The acidic P3 residue of PAR1, Asp(39), does not hinder binding to the active site and actually makes favorable interactions with Gly(219) of thrombin. The tethered ligand domain shows a considerable degree of disorder even when bound to thrombin. The results fill a significant gap in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of recognition by thrombin in ways that are relevant to other physiological substrates.
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- Prafull S Gandhi
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63104.
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Apostolovic B, Danial M, Klok HA. Coiled coils: attractive protein folding motifs for the fabrication of self-assembled, responsive and bioactive materials. Chem Soc Rev 2010; 39:3541-75. [DOI: 10.1039/b914339b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Abou-Saleh RH, Connell SD, Harrand R, Ajjan RA, Mosesson MW, Smith DAM, Grant PJ, Ariëns RAS. Nanoscale probing reveals that reduced stiffness of clots from fibrinogen lacking 42 N-terminal Bbeta-chain residues is due to the formation of abnormal oligomers. Biophys J 2009; 96:2415-27. [PMID: 19289066 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.12.3913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2008] [Revised: 12/12/2008] [Accepted: 12/15/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Removal of Bbetal-42 from fibrinogen by Crotalus atrox venom results in a molecule lacking fibrinopeptide B and part of a thrombin binding site. We investigated the mechanism of polymerization of desBbeta1-42 fibrin. Fibrinogen trinodular structure was clearly observed using high resolution noncontact atomic force microscopy. E-regions were smaller in desBbeta1-42 than normal fibrinogen (1.2 nm +/- 0.3 vs. 1.5 nm +/- 0.2), whereas there were no differences between the D-regions (1.7 nm +/- 0.4 vs. 1.7 nm +/- 0.3). Polymerization rate for desBbeta1-42 was slower than normal, resulting in clots with thinner fibers. Differences in oligomers were found, with predominantly lateral associations for desBbeta1-42 and longitudinal associations for normal fibrin. Clot elasticity as measured by magnetic tweezers showed a G' of approximately 1 Pa for desBbeta1-42 compared with approximately 8 Pa for normal fibrin. Spring constants of early stage desBbeta1-42 single fibers determined by atomic force microscopy were approximately 3 times less than normal fibers of comparable dimensions and development. We conclude that Bbeta1-42 plays an important role in fibrin oligomer formation. Absence of Bbeta1-42 influences oligomer structure, affects the structure and properties of the final clot, and markedly reduces stiffness of the whole clot as well as individual fibrin fibers.
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- Radwa H Abou-Saleh
- Molecular and Nanoscale Physics Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- L Medved
- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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The presence of gamma' chain impairs fibrin polymerization. Thromb Res 2009; 124:356-63. [PMID: 19138790 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2008.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2008] [Revised: 10/16/2008] [Accepted: 11/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION A fraction of fibrinogen molecules contain an alternatively spliced variant chain called gamma'. Plasma levels of this variant have been associated with both myocardial infarction and venous thrombosis. Because clot structure has been associated with cardiovascular risk, we examined the effect of gamma' chain on clot structure. MATERIALS AND METHODS We expressed three fibrinogen variants in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells: gamma/gamma homodimer, gamma/gamma' heterodimer, and gamma'/gamma' homodimer. We observed thrombin-catalyzed fibrinopeptide release by HPLC, fibrin polymerization by turbidity, and clot structure by scanning electron microscopy. We characterized post-translational modifications by mass spectrometry. RESULTS Fibrinopeptide A was released at the same rate for all three fibrinogens, while fibrinopeptide B was released faster from the gamma'/gamma' homodimer. The rise in turbidity was slower and final absorbance was lower during polymerization of gamma'-containing fibrinogens than for gamma/gamma fibrinogen. Micrographs showed that gamma'/gamma' fibrin clots are composed of very thin fibers, while the diameter of gamma/gamma' fibers is similar to gamma/gamma fibers. Further, the fiber networks formed from gamma'-containing samples were non-uniform. Mass spectrometry showed heterogeneous addition of N-glycans and tyrosine sulfation in the gamma' chain. CONCLUSIONS The presence of gamma' chains slows lateral aggregation and alters fibrin structure. We suggest these changes are likely due to charge-charge repulsion, such that polymerization of the gamma'/gamma' homodimer is more impaired than the heterodimer since these repulsions are partially offset by incorporation of gamma chains in the gamma/gamma' heterodimer.
