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Yang WY, Izzi B, Bress AP, Thijs L, Citterio L, Wei FF, Salvi E, Delli Carpini S, Manunta P, Cusi D, Hoylaerts MF, Luttun A, Verhamme P, Hardikar S, Nawrot TS, Staessen JA, Zhang ZY. Association of colorectal cancer with genetic and epigenetic variation in PEAR1—A population-based cohort study. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0266481. [PMID: 35390065 PMCID: PMC8989234 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Platelet Endothelial Aggregation Receptor 1 (PEAR1) modulates angiogenesis and platelet contact-induced activation, which play a role in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer. We therefore tested the association of incident colorectal cancer and genetic and epigenetic variability in PEAR1 among 2532 randomly recruited participants enrolled in the family-based Flemish Study on Environment, Genes and Health Outcomes (51.2% women; mean age 44.8 years). All underwent genotyping of rs12566888 located in intron 1 of the PEAR1 gene; in 926 participants, methylation at 16 CpG sites in the PEAR1 promoter was also assessed. Over 18.1 years (median), 49 colorectal cancers occurred, all in different pedigrees. While accounting for clustering of risk factors within families and adjusting for sex, age, body mass index, the total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio, serum creatinine, plasma glucose, smoking and drinking, use of antiplatelet and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, the hazard ratio of colorectal cancer contrasting minor-allele (T) carriers vs. major-allele (GG) homozygotes was 2.17 (95% confidence interval, 1.18–3.99; P = 0.013). Bootstrapped analyses, from which we randomly excluded from two to nine cancer cases, provided confirmatory results. In participants with methylation data, we applied partial least square discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) and identified two methylation sites associated with higher colorectal cancer risk and two with lower risk. In-silico analysis suggested that methylation of the PEAR1 promoter at these four sites might affect binding of transcription factors p53, PAX5, and E2F-1, thereby modulating gene expression. In conclusion, our findings suggest that genetic and epigenetic variation in PEAR1 modulates the risk of colorectal cancer in white Flemish. To what extent, environmental factors as exemplified by our methylation data, interact with genetic predisposition and modulate penetrance of colorectal cancer risk is unknown.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wen-Yi Yang
- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- School of Nephrology, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
- Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Biomedical Science Group, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Research Institute Association for the Promotion of Preventive Medicine, Mechelen, Belgium
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- Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Izzi B, Gialluisi A, Gianfagna F, Orlandi S, De Curtis A, Magnacca S, Costanzo S, Di Castelnuovo A, Donati MB, de Gaetano G, Hoylaerts MF, Cerletti C, Iacoviello L. Platelet Distribution Width Is Associated with P-Selectin Dependent Platelet Function: Results from the Moli-Family Cohort Study. Cells 2021; 10:cells10102737. [PMID: 34685717 PMCID: PMC8535046 DOI: 10.3390/cells10102737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Defined as an index of platelet size heterogeneity, the platelet distribution width (PDW) is still a poorly characterized marker of platelet function in (sub)clinical disease. We presently validated PDW as a marker of P-selectin dependent platelet activation in the Moli-family cohort. Platelet-bound P-selectin and platelet/leukocyte mixed aggregates were measured by flow cytometry in freshly collected venous blood, both before and after in vitro platelet activation, and coagulation time was assessed in unstimulated and LPS- or TNFα-stimulated whole blood. Closure Times (CT) were measured in a Platelet Function Analyzer (PFA)-100. Multivariable linear mixed effect regression models (with age, sex and platelet count as fixed and family structure as random effect) revealed PDW to be negatively associated with platelet P-selectin, platelet/leukocyte aggregates and von Willebrand factor (VWF), and positively with PFA-100 CT, and LPS- and TNF-α-stimulated coagulation times. With the exception of VWF, all relationships were sex-independent. In contrast, no association was found between mean platelet volume (MPV) and these variables. PDW seems a simple, useful marker of ex vivo and in vitro P-selectin dependent platelet activation. Investigations of larger cohorts will define the usefulness of PDW as a risk predictor of thrombo-inflammatory conditions where activated platelets play a contributing role.
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- Benedetta Izzi
- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.G.); (S.O.); (A.D.C.); (S.C.); (M.B.D.); (G.d.G.); (C.C.); (L.I.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.G.); (S.O.); (A.D.C.); (S.C.); (M.B.D.); (G.d.G.); (C.C.); (L.I.)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy;
- Mediterranea Cardiocentro, 80133 Napoli, Italy; (S.M.); (A.D.C.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.G.); (S.O.); (A.D.C.); (S.C.); (M.B.D.); (G.d.G.); (C.C.); (L.I.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.G.); (S.O.); (A.D.C.); (S.C.); (M.B.D.); (G.d.G.); (C.C.); (L.I.)
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- Mediterranea Cardiocentro, 80133 Napoli, Italy; (S.M.); (A.D.C.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.G.); (S.O.); (A.D.C.); (S.C.); (M.B.D.); (G.d.G.); (C.C.); (L.I.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.G.); (S.O.); (A.D.C.); (S.C.); (M.B.D.); (G.d.G.); (C.C.); (L.I.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.G.); (S.O.); (A.D.C.); (S.C.); (M.B.D.); (G.d.G.); (C.C.); (L.I.)
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium;
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.G.); (S.O.); (A.D.C.); (S.C.); (M.B.D.); (G.d.G.); (C.C.); (L.I.)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, 86077 Pozzilli, Italy; (A.G.); (S.O.); (A.D.C.); (S.C.); (M.B.D.); (G.d.G.); (C.C.); (L.I.)
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy;
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Hoylaerts MF. Modulation of von Willebrand Factor Function by Domain C4 Mutations. Thromb Haemost 2021; 122:176. [PMID: 34592780 DOI: 10.1055/a-1659-0729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Marc F Hoylaerts
- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Tirozzi A, Izzi B, Noro F, Marotta A, Gianfagna F, Hoylaerts MF, Cerletti C, Donati MB, de Gaetano G, Iacoviello L, Gialluisi A. Assessing Genetic Overlap Between Platelet Parameters and Neurodegenerative Disorders. Front Immunol 2020; 11:02127. [PMID: 33117333 PMCID: PMC7575686 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.02127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) suffer from the lack of risk-predictive circulating biomarkers, and clinical diagnosis occurs only when symptoms are evident. Among potential biomarkers, platelet parameters have been associated with both disorders. However, these associations have been scarcely investigated at the genetic level. Here, we tested genome-wide coheritability based on common genetic variants between platelet parameters and PD/AD risk, through Linkage Disequilibrium Score Regression. This revealed a significant genetic correlation between platelet distribution width (PDW), an index of platelet size variability, and PD risk (rg [SE] = 0.080 [0.034]; p = 0.019), which was confirmed by a summary-summary polygenic score analysis, where PDW explained a small but significant proportion PD risk (<1%). AD risk showed no significant correlations, although a negative trend was observed with PDW (rg [SE] =-0.088 [0.053]; p=0.096), in line with previous epidemiological reports. These findings suggest the existence of limited shared genetic bases between PDW and PD and warrant further investigations to clarify the genes involved in this relation. Additionally, they suggest that the association between platelet parameters and AD risk is more environmental in nature, prompting an investigation into which factors may influence these traits.
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- Alfonsina Tirozzi
- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Napoli, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Liesenborghs L, Meyers S, Lox M, Criel M, Claes J, Peetermans M, Trenson S, Vande Velde G, Vanden Berghe P, Baatsen P, Missiakas D, Schneewind O, Peetermans WE, Hoylaerts MF, Vanassche T, Verhamme P. Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis: distinct mechanisms of bacterial adhesion to damaged and inflamed heart valves. Eur Heart J 2020; 40:3248-3259. [PMID: 30945735 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2018] [Revised: 02/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS The pathogenesis of endocarditis is not well understood resulting in unsuccessful attempts at prevention. Clinical observations suggest that Staphylococcus aureus infects either damaged or inflamed heart valves. Using a newly developed endocarditis mouse model, we therefore studied the initial adhesion of S. aureus in both risk states. METHODS AND RESULTS Using 3D confocal microscopy, we examined the adhesion of fluorescent S. aureus to murine aortic valves. To mimic different risk states we either damaged the valves with a surgically placed catheter or simulated valve inflammation by local endothelium activation. We used von Willebrand factor (VWF) gene-deficient mice, induced platelet and fibrinogen depletion and used several S. aureus mutant strains to investigate the contribution of both host and bacterial factors in early bacterial adhesion. Both cardiac valve damage and inflammation predisposed to endocarditis, but by distinct mechanisms. Following valve damage, S. aureus adhered directly to VWF and fibrin, deposited on the damaged valve. This was mediated by Sortase A-dependent adhesins such as VWF-binding protein and Clumping factor A. Platelets did not contribute. In contrast, upon cardiac valve inflammation, widespread endothelial activation led to endothelial cell-bound VWF release. This recruited large amounts of platelets, capturing S. aureus to the valve surface. Here, neither fibrinogen, nor Sortase A were essential. CONCLUSION Cardiac valve damage and inflammation predispose to S. aureus endocarditis via distinct mechanisms. These findings may have important implications for the development of new preventive strategies, as some interventions might be effective in one risk state, but not in the other.
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- Laurens Liesenborghs
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Imaging & Pathology, Biomedical MRI/Molecular Small Animal Imaging Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, Lab for Enteric NeuroScience, TARGID, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB Bio Imaging Core and VIB-KU Leuven, Center for Brain and Disease Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven, Belgium
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Bolean M, Izzi B, van Kerckhoven S, Bottini M, Ramos AP, Millán JL, Hoylaerts MF, Ciancaglini P. Matrix vesicle biomimetics harboring Annexin A5 and alkaline phosphatase bind to the native collagen matrix produced by mineralizing vascular smooth muscle cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2020; 1864:129629. [PMID: 32360152 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2020.129629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
BACKGOUND Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) transdifferentiated ectopically trigger vascular calcifications, contributing to clinical cardiovascular disease in the aging population. AnxA5 and TNAP play a crucial role in (patho)physiological mineralization. METHODS We performed affinity studies between DPPC and 9:1 DPPC:DPPS-proteoliposomes carrying AnxA5 and/or TNAP and different types of collagen matrix: type I, II, I + III and native collagenous extracellular matrix (ECM) produced from VSMCs with or without differentiation, to simulate ectopic calcification conditions. RESULTS AnxA5-proteoliposomes had the highest affinity for collagens, specially for type II. TNAP-proteoliposomes bound poorly and the simultaneous presence of TNAP in the AnxA5-proteoliposomes disturbed interactions between AnxA5 and collagen. DPPC AnxA5-proteoliposomes affinities for ECM from transdifferentiating cells went up 2-fold compared to that from native VSMCs. The affinities of DPPC:DPPS-proteoliposomes were high for ECM from VSMCs with or without differentiation, underscoring a synergistic effect between AnxA5 and DPPS. Co-localization studies uncovered binding of proteoliposomes harboring AnxA5 or TNAP+AnxA5 to various regions of the ECM, not limited to type II collagen. CONCLUSION AnxA5-proteoliposomes showed the highest affinities for type II collagen, deposited during chondrocyte mineralization in joint cartilage. TNAP in the lipid/protein microenvironment disturbs interactions between AnxA5 and collagen. These findings support the hypothesis that TNAP is cleaved from the MVs membrane just before ECM binding, such facilitating MV anchoring to ECM via AnxA5 interaction. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Proteoliposomes as MV biomimetics are useful in the understanding of mechanisms that regulate the mineralization process and may be essential for the development of novel therapeutic strategies to prevent or inhibit ectopic mineralization.
