PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF REACTIVE AND NON-REACTIVE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR-1 (PAI-1) FROM HUMAN PLACENTA

1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Philips ◽  
A G Juul ◽  
S Thorsen ◽  
J Selmer ◽  
L Thim

Reactive and non-reactive forms of PAI-1 have been identified in various biological materials. The structural differences between these forms remain to be determined.A monoclonal antibody specific for a non-reactive PAI-1 and a monoclonal antibody reacting with both the reactive and nonreactive form of the inhibitor were obtained by immunization with a tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA)-PAI-1 complex (Philips et al., Thromb Haemostas 1986; 55:213-7). These antibodies were used for the isolation of reactive and non-reactive PAI-1 by solid-phase immunoadsorption from extracts of human placenta. The inhibitor preparations were further purified by HPLC. Reactive and non-reactive PAI-1 both migrated with a Mr ∼ 52,000 when analyzed by SDS-PAGE. Furthermore, the two inhibitor forms were indistinguishable by N-terminal sequence analysis. Two N-terminal sequences were found in about equal ammounts for both the reactive and non-reactive PAI-1. They were Ser-Ala-Val-His-His-Pro-Pro- and a two residues shorter sequence (Val-His-His-Pro-Pro-). These sequences are in agreement with the published cDNA sequence of PAI-1 and shows that the inhibitor is N-terminally heterogeneously processed. The second order rate constant (ki) for the reaction between reactive PAI-1 and single-chain t-PA was about 6 106 M-1s-1. Treatment with 4 M guanidinium-HCl partially converted the non-reactive PAI-1 to a reactive form exhibiting a similar k1 for inhibition of single-chain t-PA. SDS-PAGE showed that the t-PA-PAI-1 complex could be dissociated by 1,5 M NH4OH/ 39 mM SDS resulting in the release of a PAI-1 with approximately the same Mr as native PAI-1. This indicates either that t-PA does not cleave the inhibitor or that it cleaves a peptide bond close to the C-terminus.In conclusion a non-reactive and a reactive form of PAI-1 can be purified from placenta. The two forms are distinguishable by monoclonal antibodies but they show similar Mr′ls and the same N-terminal sequences.

1987 ◽  
Vol 58 (03) ◽  
pp. 872-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Jørgensen ◽  
Malou Philips ◽  
Sixtus Thorsen ◽  
Johan Selmer ◽  
Jesper Zeuthen

SummaryThe aim of the present work was to clarify to what extent plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 (PAI-2) contribute to the increase in plasma inhibition of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) observed during pregnancy. It was demonstrated that a monoclonal antibody against PAI-1 almost completely quenched inhibition of single-chain t-PA and most of the inhibition of two-chain t-PA in plasma during the third trimester of piegnancy. The remaining inhibition of two-chain t-PA was to a great extent abolished by a PAI-2 antibody. The second order rate constant (k1) for inhibition of single-chain t-PA by the inhibitor neutralized by the PAI-1 antibody was about 4.8 · 106 M-1 · s-1. The conversion of singlechain t-PA to the two-ehain form increased the reaction rate with the inhibitor about 3-fold. These kinetic data are compaiable with those obtained with TAI-l in non-pregnancy plasma oi with purified PAI-1. From the above results it is concluded that PAI-1 is the primary inhibitor of both single-chain and two chain t PA and that PAI-2 is the secondary inhibitor of two-chain t-PA in pregnancy plasma. The concentration of reactive PAI-1 versus gestation age was assayed in plasma from 6 women by binding of PAI-1 to 125I-labelled single-chain t-PA followed by quantitation of the labelled t-PA-PAI-1 complex after separation by SDS- polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. It was found that the concentration of PAI-1 increased 4 to 8-fold during the gestation period reaching a level of about 1.4 nM at term. Post partum the plasma concentration declined abruptly within 24 h to the level observed in age-matched non-pregnant women.