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Thrombin is a Na+-activated, allosteric serine protease that plays opposing functional roles in blood coagulation. Binding of Na+ is the major driving force behind the procoagulant, prothrombotic and signaling functions of the enzyme, but is dispensable for cleavage of the anticoagulant protein C. The anticoagulant function of thrombin is under the allosteric control of the cofactor thrombomodulin. Much has been learned on the mechanism of Na+ binding and recognition of natural substrates by thrombin. Recent structural advances have shed light on the remarkable molecular plasticity of this enzyme and the molecular underpinnings of thrombin allostery mediated by binding to exosite I and the Na+ site. This review summarizes our current understanding of the molecular basis of thrombin function and allosteric regulation. The basic information emerging from recent structural, mutagenesis and kinetic investigation of this important enzyme is that thrombin exists in three forms, E*, E and E:Na+, that interconvert under the influence of ligand binding to distinct domains. The transition between the Na+ -free slow from E and the Na+ -bound fast form E:Na+ involves the structure of the enzyme as a whole, and so does the interconversion between the two Na+ -free forms E* and E. E* is most likely an inactive form of thrombin, unable to interact with Na + and substrate. The complexity of thrombin function and regulation has gained this enzyme pre-eminence as the prototypic allosteric serine protease. Thrombin is now looked upon as a model system for the quantitative analysis of biologically important enzymes.
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- Enrico Di Cera
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Lugovskoy EV, Gritsenko PG, Kapustianenko LG, Kolesnikova IN, Chernishov VI, Komisarenko SV. Functional role of Bβ-chain N-terminal fragment in the fibrin polymerization process. FEBS J 2007; 274:4540-9. [PMID: 17681017 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.05983.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Four mAbs of the IgG(1) class to the thrombin-treated N-terminal disulfide knot of fibrin, secreted by various hybridomas, have been selected. Epitopes for two mAbs, I-3C and III-10d, were situated in human fibrin fragment Bbeta15-26, and those for two other mAbs, I-5G and I-3B, were in fragment Bbeta26-36. Three of these mAbs, I-5G, I-3B and III-10D, as well as their Fab-fragments, decreased the maximum rate of fibrin desAA and desAABB polymerization up to 90-95% at a molar ratio of mAb (or Fab-fragment) to fibrin of 1 or 2. The fourth mAb, I-3C, did not influence the fibrin desAABB polymerization and inhibited by 50% the maximum rate of fibrin desAA polymerization. These results suggest that these mAb inhibitors block a longitudinal fibrin polymerization site. As the mAbs retard both fibrin desAABB and fibrin desAA polymerization, one can conclude that the polymerization site does not coincide with polymerization site 'B' (Bbeta15-17). To verify this suggestion, the polymerization inhibitory activity of synthetic peptides BbetaSARGHRPLDKKREEA(12-26), BbetaLDKKREEA(19-26), BbetaAPSLRPAPPPI(26-36), BbetaAPSLRPAPPPISGGGYRARPA(26-46) and BbetaGYRARPA(40-46), which imitate the various sequences in the N-terminal region of the fibrin Bbeta-chain, have been investigated. Peptides Bbeta12-26 and Bbeta26-46, but not Bbeta40-46, Bbeta19-26, and Bbeta26-36, proved to be specific inhibitors of fibrin polymerization. The IC(50) values for Bbeta12-26 and Bbeta26-46 were 2.03 x 10(-4) and 2.19 x 10(-4) m, respectively. Turbidity and electron microscopy data showed that peptides Bbeta12-26 and Bbeta26-46 inhibited the fibrin protofibril formation stage of fibrin polymerization. The conclusion was drawn that fibrin fragment Bbeta12-46 took part in fibrin protofibril formation simultaneously with site 'A' (Aalpha17-19) prior to removal of fibrinopeptide B. A model of the intermolecular connection between fragment Bbeta12-46 of one fibrin desAA molecule and the D-domain of another has been constructed.
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- E V Lugovskoy
- Palladin Institute of Biochemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
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