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- Maytê Bolean
- Department of Chemistry, FFCLRP-USP, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Roma, Italy; Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, FFCLRP-USP, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, FFCLRP-USP, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Peetermans M, Meyers S, Liesenborghs L, Vanhoorelbeke K, De Meyer SF, Vandenbriele C, Lox M, Hoylaerts MF, Martinod K, Jacquemin M, Vanassche T, Verhamme P. Von Willebrand factor and ADAMTS13 impact on the outcome of Staphylococcus aureus sepsis. J Thromb Haemost 2020; 18:722-731. [PMID: 31758651 DOI: 10.1111/jth.14686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Previous clinical evidence correlates levels of von Willebrand factor (VWF) and its cleaving protease ADAMTS13 with outcome in septic patients. No previous studies addressed if VWF and ADAMTS13 affected the outcome of Staphylococcus aureus sepsis. OBJECTIVES We studied the role of VWF and ADAMTS13 in S. aureus sepsis both in patients and in mice. METHODS VWF levels and ADAMTS13 activity levels were measured in plasma samples from 89 S. aureus bacteremia patients by chemiluminescent assays and were correlated with clinical sepsis outcome parameters. In wild-type mice and mice deficient in VWF and ADAMTS13, we investigated the outcome of S. aureus sepsis and quantified bacterial clearance and organ microthrombi. RESULTS In patients with S. aureus bloodstream infections, high VWF levels and low ADAMTS13 activity levels correlated with disease severity and with parameters of inflammation and disseminated intravascular coagulation. In septic mice, VWF deficiency attenuated mortality, whereas ADAMTS13 deficiency increased mortality. Bacterial clearance was enhanced in VWF-deficient mice. The differences in mortality for the studied genotypes were associated with differential loads of organ microthrombi in both liver and kidneys. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, this study reports the consistent relation of VWF, ADAMTS13 and their ratio to disease severity in patients and mice with S. aureus sepsis. Targeting VWF multimers and/or the relative ADAMTS13 deficiency that occurs in sepsis should be explored as a potential new therapeutic target in S. aureus endovascular infections.
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- Marijke Peetermans
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, University of Leuven campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, University of Leuven campus Kulak Kortrijk, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Izzi B, Gianfagna F, Yang WY, Cludts K, De Curtis A, Verhamme P, Di Castelnuovo A, Cerletti C, Donati MB, de Gaetano G, Staessen JA, Hoylaerts MF, Iacoviello L. Variation of PEAR1 DNA methylation influences platelet and leukocyte function. Clin Epigenetics 2019; 11:151. [PMID: 31665082 PMCID: PMC6820903 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-019-0744-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Platelet-endothelial aggregation receptor 1 (PEAR-1) is a transmembrane receptor involved in platelet activation and megakaryopoiesis whose expression is driven by DNA methylation. PEAR1 variants were associated with differential platelet response to activation and cardiovascular outcomes. We aimed at investigating the link between PEAR1 methylation and platelet and leukocyte function markers in a family-based population. RESULTS We measured PEAR1 methylation in 605 Moli-family participants with available blood counts, plasma P-selectin and C-reactive protein, whole blood platelet P-selectin, and platelet-leukocyte mixed conjugate measurements. We performed principal component analysis (PCA) to identify groups of highly correlated CpG sites. We used linear mixed regression models (using age, gender, BMI, smoking, alcohol drinking, being a proband for family recruitment, being a member of myocardial infarction (MI) family as fixed effects, and family as a random effect) to evaluate associations between PEAR1 methylation and phenotypes. PEAR1 methylation Factor2, characterized by the previously identified megakaryocyte-specific CpG sites, was inversely associated with platelet-monocyte conjugates, P-selectin, and WBC counts, while positively associated with the platelet distribution width (PDW) and with leukocyte CD11b and L-selectin. Moreover, PEAR1 Factor2 methylation was negatively associated with INFLAscore, a low-grade inflammation score. The latter was partially mediated by the PEAR1 methylation effect on platelet variables. PEAR1 methylation association with WBC measurements and INFLAscore was confirmed in the independent cohort FLEMENGHO. CONCLUSIONS We report a significant link between epigenetic signatures in a platelet functional gene and inflammation-dependent platelet function variability measured in two independent cohorts.
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- Benedetta Izzi
- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Via dell'Elettronica, 86077, Pozzilli, IS, Italy.
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- Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Via dell'Elettronica, 86077, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Via dell'Elettronica, 86077, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Via dell'Elettronica, 86077, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Via dell'Elettronica, 86077, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Via dell'Elettronica, 86077, Pozzilli, IS, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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Yang WY, Izzi B, Zhang ZY, Thijs L, Citterio L, Wei FF, Salvi E, Delli Carpini S, Manuta P, Kuznetsova T, Cusi D, Hoylaerts MF, Luttun A, Verhamme P, Staessen JA. P1576Association of colorectal cancer with genetic and epigenetic variation in PEAR1 - a population-based cohort study. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Platelet Endothelial Aggregation Receptor 1 (PEAR1) modulates angiogenesis and platelet contact-induced activation, which play a role in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer.
Purpose
To study the association of colorectal cancer with genetic and epigenetic variation in PEAR1.
Methods
Among 2532 randomly recruited participants enrolled in the family-based Flemish Study on Environment, Genes and Health Outcomes (51.2% women; mean age 44.8 years), we recorded the incidence of colorectal cancer and genotyped SNP rs12566888 located in intron 1 of the PEAR1 gene. In 929 participants, we also measured the methylation at 16 CpG sites in the PEAR1 promoter. In multivariable-adjusted analyses, we contrasted the risk of colorectal cancer in minor-allele (T) carriers vs. major allele (GG) homozygotes. We applied partial least square discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) to identify methylation sites associated with colorectal cancer.
Results
Over a median follow-up of 18.1 years, 49 patients developed colorectal cancer. While accounting for clustering within families and adjusting for sex, age, body mass index, the total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio, serum creatinine, plasma glucose, smoking and drinking, use of antiplatelet and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, the hazard ratio contrasting minor allele carriers vs. major allele homozygotes was 2.17 (95% confidence interval, 1.18–3.99; P=0.013). Bootstrapped analyses, from which we randomly excluded from two to nine cancer cases, provided confirmatory results. PLS-DA identified two methylation sites in the PEAR1 promoter associated with higher colorectal cancer risk and two with lower risk. In-silico analysis suggested that methylation of the PEAR1 promoter at these four sites affects binding of the transcription factors p53, PAX5, and E2F-1, thereby modulating gene expression.
Potential pathways
Conclusions
Our findings suggest that genetic and epigenetic variation in PEAR1 modulates the risk of colorectal cancer in white Flemish.
Acknowledgement/Funding
The European Union, the European Research Council, the European Research Area Net for Cardiovascular Diseases, and the Research Foundation Flanders.
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- W.-Y Yang
- University of Leuven, Department of cardiovascular sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuromed Institute IRCCS, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Pozzilli, Italy
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- University of Leuven, Department of cardiovascular sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- University of Leuven, Department of cardiovascular sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Milan, Italy
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- University of Leuven, Department of cardiovascular sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- University of Milan, Department of Health Sciences, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Milan, Italy
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- San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Milan, Italy
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- University of Leuven, Department of cardiovascular sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- San Paolo Hospital, Department of Health Sciences and Graduate School of Nephrology, Milan, Italy
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- University of Leuven, Department of cardiovascular sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- University of Leuven, Department of cardiovascular sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- University of Leuven, Department of cardiovascular sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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- University of Leuven, Department of cardiovascular sciences, Leuven, Belgium
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Noro F, Gianfagna F, Gialluisi A, De Curtis A, Di Castelnuovo A, Napoleone E, Cerletti C, Donati MB, de Gaetano G, Hoylaerts MF, Iacoviello L, Izzi B. ZBTB12 DNA methylation is associated with coagulation- and inflammation-related blood cell parameters: findings from the Moli-family cohort. Clin Epigenetics 2019; 11:74. [PMID: 31077224 PMCID: PMC6511189 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-019-0665-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 12 (ZBTB12) is a predicted transcription factor with potential role in hematopoietic development. Recent evidence linked low methylation level of ZBTB12 exon1 to myocardial infarction (MI) risk. However, the role of ZBTB12 in the pathogenesis of MI and cardiovascular disease in general is not yet clarified. We investigated the relation between ZBTB12 methylation and several blood parameters related to cardio-cerebrovascular risk in an Italian family-based cohort. Results ZBTB12 methylation was analyzed on white blood cells from the Moli-family cohort using the Sequenom EpiTYPER MassARRAY (Agena). A total of 13 CpG Sequenom units were analyzed in the small CpG island located in the only translated ZBTB12 exon. Principal component analysis (PCA) was performed to identify groups of CpG units with similar methylation estimates. Linear mixed effect regressions showed a positive association between methylation of ZBTB12 Factor 2 (including CpG units 8, 9–10, 16, 21) and TNF-ɑ stimulated procoagulant activity, a measure of procoagulant and inflammatory potential of blood cells. In addition, we also found a negative association between methylation of ZBTB12 Factor 1 (mainly characterized by CpG units 1, 3–4, 5, 11, and 26) and white blood cell and granulocyte counts. An in silico prediction analysis identified granulopoiesis- and hematopoiesis-specific transcription factors to potentially bind DNA sequences encompassing CpG1, CpG3–4, and CpG11. Conclusions ZBTB12 hypomethylation is linked to shorter TNF-ɑ stimulated whole blood coagulation time and increased WBC and granulocyte counts, further elucidating the possible link between ZBTB12 methylation and cardiovascular disease risk. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13148-019-0665-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Fabrizia Noro
- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.,Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, IS, Italy. .,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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Kabirian F, Ditkowski B, Zamanian A, Hoylaerts MF, Mozafari M, Heying R. Controlled NO-Release from 3D-Printed Small-Diameter Vascular Grafts Prevents Platelet Activation and Bacterial Infectivity. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2019; 5:2284-2296. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Fatemeh Kabirian
- Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Department, Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), P.O. Box 14155-4777, Tehran, Iran
- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Department, Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), P.O. Box 14155-4777, Tehran, Iran
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- Center of Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Department, Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), P.O. Box 14155-4777, Tehran, Iran
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, 1449614535, Iran
- Department of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, 1449614535, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Kardeby C, Fälker K, Haining EJ, Criel M, Lindkvist M, Barroso R, Påhlsson P, Ljungberg LU, Tengdelius M, Rainger GE, Watson S, Eble JA, Hoylaerts MF, Emsley J, Konradsson P, Watson SP, Sun Y, Grenegård M. Synthetic glycopolymers and natural fucoidans cause human platelet aggregation via PEAR1 and GPIbα. Blood Adv 2019; 3:275-287. [PMID: 30700416 PMCID: PMC6373755 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018024950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Fucoidans are sulfated fucose-based polysaccharides that activate platelets and have pro- and anticoagulant effects; thus, they may have therapeutic value. In the present study, we show that 2 synthetic sulfated α-l-fucoside-pendant glycopolymers (with average monomeric units of 13 and 329) and natural fucoidans activate human platelets through a Src- and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-dependent and Syk-independent signaling cascade downstream of the platelet endothelial aggregation receptor 1 (PEAR1). Synthetic glycopolymers and natural fucoidan stimulate marked phosphorylation of PEAR1 and Akt, but not Syk. Platelet aggregation and Akt phosphorylation induced by natural fucoidan and synthetic glycopolymers are blocked by a monoclonal antibody to PEAR1. Direct binding of sulfated glycopolymers to epidermal like growth factor (EGF)-like repeat 13 of PEAR1 was shown by avidity-based extracellular protein interaction screen technology. In contrast, synthetic glycopolymers and natural fucoidans activate mouse platelets through a Src- and Syk-dependent pathway regulated by C-type lectin-like receptor 2 (CLEC-2) with only a minor role for PEAR1. Mouse platelets lacking the extracellular domain of GPIbα and human platelets treated with GPIbα-blocking antibodies display a reduced aggregation response to synthetic glycopolymers. We found that synthetic sulfated glycopolymers bind directly to GPIbα, substantiating that GPIbα facilitates the interaction of synthetic glycopolymers with CLEC-2 or PEAR1. Our results establish PEAR1 as the major signaling receptor for natural fucose-based polysaccharides and synthetic glycopolymers in human, but not in mouse, platelets. Sulfated α-l-fucoside-pendant glycopolymers are unique tools for further investigation of the physiological role of PEAR1 in platelets and beyond.
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- Caroline Kardeby
- Cardiovascular Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Cardiovascular Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors, Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham, The Midlands, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, and
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- Cardiovascular Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany; and
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors, Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham, The Midlands, United Kingdom
- Division of Biomolecular Science and Medicinal Chemistry, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Organic Chemistry, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors, Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham, The Midlands, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors, Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham, The Midlands, United Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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Ditkowski B, Veloso TR, Bezulska-Ditkowska M, Lubig A, Jockenhoevel S, Mela P, Jashari R, Gewillig M, Meyns B, Hoylaerts MF, Heying R. An In Vitro Model of a Parallel-Plate Perfusion System to Study Bacterial Adherence to Graft Tissues. J Vis Exp 2019. [PMID: 30663688 DOI: 10.3791/58476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Various valved conduits and stent-mounted valves are used for right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) valve replacement in patients with congenital heart disease. When using prosthetic materials however, these grafts are susceptible to bacterial infections and various host responses. Identification of bacterial and host factors that play a vital role in endovascular adherence of microorganisms is of importance to better understand the pathophysiology of the onset of infections such as infective endocarditis (IE) and to develop preventive strategies. Therefore, the development of competent models to investigate bacterial adhesion under physiological shear conditions is necessary. Here, we describe the use of a newly designed in vitro perfusion chamber based on parallel plates that allows the study of bacterial adherence to different components of graft tissues such as exposed extracellular matrix, endothelial cells and inert areas. This method combined with colony-forming unit (CFU) counting is adequate to evaluate the propensity of graft materials towards bacterial adhesion under flow. Further on, the flow chamber system might be used to investigate the role of blood components in bacterial adhesion under shear conditions. We demonstrated that the source of tissue, their surface morphology and bacterial species specificity are not the major determining factors in bacterial adherence to graft tissues by using our in-house designed in vitro perfusion model.
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- Bartosz Ditkowski
- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven;
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- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven
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- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven; Centre for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven
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- Department of Biohybrid & Medical Textiles, AME - Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University
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- Department of Biohybrid & Medical Textiles, AME - Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University
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- Department of Biohybrid & Medical Textiles, AME - Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University
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- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven
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- Division of Clinical Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven
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- Centre for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven
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- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven
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Veloso TR, Ditkowski B, Mela P, Hoylaerts MF, Heying R. Are plasma proteins key players in the pathogenesis of infective endocarditis? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018; 156:738-739. [PMID: 30011766 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.04.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Tiago Rafael Veloso
- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Tissue Engineering & Textile Implants, AME-Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Aachen, Germany
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- J Vermylen
- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Matsuno H, Stassen JM, Hoylaerts MF, Vermylen J, Deckmyn H. Fast and Reproducible Vascular Neointima Formation in the Hamster Carotid Artery: Effects of Trapidil and Captopril. Thromb Haemost 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1649987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
SummaryNeointima formation was induced in the hamster carotid artery by mechanical intraluminal injury with a catheter covered with roughened dental cement. Neointimal thickening occurred as early as 7 days after denudation and further increased during the next 1 to 2 weeks. Proliferation indices of smooth muscle cells (SMCs) showed the highest proportion of proliferating cells in the media and neointima respectively 1 and 5 days after the vascular injury. Transmission and scanning electron microscopy of damaged carotid artery sections as well as immuno-histochemical stainings of von Willebrand factor (vWF) confirmed that reendothelialization was progressive and already complete on day 14, at which time the neointima formation was almost complete.In order to pharmacologically characterize this model further, the effects on neointima formation of trapidil (triazolopyrimidine), a platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) antagonist, and captopril, an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, were investigated. Trapidil administered orally twice daily at total doses of 25, 50 and 100 mg/kg/day, started 3 days prior to infliction of injury and up to 7 or 14 days after the catheterization, significantly reduced neointima formation. Captopril administered orally three times daily at a total dose of 100 mg/kg/day, equally reduced neointima formation, with 100 mg/kg/day trapidil being more effective than 100 mg/kg/day captopril 7 days after injury. When the treatment by either one of these drugs was arrested on day 7, neointima formation resumed quickly.The hamster appears to be a small, reproducible and fast model for the study of SMC proliferation, requiring only relatively small amounts of experimental drugs. The model furthermore is sensitive to substances known to reduce neointima formation in other animal models.
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- H Matsuno
- The Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Campus Gasthulsberg, Belgium
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- The Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Campus Gasthulsberg, Belgium
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- The Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Campus Gasthulsberg, Belgium
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- The Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Campus Gasthulsberg, Belgium
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- The Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Campus Gasthulsberg, Belgium
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Matsuno H, Marie Stassen J, Moons L, Vermylen J, Hoylaerts MF. Neointima Formation in Injured Hamster Carotid Artery Is Effectively Prevented by the Combination G4120 and Quinapril. Thromb Haemost 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1650566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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SummaryThe prevention of neointima formation by the tissue selective angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor quinapril and by the combination quinapril/G4120 (a platelet αIIbβ3 and smooth muscle cell αvβ3 antagonist) was investigated in a hamster carotid artery injury model. Quinapril at 10 mg/kg/day reduced neointima formation by about 45%, 1 and 2 weeks after injury to the artery, i.e. significantly better than the non-tissue selective ACE inhibitor captopril at 100 mg/kg/day. Quinapril did not decrease the early smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation in the media, but in agreement with its inhibition of the carotid artery ACE activity by 62%, SMC proliferation was reduced by 70% in the newly forming intima. To improve the inhibition of early medial SMC proliferation, quinapril (10 mg/kg/day) was complemented with G4120 (100 Μg/kg/h). This combined treatment reduced the proliferation of medial SMCs to about 50% throughout the first week following injury, whereas intima SMC proliferation was reduced by 70% throughout treatment. Accordingly, the drug combination reduced neointima formation more potently than each drug separately by 70%. The disruption of medial elastic laminae, observed in the control and G4120 treated group, was consistently reduced when G4120 was complemented with quinapril. Thus, the present study shows in a hamster model of carotid artery injury, that combining drugs that prevent SMC migration and proliferation via different modes of action can lead to the effective prevention of neointima formation.
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- Hiroyuki Matsuno
- The Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Belgium
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- The Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Belgium
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- The Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Belgium
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- The Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Belgium
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- The Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, Belgium
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Claes J, Ditkowski B, Liesenborghs L, Veloso TR, Entenza JM, Moreillon P, Vanassche T, Verhamme P, Hoylaerts MF, Heying R. Assessment of the Dual Role of Clumping Factor A in S. Aureus Adhesion to Endothelium in Absence and Presence of Plasma. Thromb Haemost 2018; 118:1230-1241. [PMID: 29909601 DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1660435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
Adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus to endothelial cells (ECs) is paramount in infective endocarditis. Bacterial proteins such as clumping factor A (ClfA) and fibronectin binding protein A (FnbpA) mediate adhesion to EC surface molecules and (sub)endothelial matrix proteins including fibrinogen (Fg), fibrin, fibronectin (Fn) and von Willebrand factor (vWF). We studied the influence of shear flow and plasma on the binding of ClfA and FnbpA (including its sub-domains A, A16+, ABC, CD) to coverslip-coated vWF, Fg/fibrin, Fn or confluent ECs, making use of Lactococcus lactis, expressing these adhesins heterologously. Global adherence profiles were similar in static and flow conditions. In the absence of plasma, L. lactis-clfA binding to Fg increased with shear forces, whereas binding to fibrin did not. The degree of adhesion of L. lactis-fnbpA to EC-bound Fn and of L. lactis-clfA to EC-bound Fg, furthermore, was similar to that of L. lactis-clfA to coated vWF domain A1, in the presence of vWF-binding protein (vWbp). Yet, in plasma, L. lactis-clfA adherence to activated EC-vWF/vWbp dropped over 10 minutes by 80% due to vWF-hydrolysis by a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 and that of L. lactis-fnbpA likewise by > 70% compared to the adhesion in absence of plasma. In contrast, plasma Fg supported high L. lactis-clfA binding to resting and activated ECs. Or, in plasma S. aureus adhesion to active endothelium occurs mainly via two complementary pathways: a rapid but short-lived vWF/vWbp pathway and a stable integrin-coupled Fg-pathway. Hence, the pharmacological inhibition of ClfA-Fg interactions may constitute a valuable additive treatment in infective endocarditis.
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- Jorien Claes
- Division of Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- M F Hoylaerts
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Peetermans M, Liesenborghs L, Peerlinck K, Wijngaerden EV, Gheysens O, Goffin KE, Hoylaerts MF, Jacquemin M, Verhaegen J, Peetermans WE, Verhamme P, Vanassche T. Targeting Coagulase Activity in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia: A Randomized Controlled Single-Centre Trial of Staphylothrombin Inhibition. Thromb Haemost 2018; 118:818-829. [PMID: 29614521 DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1639586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteraemia is frequent and carries a high morbidity and mortality. Coagulases secreted by S. aureus initiate blood coagulation by directly activating prothrombin. This pathogen-activated coagulation is insensitive to most antithrombotic drugs, with the exception of small molecule direct thrombin inhibitors (DTIs). DTIs inhibit the coagulase-prothrombin complex, or staphylothrombin, and improve outcome in preclinical models of S. aureus infection. OBJECTIVE A single-centre, randomized, controlled feasibility and safety trial of staphylothrombin inhibition with DTIs in patients with S. aureus bacteraemia. PATIENTS AND METHODS Consecutive eligible adult patients with S. aureus positive blood cultures in the University Hospitals Leuven (Belgium) were randomized 1:1 to DTI (oral dabigatran 110 mg twice daily or intravenous argatroban according to activated partial thromboplastin time [aPTT]) for 7 to 10 days, or subcutaneous enoxaparin 40 mg once daily. Primary outcomes were feasibility and safety of DTI in patients with S. aureus bacteraemia. Secondary outcomes include D-dimer evolution (day 0-4) as marker of coagulation activation; inflammatory and microbiological parameters; and clinical outcomes including metastatic infections. RESULTS Thirty-one percent (94/303) of screened patients were enrolled. Dabigatran plasma levels inhibited staphylothrombin. Clinically relevant bleeding (5/47 vs. 5/47) and thrombotic (7/47 vs. 7/47) complications were similar in both groups. Coagulase inhibition with DTIs was associated with a trend towards faster D-dimer decrease at day 4 (-662 ± 249 ng/mL vs. -40 ± 213 ng/mL for DTI-treated patients vs. control; p = 0.06) and a numerically lower number of persistently positive blood cultures. No differences in inflammatory parameters or other clinical outcomes were observed. CONCLUSION Targeting staphylothrombin with DTIs is feasible in a subset of S. aureus bacteraemic patients, with comparable safety to standard thromboprophylaxis. In future studies of staphylothrombin inhibition, feasibility can be further improved by rapid diagnostics and by strategies without concomitant anticoagulant effect.
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- Marijke Peetermans
- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Haemostasis in Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Izzi B, Noro F, Cludts K, Freson K, Hoylaerts MF. Cell-Specific PEAR1 Methylation Studies Reveal a Locus that Coordinates Expression of Multiple Genes. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19041069. [PMID: 29614055 PMCID: PMC5979289 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19041069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Chromosomal interactions connect distant enhancers and promoters on the same chromosome, activating or repressing gene expression. PEAR1 encodes the Platelet-Endothelial Aggregation Receptor 1, a contact receptor involved in platelet function and megakaryocyte and endothelial cell proliferation. PEAR1 expression during megakaryocyte differentiation is controlled by DNA methylation at its first CpG island. We identified a PEAR1 cell-specific methylation sensitive region in endothelial cells and megakaryocytes that showed strong chromosomal interactions with ISGL20L2, RRNAD1, MRLP24, HDGF and PRCC, using available promoter capture Hi-C datasets. These genes are involved in ribosome processing, protein synthesis, cell cycle and cell proliferation. We next studied the methylation and expression profile of these five genes in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (HUVECs) and megakaryocyte precursors. While cell-specific PEAR1 methylation corresponded to variability in expression for four out of five genes, no methylation change was observed in their promoter regions across cell types. Our data suggest that PEAR1 cell-type specific methylation changes may control long distance interactions with other genes. Further studies are needed to show whether such interaction data might be relevant for the genome-wide association data that showed a role for non-coding PEAR1 variants in the same region and platelet function, platelet count and cardiovascular risk.
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- Benedetta Izzi
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed, Via dell'Elettronica, 86077 Pozzilli (IS), Italy.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Veloso TR, Claes J, Van Kerckhoven S, Ditkowski B, Hurtado-Aguilar LG, Jockenhoevel S, Mela P, Jashari R, Gewillig M, Hoylaerts MF, Meyns B, Heying R. Bacterial adherence to graft tissues in static and flow conditions. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018; 155:325-332.e4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Geys L, Roose E, Scroyen I, Rottensteiner H, Tersteeg C, Hoylaerts MF, Vanhoorelbeke K, Lijnen HR. Platelet rescue by macrophage depletion in obese ADAMTS-13-deficient mice at risk of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. J Thromb Haemost 2018; 16:150-163. [PMID: 29121438 DOI: 10.1111/jth.13901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Essentials Obesity is a potential risk factor for development of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Obese ADAMTS-13-deficient mice were triggered with von Willebrand factor (VWF). Depletion of hepatic and splenic macrophages protects against thrombocytopenia in this model. VWF enhances phagocytosis of platelets by macrophages, dose-dependently. SUMMARY Background Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is caused by the absence of ADAMTS-13 activity. Thrombocytopenia is presumably related to the formation of microthrombi rich in von Willebrand factor (VWF) and platelets. Obesity may be a risk factor for TTP; it is associated with abundance of macrophages that may phagocytose platelets. Objectives To evaluate the role of obesity and ADAMTS-13 deficiency in TTP, and to establish whether macrophages contribute to thrombocytopenia. Methods Lean or obese ADAMTS-13-deficient (Adamts-13-/- ) and wild-type (WT) mice were injected with 250 U kg-1 of recombinant human VWF (rVWF), and TTP characteristics were evaluated 24 h later. In separate experiments, macrophages were depleted in the liver and spleen of lean and obese WT or Adamts-13-/- mice by injection of clodronate-liposomes, 48 h before injection of rVWF. Results Obese Adamts-13-/- mice had a lower platelet count than their lean counterparts, suggesting that they might be more susceptible to TTP development. Lean Adamts-13-/- mice triggered with a threshold dose of rVWF did not develop TTP, whereas typical TTP symptoms developed in obese Adamts-13-/- mice, including severe thrombocytopenia and higher lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels. Removal of hepatic and splenic macrophages by clodronate injection in obese Adamts-13-/- mice before treatment with rVWF preserved the platelet counts measured 24 h after the trigger. In vitro experiments with cultured macrophages confirmed a VWF dose-dependent increase of platelet phagocytosis. Conclusions Obese Adamts-13-/- mice are more susceptible to the induction of TTP-related thrombocytopenia than lean mice. Phagocytosis of platelets by macrophages contributes to thrombocytopenia after rVWF injection in this model.
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- L Geys
- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, KU Leuven Kulak, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, KU Leuven Kulak, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, KU Leuven Kulak, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Vanhoorelbeke K, Pareyn I, Schlammadinger A, Vauterin S, Hoylaerts MF, Arnout J, Deckmyn H. Plasma glycocalicin as a source of GPIbα in the von Willebrand factor ristocetin cofactor ELISA. Thromb Haemost 2017; 93:165-71. [PMID: 15630508 DOI: 10.1160/th04-04-0402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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SummaryWe have previously demonstrated that the von Willebrand factor ristocetin cofactor activity (VWF:RCo),used in the diagnosis of vonWillebrand disease (VWD),can be accurately determined via ELISA by measuring the ristocetin-induced binding ofVWF to a captured recombinant fragment of GPIb α (rfGPIb α ,AA 1–289) (Vanhoorelbeke et al., Thromb Haemost 2000; 83: 107-13). This ELISA is more reliable than the currently used platelet agglutination test. Normal plasma contains relatively high concentrations of glycocalicin, a proteolytic fragment of GPIb α . We therefore studied whether non-purified plasma glycocalicin can replace rfGPIbα in our ELISA. Of 42 anti-GPIbα monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) capable of binding plasma glycocalicin, only one MAb captured glycocalicin in a spatial orientation exposing theVWF-binding site in glycocalicin,allowing a specific and dosedependent ristocetin-mediated VWF-binding. Intra- and interassay variability were comparable with those for the rfGPIbα basedVWF:RCo ELISA.TheVWF:RCo activity of plasma from 33 normal individuals, 19 type 1, 16 type 2A, 9 type 2B, 8 type 2M and 7 type 3VWD patients was determined with this ELISA and allowed a clear identification ofVWD patients.Furthermore,determination of the VWF:RCo/VWF:Ag ratio resulted in the discrimination between type 1 and type 2 VWD patients. Results for the glycocalicin based and the rfGPIb α basedVWF:RCo ELISAs were in good agreement (r = 0.943).There was also a good correlation between the glycocalicin based ELISA and the standard platelet agglutination test (r = 0.963).In conclusion,to diagnose VWD, a VWF:RCo ELISA based on antibody immobilized plasma glycocalicin can be performed reliably.
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- Karen Vanhoorelbeke
- Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, IRC, KU Leuven Campus Kortrijk, E. Sabbelaan 53, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium.
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Hemmeryckx B, Hoylaerts MF, Deloose E, Van Hove CE, Fransen P, Bult H, Lijnen HR. Age-associated pro-inflammatory adaptations of the mouse thoracic aorta. Thromb Haemost 2017; 110:785-94. [DOI: 10.1160/th13-01-0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Accepted: 07/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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SummaryArterial ageing may be associated with a reduction in vasodilation due to increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, whereas endothelial cell activation induces procoagulant changes. However, little is known on the effect of ageing on expression of anticoagulant endothelial markers such as endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR). To study age-associated alterations in smooth muscle cell (SMC) and endothelial cell (EC) structure and function, the aorta was isolated from 10-week-and 12– and 24-month-old C57BL/6J mice and analysed for its expression of genes involved in senescence, oxidative stress production, coagulation and matrix remodelling. In addition, vasorelaxation experiments were performed using 10-week-and 24-month-old thoracic aortic ring segments in organ chamber baths. The media thickness of the thoracic aorta progressively increased with age, associated with hypertrophy of vascular SMCs. Basal nitric oxide production and sensitivity to acetylcholine-mediated vasodilation in thoracic aorta rings was reduced with age, whereas no significant differences in ROS production could be demonstrated. Gene expression of tissue factor, EPCR and von Willebrand factor was not affected by ageing of the aorta, whereas that of thrombomodulin was mildly reduced and that of xanthine dehydrogenase, NADPH oxidase 4, tumour necrosis factor-α and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 significantly enhanced. In conclusion, a reduction in endothelial cell-mediated vasodilation in aged thoracic aortas of C57BL/6J mice was accompanied by a shift towards a pro-inflammatory state of the endothelium.
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Emmerechts J, De Vooght V, Haenen S, Loyen S, Van kerckhoven S, Hemmeryckx B, Vanoirbeek JAJ, Hoet PH, Nemery B, Hoylaerts MF. Thrombogenic changes in young and old mice upon subchronic exposure to air pollution in an urban roadside tunnel. Thromb Haemost 2017; 108:756-68. [DOI: 10.1160/th12-03-0161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 07/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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SummaryEpidemiological studies indicate that elderly persons are particularly susceptible to the cardiovascular health complications of air pollution, but pathophysiological mechanisms behind the increased susceptibility remain unclear. Therefore, we investigated how continuous traffic-related air pollution exposure affects haemostasis parameters in young and old mice. Young (10 weeks) and old (20 months) mice were placed in an urban roadside tunnel or in a clean environment for 25 or 26 days and markers of inflammation and endothelial cells or blood platelet activation were measured, respectively. Plasma microvesicles and pro/ anticoagulant factors were analysed, and thrombin generation analysis was performed. Despite elevated macrophage carbon load, tunnel mice showed no overt pulmonary or systemic inflammation, yet manifested reduced pulmonary thrombomudulin expression and elevated endothelial von Willebrand factor (VWF) expression in lung capillaries. In young mice, soluble P-selectin (sP-sel) increased with exposure and correlated with soluble E-selectin and VWF. Baseline plasma factor VIII (FVIII), sP-sel and VWF were higher in old mice, but did not pronouncedly increase further with exposure. Traffic-related air pollution markedly raised red blood cell and blood platelet numbers in young and old mice and procoagulant blood platelet-derived microvesicle numbers in old animals. Changes in coagulation factors and thrombin generation were mild or absent. Hence, continuous traffic-related air pollution did not trigger overt lung inflammation, yet modified pulmonary endothelial cell function and enhanced platelet activity. In old mice, subchronic exposure to polluted air raised platelet numbers, VWF, sP-sel and microvesicles to the highest values presently recorded, collectively substantiating a further elevation of thrombogenicity, already high at old age.
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Bolean M, Borin IA, Simão AMS, Bottini M, Bagatolli LA, Hoylaerts MF, Millán JL, Ciancaglini P. Topographic analysis by atomic force microscopy of proteoliposomes matrix vesicle mimetics harboring TNAP and AnxA5. Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr 2017; 1859:1911-1920. [PMID: 28549727 PMCID: PMC5793902 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2017.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is one of the most commonly used scanning probe microscopy techniques for nanoscale imaging and characterization of lipid-based particles. However, obtaining images of such particles using AFM is still a challenge. The present study extends the capabilities of AFM to the characterization of proteoliposomes, a special class of liposomes composed of lipids and proteins, mimicking matrix vesicles (MVs) involved in the biomineralization process. To this end, proteoliposomes were synthesized, composed of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) and 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-l-serine (DPPS), with inserted tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) and/or annexin V (AnxA5), both characteristic proteins of osteoblast-derived MVs. We then aimed to study how TNAP and AnxA5 insertion affects the proteoliposomes' membrane properties and, in turn, interactions with type II collagen, thus mimicking early MV activity during biomineralization. AFM images of these proteoliposomes, acquired in dynamic mode, revealed the presence of surface protrusions with distinct viscoelasticity, thus suggesting that the presence of the proteins induced local changes in membrane fluidity. Surface protrusions were measurable in TNAP-proteoliposomes but barely detectable in AnxA5-proteoliposomes. More complex surface structures were observed for proteoliposomes harboring both TNAP and AnxA5 concomitantly, resulting in a lower affinity for type II collagen fibers compared to proteoliposomes harboring AnxA5 alone. The present study achieved the topographic analysis of lipid vesicles by direct visualization of structural changes, resulting from protein incorporation, without the need for fluorescent probes.
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- Maytê Bolean
- Depto. Química, FFCLRP-USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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- Depto. Química, FFCLRP-USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Depto. Química, FFCLRP-USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Inflammatory and Infectious Disease Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- MEMPHYS - Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Depto. Química, FFCLRP-USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Claes J, Liesenborghs L, Peetermans M, Veloso TR, Missiakas D, Schneewind O, Mancini S, Entenza JM, Hoylaerts MF, Heying R, Verhamme P, Vanassche T. Clumping factor A, von Willebrand factor-binding protein and von Willebrand factor anchor Staphylococcus aureus to the vessel wall. J Thromb Haemost 2017; 15:1009-1019. [PMID: 28182324 PMCID: PMC6232194 DOI: 10.1111/jth.13653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Essentials Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) binds to endothelium via von Willebrand factor (VWF). Secreted VWF-binding protein (vWbp) mediates S. aureus adhesion to VWF under shear stress. vWbp interacts with VWF and the Sortase A-dependent surface protein Clumping factor A (ClfA). VWF-vWbp-ClfA anchor S. aureus to vascular endothelium under shear stress. SUMMARY Objective When establishing endovascular infections, Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) overcomes shear forces of flowing blood by binding to von Willebrand factor (VWF). Staphylococcal VWF-binding protein (vWbp) interacts with VWF, but it is unknown how this secreted protein binds to the bacterial cell wall. We hypothesized that vWbp interacts with a staphylococcal surface protein, mediating the adhesion of S. aureus to VWF and vascular endothelium under shear stress. Methods We studied the binding of S. aureus to vWbp, VWF and endothelial cells in a micro-parallel flow chamber using various mutants deficient in Sortase A (SrtA) and SrtA-dependent surface proteins, and Lactococcus lactis expressing single staphylococcal surface proteins. In vivo adhesion of bacteria was evaluated in the murine mesenteric circulation using real-time intravital vascular microscopy. Results vWbp bridges the bacterial cell wall and VWF, allowing shear-resistant binding of S. aureus to inflamed or damaged endothelium. Absence of SrtA and Clumping factor A (ClfA) reduced adhesion of S. aureus to vWbp, VWF and activated endothelial cells. ADAMTS-13 and an anti-VWF A1 domain antibody, when combined, reduced S. aureus adhesion to activated endothelial cells by 90%. Selective overexpression of ClfA in the membrane of Lactococcus lactis enabled these bacteria to bind to VWF and activated endothelial cells but only in the presence of vWbp. Absence of ClfA abolished bacterial adhesion to the activated murine vessel wall. Conclusions vWbp interacts with VWF and with the SrtA-dependent staphylococcal surface protein ClfA. The complex formed by VWF, secreted vWbp and bacterial ClfA anchors S. aureus to vascular endothelium under shear stress.
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- J Claes
- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Cardiovascular Developmental Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Yang WY, Petit T, Cauwenberghs N, Zhang ZY, Sheng CS, Thijs L, Salvi E, Izzi B, Vandenbriele C, Wei FF, Gu YM, Jacobs L, Citterio L, Delli Carpini S, Barlassina C, Cusi D, Hoylaerts MF, Verhamme P, Kuznetsova T, Staessen JA. PEAR1 is not a major susceptibility gene for cardiovascular disease in a Flemish population. BMC Med Genet 2017; 18:45. [PMID: 28449647 PMCID: PMC5408434 DOI: 10.1186/s12881-017-0411-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Background Platelet Endothelial Aggregation Receptor 1 (PEAR1), a membrane protein highly expressed in platelets and endothelial cells, plays a role in platelet contact-induced activation, sustained platelet aggregation and endothelial function. Previous reports implicate PEAR1 rs12041331 as a variant influencing risk in patients with coronary heart disease. We investigated whether genetic variation in PEAR1 predicts cardiovascular outcome in a white population. Methods In 1938 participants enrolled in the Flemish Study on Environment, Genes and Health Outcomes (51.3% women; mean age 43.6 years), we genotyped 9 tagging SNPs in PEAR1, measured baseline cardiovascular risk factors, and recorded Cardiovascular disease incidence. For SNPs, we contrasted cardiovascular disease incidence of minor-allele heterozygotes and homozygotes (variant) vs. major-allele homozygotes (reference) and for haplotypes carriers vs. non-carriers. In adjusted analyses, we accounted for family clusters and baseline covariables, including sex, age, body mass index, mean arterial pressure, the total-to-HDL cholesterol ratio, smoking and drinking, antihypertensive drug treatment, and history of cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. Results Over a median follow-up of 15.3 years, 238 died and 181 experienced a major cardiovascular endpoint. The multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios of eight PEAR1 SNPs, including rs12566888, ranged from 0.87 to 1.07 (P ≥0.35) and from 0.78 to 1.30 (P ≥0.15), respectively. The hazard ratios of three haplotypes with frequency ≥10% ranged from 0.93 to 1.11 (P ≥0.49) for mortality and from 0.84 to 1.03 (P ≥0.29) for a cardiovascular complications. These results were not influenced by intake of antiplatelet drugs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or both (P-values for interaction ≥ 0.056). Conclusions In a White population, we could not replicate previous reports from experimental studies or obtained in patients suggesting that PEAR1 might be a susceptibility gene for cardiovascular complications. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12881-017-0411-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Wen-Yi Yang
- Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences,, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 35, Box 7001, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences,, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 35, Box 7001, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium.,Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences,, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 35, Box 7001, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences,, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 35, Box 7001, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences,, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 35, Box 7001, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences,, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 35, Box 7001, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Genomics and Bioinformatics Platform at Filarete Foundation, Department of Health Sciences and Graduate School of Nephrology, Division of Nephrology, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Centre for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Centre for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences,, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 35, Box 7001, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences,, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 35, Box 7001, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences,, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 35, Box 7001, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Genomics and Bioinformatics Platform at Filarete Foundation, Department of Health Sciences and Graduate School of Nephrology, Division of Nephrology, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Genomics and Bioinformatics Platform at Filarete Foundation, Department of Health Sciences and Graduate School of Nephrology, Division of Nephrology, San Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Centre for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Centre for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences,, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 35, Box 7001, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Studies Coordinating Centre, Research Unit Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology, KU Leuven Department of Cardiovascular Sciences,, University of Leuven, Campus Sint Rafaël, Kapucijnenvoer 35, Box 7001, BE-3000, Leuven, Belgium. .,R&D Group VitaK, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Geys L, Bauters D, Roose E, Tersteeg C, Vanhoorelbeke K, Hoylaerts MF, Lijnen RH, Scroyen I. ADAMTS13 deficiency promotes microthrombosis in a murine model of diet-induced liver steatosis. Thromb Haemost 2016; 117:19-26. [PMID: 27604194 DOI: 10.1160/th16-03-0195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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ADAMTS13 cleaves ultralarge multimeric von Willebrand Factor (VWF), thereby preventing formation of platelet-rich microthrombi. ADAMTS13 is mainly produced by hepatic stellate cells, and numerous studies have suggested a functional role of ADAMTS13 in the pathogenesis of liver diseases. The aim of our study was to investigate a potential role of ADAMTS13 in formation of hepatic microthrombi and development of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and furthermore to evaluate whether plasmin can compensate for the absence of ADAMTS13 in removal of thrombi. Therefore, we used a model of high-fat diet-induced steatosis in Adamts13 deficient (Adamts13-/-) and wild-type (WT) control mice. Microthrombi were more abundant in the liver of obese Adamts13-/- as compared to obese WT or to lean Adamts13-/- mice. Obese Adamts13-/- mice displayed lower platelet counts and higher prevalence of ultra-large VWF multimers. Hepatic plasmin-α2-antiplasmin complex levels were comparable for obese WT and Adamts13-/- mice and were lower for lean Adamts13-/- than WT mice, not supporting marked activation of the fibrinolytic system. High fat diet feeding, as compared to normal chow, resulted in enhanced liver triglyceride levels for both genotypes (p < 0.0001) and steatosis (p < 0.0001 for WT mice, p = 0.002 for Adamts13-/- mice) without differences between the genotypes. Expression of markers of inflammation, oxidative stress, steatosis and fibrosis was affected by diet, but not by genotype. Thus, our data confirm that obesity promotes NASH, but do not support a detrimental role of ADAMTS13 in its development. However, Adamts13 deficiency in obese mice promotes hepatic microthrombosis, whereas a compensatory role of plasmin in removal of microthrombi in the absence of ADAMTS13 could not be demonstrated.
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- H. R. Lijnen, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Campus Gasthuisberg, CDG, Herestraat 49, Box 911, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, Tel.: +32 16 372053, Fax: +32 16 345990, E-mail:
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Garcia AF, Simão AMS, Bolean M, Hoylaerts MF, Millán JL, Ciancaglini P, Costa-Filho AJ. Effects of GPI-anchored TNAP on the dynamic structure of model membranes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 17:26295-301. [PMID: 26389140 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp02377g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) plays a crucial role during skeletal mineralization, and TNAP deficiency leads to the soft bone disease hypophosphatasia. TNAP is anchored to the external surface of the plasma membranes by means of a GPI (glycosylphosphatidylinositol) anchor. Membrane-anchored and solubilized TNAP displays different kinetic properties against physiological substrates, indicating that membrane anchoring influences the enzyme function. Here, we used Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) measurements along with spin labeled phospholipids to probe the possible dynamic changes prompted by the interaction of GPI-anchored TNAP with model membranes. The goal was to systematically analyze the ESR data in terms of line shape changes and of alterations in parameters such as rotational diffusion rates and order parameters obtained from non-linear least-squares simulations of the ESR spectra of probes incorporated into DPPC liposomes and proteoliposomes. Overall, the presence of TNAP increased the dynamics and decreased the ordering in the three distinct regions probed by the spin labeled lipids DOPTC (headgroup), and 5- and 16-PCSL (acyl chains). The largest change was observed for 16-PCSL, thus suggesting that GPI-anchored TNAP can give rise to long reaching modifications that could influence membrane processes halfway through the bilayer.
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- A F Garcia
- Laboratório de Biofísica Molecular, Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Liesenborghs L, Peetermans M, Claes J, Veloso TR, Vandenbriele C, Criel M, Lox M, Peetermans WE, Heilbronner S, de Groot PG, Vanassche T, Hoylaerts MF, Verhamme P. Shear-Resistant Binding to von Willebrand Factor Allows Staphylococcus lugdunensis to Adhere to the Cardiac Valves and Initiate Endocarditis. J Infect Dis 2016; 213:1148-56. [PMID: 26743845 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/19/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Staphylococcus lugdunensis is an emerging cause of endocarditis. To cause endovascular infections, S. lugdunensis requires mechanisms to overcome shear stress. We investigated whether platelets and von Willebrand factor (VWF) mediate bacterial adhesion to the vessel wall and the cardiac valves under flow. METHODS S. lugdunensis binding to VWF, collagen, and endothelial cells was studied in a parallel flow chamber in the absence and presence of platelets. In vivo adhesion of S. lugdunensis was evaluated in a mouse microvasculature perfusion model and a new mouse model of endocarditis. RESULTS Contrary to other coagulase-negative staphylococci, S. lugdunensis bound to VWF under flow, thus enabling its adhesion to endothelial cells and to the subendothelial matrix. In inflamed vessels of the mesenteric circulation, VWF recruited S. lugdunensis to the vessel wall. In a novel endocarditis mouse model, local inflammation and the resulting release of VWF enabled S. lugdunensis to bind and colonize the heart valves. CONCLUSIONS S. lugdunensis binds directly to VWF, which proved to be vital for withstanding shear forces and for its adhesion to the vessel wall and cardiac valves. This mechanism explains why S. lugdunensis causes more-aggressive infections, including endocarditis, compared with other coagulase-negative staphylococci.
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Belgium
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Vandenbriele C, Sun Y, Criel M, Cludts K, Van kerckhoven S, Izzi B, Vanassche T, Verhamme P, Hoylaerts MF. Dextran sulfate triggers platelet aggregation via direct activation of PEAR1. Platelets 2015; 27:365-72. [DOI: 10.3109/09537104.2015.1111321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Christophe Vandenbriele
- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Cell Surface Signalling Laboratory, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Engels AC, Bauters D, Rynkevic R, Pranpanus S, Richter J, van Mieghem T, Hoylaerts MF, Deprest JA. Thrombin Generation by Fetoscopic Trauma to the Fetal Membranes: An in vivo and in vitro Study. Fetal Diagn Ther 2015; 39:261-8. [PMID: 26426691 DOI: 10.1159/000439304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We first aimed to investigate in vivo thrombin generation induced by fetoscopy, and second we used term membrane explants for measurement of thrombin generation, thrombin receptor location and induction of selected matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in tissue culture. MATERIALS AND METHODS In vivo study (37 cases): samples of amniotic fluid were taken at the beginning and end of fetoscopy (mean gestational age 26.7 weeks) and analyzed by ELISA for thrombin-antithrombin complexes. In vitro study: fetal membranes were put in culture and punctured for measurement of thrombin generation by calibrated automated thrombography and ELISA. Induction of MMP-9 and MMP-2 was analyzed by zymography. PAR-1 was localized by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS No significant increase in thrombin-antithrombin was measured in amniotic fluid obtained during fetoscopy. In vitro, thrombin generation induced by needle trauma of membrane cultures is correlated to the amount of plasma. Activity of MMP-9 but not MMP-2 was elevated in cultured membranes but could not be inhibited by a thrombin inhibitor. On histology, the thrombin receptor PAR-1 was located in the chorion and decidua, but not in the amnion. DISCUSSION Despite the influence of thrombin on punctured fetal membranes in vitro, the role of thrombin in iatrogenic preterm premature rupture of membranes is questionable.
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- Alexander C Engels
- Department of Development and Regeneration, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Bolean M, Simão AMS, Kiffer-Moreira T, Hoylaerts MF, Millán JL, Itri R, Ciancaglini P. Proteoliposomes with the ability to transport Ca(2+) into the vesicles and hydrolyze phosphosubstrates on their surface. Arch Biochem Biophys 2015; 584:79-89. [PMID: 26325078 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2015.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Revised: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We describe the production of stable DPPC and DPPC:DPPS-proteoliposomes harboring annexin V (AnxA5) and tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) and their use to investigate whether the presence of AnxA5 impacts the kinetic parameters for hydrolysis of TNAP substrates at physiological pH. The best catalytic efficiency was achieved in DPPS 10%-proteoliposomes (molar ratio), conditions that also increased the specificity of TNAP hydrolysis of PPi. Melting behavior of liposomes and proteoliposomes was analyzed via differential scanning calorimetry. The presence of 10% DPPS in DPPC-liposomes causes a broadening of the transition peaks, with AnxA5 and TNAP promoting a decrease in ΔH values. AnxA5 was able to mediate Ca(2+)-influx into the DPPC and DPPC:DPPS 10%-vesicles at physiological Ca(2+) concentrations (∼2 mM). This process was not affected by the presence of TNAP in the proteoliposomes. However, AnxA5 significantly affects the hydrolysis of TNAP substrates. Studies with GUVs confirmed the functional reconstitution of AnxA5 in the mimetic systems. These proteoliposomes are useful as mimetics of mineralizing cell-derived matrix vesicles, known to be responsible for the initiation of endochondral ossification, as they successfully transport Ca(2+) and possess the ability to hydrolyze phosphosubstrates in the lipid-water interface.
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- Maytê Bolean
- Depto. Química, FFCLRP-USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Depto. Química, FFCLRP-USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Depto. Física Aplicada, Instituto de Física, IF-USP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Depto. Química, FFCLRP-USP, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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Vandenbriele C, Kauskot A, Vandersmissen I, Criel M, Geenens R, Craps S, Luttun A, Janssens S, Hoylaerts MF, Verhamme P. Platelet endothelial aggregation receptor-1: a novel modifier of neoangiogenesis. Cardiovasc Res 2015; 108:124-38. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvv193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Sheen CR, Kuss P, Narisawa S, Yadav MC, Nigro J, Wang W, Chhea TN, Sergienko EA, Kapoor K, Jackson MR, Hoylaerts MF, Pinkerton AB, O'Neill WC, Millán JL. Pathophysiological role of vascular smooth muscle alkaline phosphatase in medial artery calcification. J Bone Miner Res 2015; 30:824-36. [PMID: 25428889 PMCID: PMC4406354 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 11/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Medial vascular calcification (MVC) is a pathological phenomenon that causes vascular stiffening and can lead to heart failure; it is common to a variety of conditions, including aging, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, obesity, and a variety of rare genetic diseases. These conditions share the common feature of tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) upregulation in the vasculature. To evaluate the role of TNAP in MVC, we developed a mouse model that overexpresses human TNAP in vascular smooth muscle cells in an X-linked manner. Hemizygous overexpressor male mice (Tagln-Cre(+/-) ; Hprt(ALPL) (/Y) or TNAP-OE) show extensive vascular calcification, high blood pressure, and cardiac hypertrophy, and have a median age of death of 44 days, whereas the cardiovascular phenotype is much less pronounced and life expectancy is longer in heterozygous (Tagln-Cre(+/-) ; Hprt(ALPL) (/-) ) female TNAP-OE mice. Gene expression analysis showed upregulation of osteoblast and chondrocyte markers and decreased expression of vascular smooth muscle markers in the aortas of TNAP-OE mice. Through medicinal chemistry efforts, we developed inhibitors of TNAP with drug-like pharmacokinetic characteristics. TNAP-OE mice were treated with the prototypical TNAP inhibitor SBI-425 or vehicle to evaluate the feasibility of TNAP inhibition in vivo. Treatment with this inhibitor significantly reduced aortic calcification and cardiac hypertrophy, and extended lifespan over vehicle-treated controls, in the absence of secondary effects on the skeleton. This study shows that TNAP in the vasculature contributes to the pathology of MVC and that it is a druggable target.
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- Campbell R Sheen
- Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Hoylaerts MF, Van kerckhoven S, Kiffer-Moreira T, Sheen C, Narisawa S, Millán JL. Functional significance of calcium binding to tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119874. [PMID: 25775211 PMCID: PMC4361680 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The conserved active site of alkaline phosphatases (AP) contains catalytically important Zn2+ (M1 and M2) and Mg2+-sites (M3) and a fourth peripheral Ca2+ site (M4) of unknown significance. We have studied Ca2+ binding to M1-4 of tissue-nonspecific AP (TNAP), an enzyme crucial for skeletal mineralization, using recombinant TNAP and a series of M4 mutants. Ca2+ could substitute for Mg2+ at M3, with maximal activity for Ca2+/Zn2+-TNAP around 40% that of Mg2+/Zn2+-TNAP at pH 9.8 and 7.4. At pH 7.4, allosteric TNAP-activation at M3 by Ca2+ occurred faster than by Mg2+. Several TNAP M4 mutations eradicated TNAP activity, while others mildly influenced the affinity of Ca2+ and Mg2+ for M3 similarly, excluding a catalytic role for Ca2+ in the TNAP M4 site. At pH 9.8, Ca2+ competed with soluble Zn2+ for binding to M1 and M2 up to 1 mM and at higher concentrations, it even displaced M1- and M2-bound Zn2+, forming Ca2+/Ca2+-TNAP with a catalytic activity only 4–6% that of Mg2+/Zn2+-TNAP. At pH 7.4, competition with Zn2+ and its displacement from M1 and M2 required >10-fold higher Ca2+ concentrations, to generate weakly active Ca2+/Ca2+-TNAP. Thus, in a Ca2+-rich environment, such as during skeletal mineralization at pH 7.4, Ca2+ adequately activates Zn2+-TNAP at M3, but very high Ca2+ concentrations compete with available Zn2+ for binding to M1 and M2 and ultimately displace Zn2+ from the active site, virtually inactivating TNAP. Those ALPL mutations that substitute critical TNAP amino acids involved in coordinating Ca2+ to M4 cause hypophosphatasia because of their 3D-structural impact, but M4-bound Ca2+ is catalytically inactive. In conclusion, during skeletal mineralization, the building Ca2+ gradient first activates TNAP, but gradually inactivates it at high Ca2+ concentrations, toward completion of mineralization.
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- Marc F. Hoylaerts
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Sanford Children’s Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States of America
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- Sanford Children’s Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States of America
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- Sanford Children’s Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States of America
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- Sanford Children’s Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, United States of America
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Sun Y, Vandenbriele C, Kauskot A, Verhamme P, Hoylaerts MF, Wright GJ. A Human Platelet Receptor Protein Microarray Identifies the High Affinity Immunoglobulin E Receptor Subunit α (FcεR1α) as an Activating Platelet Endothelium Aggregation Receptor 1 (PEAR1) Ligand. Mol Cell Proteomics 2015; 14:1265-74. [PMID: 25713122 PMCID: PMC4424398 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m114.046946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Genome-wide association studies to identify loci responsible for platelet function and cardiovascular disease susceptibility have repeatedly identified polymorphisms linked to a gene encoding platelet endothelium aggregation receptor 1 (PEAR1), an “orphan” cell surface receptor that is activated to stabilize platelet aggregates. To investigate how PEAR1 signaling is initiated, we sought to identify its extracellular ligand by creating a protein microarray representing the secretome and receptor repertoire of the human platelet. Using an avid soluble recombinant PEAR1 protein and a systematic screening assay designed to detect extracellular interactions, we identified the high affinity immunoglobulin E (IgE) receptor subunit α (FcεR1α) as a PEAR1 ligand. FcεR1α and PEAR1 directly interacted through their membrane-proximal Ig-like and 13th epidermal growth factor domains with a relatively strong affinity (KD ∼ 30 nm). Precomplexing FcεR1α with IgE potently inhibited the FcεR1α-PEAR1 interaction, and this was relieved by the anti-IgE therapeutic omalizumab. Oligomerized FcεR1α potentiated platelet aggregation and led to PEAR1 phosphorylation, an effect that was also inhibited by IgE. These findings demonstrate how a protein microarray resource can be used to gain important insight into the function of platelet receptors and provide a mechanistic basis for the initiation of PEAR1 signaling in platelet aggregation.
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- Yi Sun
- From the ‡Cell Surface Signalling Laboratory, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, United Kingdom and
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- §Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- §Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- §Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- §Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- From the ‡Cell Surface Signalling Laboratory, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, United Kingdom and
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Newby DE, Mannucci PM, Tell GS, Baccarelli AA, Brook RD, Donaldson K, Forastiere F, Franchini M, Franco OH, Graham I, Hoek G, Hoffmann B, Hoylaerts MF, Künzli N, Mills N, Pekkanen J, Peters A, Piepoli MF, Rajagopalan S, Storey RF. Expert position paper on air pollution and cardiovascular disease. Eur Heart J 2015; 36:83-93b. [PMID: 25492627 PMCID: PMC6279152 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 524] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2014] [Revised: 07/25/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- David E Newby
- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Scientific Direction, IRCCS Cà Granda Foundation Maggiore Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine and Haematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Carlo Poma, Mantova, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Charlemont Cardiology, Charlemont Mall, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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- IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine and Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Hjelt Institute, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Department of Environmental Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Epidemiology II, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany German Center for Cardiovacular Disease Research (DZHK), Munich-Site, Munich, Germany
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- Heart Failure Unit, Cardiology, G da Saliceto Hospital, AUSL Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Science, University of Sheffield, Beech Hill Road, Sheffield S10 2RX, UK
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Peetermans M, Vanassche T, Liesenborghs L, Claes J, Vande Velde G, Kwiecinksi J, Jin T, De Geest B, Hoylaerts MF, Lijnen RH, Verhamme P. Plasminogen activation by staphylokinase enhances local spreading of S. aureus in skin infections. BMC Microbiol 2014; 14:310. [PMID: 25515118 PMCID: PMC4274676 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-014-0310-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a frequent cause of skin and soft tissue infections. A unique feature of S. aureus is the combined presence of coagulases that trigger fibrin formation and of the plasminogen activator staphylokinase (SAK). Whereas the importance of fibrin generation for S. aureus virulence has been established, the role of SAK remains unclear. We studied the role of plasminogen activation by SAK in a skin infection model in mice and evaluated the impact of alpha-2-antiplasmin (α2AP) deficiency on the spreading and proteolytic activity of S. aureus skin infections. The species-selectivity of SAK was overcome by adenoviral expression of human plasminogen. Bacterial spread and density was assessed non-invasively by imaging the bioluminescence of S. aureus Xen36. RESULTS SAK-mediated plasmin activity increased the local invasiveness of S. aureus, leading to larger lesions with skin disruption as well as decreased bacterial clearance by the host. Even though fibrin and bacterial surfaces protected SAK-mediated plasmin activity from inhibition by α2AP, the deficiency of α2AP resulted in increased bacterial spreading. SAK-mediated plasmin also induced secondary activation of gelatinases, shown both in vitro and in lesions from the in vivo model. CONCLUSION SAK contributes to the phenotype of S. aureus skin infections by enhancing bacterial spreading as a result of fibrinolytic and proteolytic activation.
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- Marijke Peetermans
- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 911, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 911, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 911, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 911, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Biomedical MRI/Molecular Small Animal Imaging Center, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 505, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, University of Gothenburg, Guldhedsgatan 10, Box 480, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, University of Gothenburg, Guldhedsgatan 10, Box 480, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 911, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 911, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 911, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 911, Leuven, Belgium.
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Luyts K, Smulders S, Napierska D, Van Kerckhoven S, Poels K, Scheers H, Hemmeryckx B, Nemery B, Hoylaerts MF, Hoet PHM. Pulmonary and hemostatic toxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and zinc oxide nanoparticles after pulmonary exposure in Bmal1 knockout mice. Part Fibre Toxicol 2014; 11:61. [PMID: 25394423 PMCID: PMC4234845 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-014-0061-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary exposure to nanoparticles (NPs) may affect, in addition to pulmonary toxicity, the cardiovascular system such as procoagulant effects, vascular dysfunction and progression of atherosclerosis. However, only few studies have investigated hemostatic effects after pulmonary exposure. METHODS We used Bmal1 (brain and muscle ARNT-like protein-1) knockout (Bmal1(-/-)) mice which have a disturbed circadian rhythm and procoagulant phenotype, to study the pulmonary and hemostatic toxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and zinc oxide (ZnO) NPs after subacute pulmonary exposure. Bmal1(-/-) and wild-type (Bmal1(+/+)) mice were exposed via oropharyngeal aspiration, once a week, during 5 consecutive weeks, to a cumulative dose of 32 or 128 μg MWCNTs or 32 or 64 μg ZnO NPs. RESULTS MWCNTs caused a pronounced inflammatory response in the lung with increased cell counts in the broncho-alveolar lavage and increased secretion of interleukin-1β and cytokine-induced neutrophil chemo-attractant (KC), oxidative stress (increased ratio of oxidized versus reduced glutathione and decreased total glutathione) as well as anemic and procoagulant effects as evidenced by a decreased prothrombin time with increased fibrinogen concentrations and coagulation factor (F)VII. In contrast, the ZnO NPs seemed to suppress the inflammatory (decreased neutrophils in Bmal1(-/-) mice) and oxidative response (increased total glutathione in Bmal1(-/-) mice), but were also procoagulant with a significant increase of FVIII. The procoagulant effects, as well as the significant correlations between the pulmonary endpoints (inflammation and oxidative stress) and hemostasis parameters were more pronounced in Bmal1(-/-) mice than in Bmal1(+/+) mice. CONCLUSIONS The Bmal1(-/-) mouse is a sensitive animal model to study the procoagulant effects of engineered NPs. The MWCNTs and ZnO NPs showed different pulmonary toxicity but both NPs induced procoagulant effects, suggesting different mechanisms of affecting hemostasis. However, the correlation analysis suggests a causal association between the observed pulmonary and procoagulant effects.
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MESH Headings
- ARNTL Transcription Factors/genetics
- ARNTL Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Air Pollutants/chemistry
- Air Pollutants/toxicity
- Anemia, Hemolytic/chemically induced
- Anemia, Hemolytic/immunology
- Anemia, Hemolytic/metabolism
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/administration & dosage
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/chemistry
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/toxicity
- Coagulants/administration & dosage
- Coagulants/chemistry
- Coagulants/toxicity
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Hemolysis/drug effects
- Inflammation Mediators/agonists
- Inflammation Mediators/metabolism
- Inhalation Exposure/adverse effects
- Lung/drug effects
- Lung/immunology
- Lung/metabolism
- Metal Nanoparticles/administration & dosage
- Metal Nanoparticles/chemistry
- Metal Nanoparticles/toxicity
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Nanotubes, Carbon/chemistry
- Nanotubes, Carbon/toxicity
- Oxidative Stress/drug effects
- Pneumonia/chemically induced
- Pneumonia/immunology
- Pneumonia/metabolism
- Respiratory Mucosa/drug effects
- Respiratory Mucosa/immunology
- Respiratory Mucosa/metabolism
- Thrombophilia/chemically induced
- Thrombophilia/immunology
- Thrombophilia/metabolism
- Toxicity Tests, Subacute
- Zinc Oxide/administration & dosage
- Zinc Oxide/chemistry
- Zinc Oxide/toxicity
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- Katrien Luyts
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Cardiovascular sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Laboratory for Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Cardiovascular sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Cardiovascular sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Yadav MC, Huesa C, Narisawa S, Hoylaerts MF, Moreau A, Farquharson C, Millán JL. Ablation of osteopontin improves the skeletal phenotype of phospho1(-/-) mice. J Bone Miner Res 2014; 29:2369-81. [PMID: 24825455 PMCID: PMC5247257 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2014] [Revised: 05/01/2014] [Accepted: 05/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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PHOSPHO1 and tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP) have nonredundant functions during skeletal mineralization. Although TNAP deficiency (Alpl(-/-) mice) leads to hypophosphatasia, caused by accumulation of the mineralization inhibitor inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi ), comparably elevated levels of PPi in Phospho1(-/-) mice do not explain their stunted growth, spontaneous fractures, bowed long bones, osteomalacia, and scoliosis. We have previously shown that elevated PPi in Alpl(-/-) mice is accompanied by elevated osteopontin (OPN), another potent mineralization inhibitor, and that the amount of OPN correlates with the severity of hypophosphatasia in mice. Here we demonstrate that plasma OPN is elevated and OPN expression is upregulated in the skeleton, particularly in the vertebrae, of Phospho1(-/-) mice. Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry showed an increased proportion of phosphorylated OPN (p-OPN) peptides in Phospho1(-/-) mice, suggesting that accumulation of p-OPN causes the skeletal abnormalities in Phospho1(-/-) mice. We also show that ablation of the OPN gene, Spp1, leads to improvements in the skeletal phenotype in Phospho1(-/-) as they age. In particular, their scoliosis is ameliorated at 1 month of age and is completely rescued at 3 months of age. There is also improvement in the long bone defects characteristic of Phospho1(-/-) mice at 3 months of age. Mineralization assays comparing [Phospho1(-/-) ; Spp1(-/-) ], Phospho1(-/-) , and Spp1(-/-) chondrocytes display corrected mineralization by the double knockout cells. Expression of chondrocyte differentiation markers was also normalized in the [Phospho1(-/-) ; Spp1(-/-) ] mice. Thus, although Alpl and Phospho1 deficiencies lead to similar skeletal phenotypes and comparable changes in the expression levels of PPi and OPN, there is a clear dissociation in the hierarchical roles of these potent inhibitors of mineralization, with elevated PPi and elevated p-OPN levels causing the respective skeletal phenotypes in Alpl(-/-) and Phospho1(-/-) mice.
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- Manisha C Yadav
- Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Bollen L, Peetermans M, Peeters M, Van Steen K, Hoylaerts MF, Declerck PJ, Verhamme P, Gils A. Active PAI-1 as marker for venous thromboembolism: case-control study using a comprehensive panel of PAI-1 and TAFI assays. Thromb Res 2014; 134:1097-102. [PMID: 25193405 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2014.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2014] [Revised: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Both activated Thrombin Activatable Fibrinolysis Inhibitor (TAFI) and active Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) attenuate fibrinolysis and may therefore contribute to the pathophysiology of Venous ThromboEmbolism (VTE). Whether increased TAFI and/or PAI-1 concentrations are associated with VTE is unclear. OBJECTIVE To study an association of impaired fibrinolysis and VTE using a comprehensive panel of in-house developed assays measuring intact TAFI, activation peptide of TAFI (AP-TAFI), PAI-1 antigen, endogenous PAI-1:t-PA complex (PAI-1:t-PA) and active PAI-1 levels in 102 VTE patients and in 113 healthy controls (HC). RESULTS Active PAI-1 was significantly higher in VTE patients compared to HC (20.9 [9.6-37.8] ng/ml vs. 6.2 [3.5-9.7] ng/ml, respectively). Active PAI-1 was the best discriminator with an area under the ROC curve and 95% confidence interval (AUROC [95%CI]) of 0.84 [0.79-0.90] compared to 0.75 [0.68-0.72] for PAI-1:t-PA, 0.65 [0.58-0.73] for PAI-1 antigen, 0.62 [0.54-0.69] for AP-TAFI and 0.51 [0.44-0.59] for intact TAFI. Using ROC analysis, we defined an optimal cut-off of 12.8 ng/ml for active PAI-1, with corresponding sensitivity of 71 [61-79] % and specificity of 89 [82-94] %. A lack of association with the time between VTE event and sample collection or with the intake of anticoagulant treatment suggests that active PAI-1 levels are sustainable high in VTE patients. CONCLUSIONS This case-control study emphasizes the clinical importance of measuring active PAI-1 instead of PAI-1 antigen and identifies active PAI-1 as a potential marker of VTE. Prognostic studies will need to address the clinical significance of active PAI-1 as biomarker.
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- Lize Bollen
- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, UZ Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Systems and Modeling Unit, Montefiore Institute, University of Liège, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, UZ Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, UZ Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium.
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Ninivaggi M, Kelchtermans H, Kuijpers MJ, Hemmeryckx B, Heemskerk JWM, Lindhout T, Hoylaerts MF, de Laat B. Whole blood thrombin generation in Bmal1-deficient mice. Thromb Haemost 2014; 112:271-5. [PMID: 24740693 DOI: 10.1160/th13-11-0910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
The Calibrated Automated Thrombogram (CAT) assay that measures thrombin generation (TG) in platelet-poor and -rich plasma, is increasingly being recognised as a more sensitive tool to determine the overall function of the haemostatic system. We developed a method enabling the measurement of TG in a small aliquot of blood. The objective was to validate this assay in mouse blood and to examine the rate and extent of TG in a mouse model of premature aging. TG was assayed in blood from 20- to 28-week-old brain and muscle ARNT-like protein-1 (Bmal1)-deficient (knockout, KO) mice and wild-type (WT) littermates. Bmal1-KO mice are known to display symptoms of premature aging. TG was initiated by adding calcium, tissue factor and a thrombin specific substrate. After TG, the samples were prepared for scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The intra-assay variations (%) in mouse blood of the endogenous thrombin potential (ETP), peak height, lag time, time-to-peak and velocity index were 10% or less (n=24). We found that Bmal1-KO mice have a significantly (p<0.001) higher ETP (437 ± 7 nM.min; mean ± SD, n=7) when compared with WT mice (ETP=220 ± 45 nM.min; mean ± SD, n=5). The peak heights also differed significantly (p=0.027). By applying SEM we found that Bmal1 deficient mice display a denser fibrin network with smaller pores compared to WT mice. In conclusion, the whole blood TG assay in mice revealed to be reproducible. As a proof-of-principle we have shown that the whole blood TG assay is capable of detecting a prothrombotic phenotype in Bmal1-KO mice.
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- B. de Laat, PhD, Synapse bv, Oxfordlaan 70, 6229 EV Maastricht, The Netherlands, Tel.: +31 43 3885895, Fax: +31 43 3884159, E-mail:
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Kuijpers MJ, de Witt S, Nergiz-Unal R, van Kruchten R, Korporaal SJ, Verhamme P, Febbraio M, Tjwa M, Voshol PJ, Hoylaerts MF, Cosemans JM, Heemskerk JW. Supporting Roles of Platelet Thrombospondin-1 and CD36 in Thrombus Formation on Collagen. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2014; 34:1187-92. [DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.113.302917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Objective—
Platelets abundantly express the membrane receptor CD36 and store its ligand thrombospondin-1 (TSP1) in the α-granules. We investigated whether released TSP1 can support platelet adhesion and thrombus formation via interaction with CD36.
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Mouse platelets deficient in CD36 showed reduced adhesion to TSP1 and subsequent phosphatidylserine expression. Deficiency in either CD36 or TSP1 resulted in markedly increased dissolution of thrombi formed on collagen, although thrombus buildup was unchanged. In mesenteric vessels in vivo, deficiency in CD36 prolonged the time to occlusion and enhanced embolization, which was in agreement with earlier observations in TSP1-deficient mice. Thrombi formed using wild-type blood stained positively for secreted TSP1. Releasate from wild-type but not from TSP1-deficient platelets enhanced platelet activation, phosphatidylserine expression, and thrombus formation on collagen. The enhancement was dependent on CD36 because it was without effect on thrombus formation by CD36-deficient platelets.
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These results demonstrate an anchoring role of platelet-released TSP1 via CD36 in platelet adhesion and collagen-dependent thrombus stabilization. Thus, the TSP1–CD36 tandem is another platelet ligand–receptor axis contributing to the maintenance of a stable thrombus.
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- Marijke J.E. Kuijpers
- From the Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (M.J.E.K., S.d.W., R.N.-U., R.v.K., J.M.E.M.C., J.W.M.H.); Department of Vascular Hematology/Angiogenesis (M.T.), Department of Metabolic Research (P.J.V.), and Department of Biopharmaceutics (S.J.A.K.), Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (M.J.E.K., S.d.W., R.N.-U., R.v.K., J.M.E.M.C., J.W.M.H.); Department of Vascular Hematology/Angiogenesis (M.T.), Department of Metabolic Research (P.J.V.), and Department of Biopharmaceutics (S.J.A.K.), Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (M.J.E.K., S.d.W., R.N.-U., R.v.K., J.M.E.M.C., J.W.M.H.); Department of Vascular Hematology/Angiogenesis (M.T.), Department of Metabolic Research (P.J.V.), and Department of Biopharmaceutics (S.J.A.K.), Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (M.J.E.K., S.d.W., R.N.-U., R.v.K., J.M.E.M.C., J.W.M.H.); Department of Vascular Hematology/Angiogenesis (M.T.), Department of Metabolic Research (P.J.V.), and Department of Biopharmaceutics (S.J.A.K.), Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (M.J.E.K., S.d.W., R.N.-U., R.v.K., J.M.E.M.C., J.W.M.H.); Department of Vascular Hematology/Angiogenesis (M.T.), Department of Metabolic Research (P.J.V.), and Department of Biopharmaceutics (S.J.A.K.), Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (M.J.E.K., S.d.W., R.N.-U., R.v.K., J.M.E.M.C., J.W.M.H.); Department of Vascular Hematology/Angiogenesis (M.T.), Department of Metabolic Research (P.J.V.), and Department of Biopharmaceutics (S.J.A.K.), Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (M.J.E.K., S.d.W., R.N.-U., R.v.K., J.M.E.M.C., J.W.M.H.); Department of Vascular Hematology/Angiogenesis (M.T.), Department of Metabolic Research (P.J.V.), and Department of Biopharmaceutics (S.J.A.K.), Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (M.J.E.K., S.d.W., R.N.-U., R.v.K., J.M.E.M.C., J.W.M.H.); Department of Vascular Hematology/Angiogenesis (M.T.), Department of Metabolic Research (P.J.V.), and Department of Biopharmaceutics (S.J.A.K.), Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (M.J.E.K., S.d.W., R.N.-U., R.v.K., J.M.E.M.C., J.W.M.H.); Department of Vascular Hematology/Angiogenesis (M.T.), Department of Metabolic Research (P.J.V.), and Department of Biopharmaceutics (S.J.A.K.), Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (M.J.E.K., S.d.W., R.N.-U., R.v.K., J.M.E.M.C., J.W.M.H.); Department of Vascular Hematology/Angiogenesis (M.T.), Department of Metabolic Research (P.J.V.), and Department of Biopharmaceutics (S.J.A.K.), Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (M.J.E.K., S.d.W., R.N.-U., R.v.K., J.M.E.M.C., J.W.M.H.); Department of Vascular Hematology/Angiogenesis (M.T.), Department of Metabolic Research (P.J.V.), and Department of Biopharmaceutics (S.J.A.K.), Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands (M.J.E.K., S.d.W., R.N.-U., R.v.K., J.M.E.M.C., J.W.M.H.); Department of Vascular Hematology/Angiogenesis (M.T.), Department of Metabolic Research (P.J.V.), and Department of Biopharmaceutics (S.J.A.K.), Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical
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Kiffer-Moreira T, Sheen CR, Gasque KCDS, Bolean M, Ciancaglini P, van Elsas A, Hoylaerts MF, Millán JL. Catalytic signature of a heat-stable, chimeric human alkaline phosphatase with therapeutic potential. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89374. [PMID: 24586729 PMCID: PMC3933536 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Recombinant alkaline phosphatases are becoming promising protein therapeutics to prevent skeletal mineralization defects, inflammatory bowel diseases, and treat acute kidney injury. By substituting the flexible crown domain of human intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IAP) with that of the human placental isozyme (PLAP) we generated a chimeric enzyme (ChimAP) that retains the structural folding of IAP, but displays greatly increased stability, active site Zn2+ binding, increased transphosphorylation, a higher turnover number and narrower substrate specificity, with comparable selectivity for bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), than the parent IAP isozyme. ChimAP shows promise as a protein therapeutic for indications such as inflammatory bowel diseases, gut dysbioses and acute kidney injury.
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- Tina Kiffer-Moreira
- Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Departamento de Química, FFCLRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Sanford Children's Health Research Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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Although drugs exist for the primary and secondary prevention of thrombosis, more potent antiplatelet drugs with sufficiently wide therapeutic windows to avoid bleeding complications are needed. Both academic and pharmaceutical laboratories are working to develop such drugs. This chapter reviews the potential of inhibiting interactions between von Willebrand factor (vWF) and the second most abundant receptor on the platelet, the glycoprotein (GP) Ib/IX/V complex, interactions that are essential for the activation of circulating platelets, contacting a vessel wall injury. Although still at the level of preclinical testing, this area is expected to progress quickly during the next few years, also in view of the three-dimensional structural information that has recently become available and that allows a molecular understanding of vWF binding to the GPIbalpha chain of the GPIb complex.
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- Arnaud Bonnefoy
- Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Belgium
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Ardecky RJ, Bobkova EV, Kiffer-Moreira T, Brown B, Ganji S, Zou J, Pass I, Narisawa S, Iano FG, Rosenstein C, Cheltsov A, Rascon J, Hedrick M, Gasior C, Forster A, Shi S, Dahl R, Vasile S, Su Y, Sergienko E, Chung TDY, Kaunitz J, Hoylaerts MF, Pinkerton AB, Millán JL. Identification of a selective inhibitor of murine intestinal alkaline phosphatase (ML260) by concurrent ultra-high throughput screening against human and mouse isozymes. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2013; 24:1000-1004. [PMID: 24412070 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.12.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Revised: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Alkaline phosphatase (AP) isozymes are present in a wide range of species from bacteria to man and are capable of dephosphorylation and transphosphorylation of a wide spectrum of substrates in vitro. In humans, four AP isozymes have been identified-one tissue-nonspecific (TNAP) and three tissue-specific-named according to the tissue of their predominant expression: intestinal (IAP), placental (PLAP) and germ cell (GCAP) APs. Modulation of activity of the different AP isozymes may have therapeutic implications in distinct diseases and cellular processes. For instance, changes in the level of IAP activity can affect gut mucosa tolerance to microbial invasion due to the ability of IAP to detoxify bacterial endotoxins, alter the absorption of fatty acids and affect ectopurinergic regulation of duodenal bicarbonate secretion. To identify isozyme selective modulators of the human and mouse IAPs, we developed a series of murine duodenal IAP (Akp3-encoded dIAP isozyme), human IAP (hIAP), PLAP, and TNAP assays. High throughput screening and subsequent SAR efforts generated a potent inhibitor of dIAP, ML260, with specificity for the Akp3-, compared to the Akp5- and Akp6-encoded mouse isozymes.
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Center for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Engels A, Hoylaerts MF, Deprest J. Biochemische Induktion des iatrogenen Blasensprungs durch eine erhöhte intraamniale Thrombin-Produktion? Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1361197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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