1992 ◽  
Vol 67 (01) ◽  
pp. 106-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus E Carr ◽  
C Krishnamurti ◽  
B M Alving

SummaryThe effect of fibrin on the interaction of human recombinant single-chain tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) was studied in normal rabbit plasma and in plasma with high levels of native PAI-1. t-PA was added to diluted plasma containing calcium (10 mM) and 125I-fibrinogen at 37° C. Clotting was initiated with human thrombin, and lysis was monitored both turbidimetrically and by release of 125I-fibrin degradation products (fdp). The activity of t-PA (50 IU/ml) was rapidly reduced to 15% of the initial value in plasma containing PAI-1 (23 AU/ml). When thrombin and t-PA were added simultaneously to the plasma, more than 70% of the activity was retained through incorporation of t-PA into the fibrin clot. t-PA-induced fibrinolysis in PAI-1 enriched plasma was further delayed when the temperature was reduced from 37 to 25° C. Turbidimet-ric and 125I-fdp release data provided complementary information. The former technique traced fiber dissolution, while the latter reflected network integrity. These results indicate that t-PA-induced fibrinolysis in PAI-1 enriched plasma is modulated by the presence of fibrin and by temperature.


1988 ◽  
Vol 256 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Masson ◽  
E Angles-Cano

The kinetics of inhibition of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) by the fast-acting plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) was investigated in homogeneous (plasma) and heterogeneous (solid-phase fibrin) systems by using radioisotopic and spectrophotometric analysis. It is demonstrated that fibrin-bound t-PA is protected from inhibition by PAI-1, whereas t-PA in soluble phase is rapidly inhibited (K1 = 10(7) M-1.s-1) even in the presence of 2 microM-plasminogen. The inhibitor interferes with the binding of t-PA to fibrin in a competitive manner. As a consequence the Kd of t-PA for fibrin (1.2 +/- 0.4 nM) increases and the maximal velocity of plasminogen activation by fibrin-bound t-PA is not modified. From the plot of the apparent Kd versus the concentration of PAI-1 a Ki value of 1.3 +/- 0.3 nM was calculated. The quasi-similar values for the dissociation constants between fibrin and t-PA (Kd) and between PAI-1 and t-PA (Ki), as well as the competitive type of inhibition observed, indicate that the fibrinolytic activity of human plasma may be the result of an equilibrium distribution of t-PA between both the amount of fibrin generated and the concentration of circulating inhibitor.


1992 ◽  
Vol 68 (05) ◽  
pp. 486-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malou Philips ◽  
Anne-Grethe Juul ◽  
Johan Selmer ◽  
Bent Lind ◽  
Sixtus Thorsen

SummaryA new assay for functional plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) in plasma was developed. The assay is based on the quantitative conversion of PAI-1 to urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA)-PAI-l complex the concentration of which is then determined by an ELISA employing monoclonal anti-PAI-1 as catching antibody and monoclonal anti-u-PA as detecting antibody. The assay exhibits high sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and precision. The level of functional PAI-1, tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) activity and t-PA-PAI-1 complex was measured in normal subjects and in patients with venous thromboembolism in a silent phase. Blood collection procedures and calibration of the respective assays were rigorously standardized. It was found that the patients had a decreased fibrinolytic capacity. This could be ascribed to high plasma levels of PAI-1. The release of t-PA during venous occlusion of an arm for 10 min expressed as the increase in t-PA + t-PA-PAI-1 complex exhibited great variation and no significant difference could be demonstrated between the patients with a thrombotic tendency and the normal subjects.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Zuo ◽  
Mark Warnock ◽  
Alyssa Harbaugh ◽  
Srilakshmi Yalavarthi ◽  
Kelsey Gockman ◽  
...  

AbstractPatients with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) are at high risk for thrombotic arterial and venous occlusions. However, bleeding complications have also been observed in some patients. Understanding the balance between coagulation and fibrinolysis will help inform optimal approaches to thrombosis prophylaxis and potential utility of fibrinolytic-targeted therapies. 118 hospitalized COVID-19 patients and 30 healthy controls were included in the study. We measured plasma antigen levels of tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and performed spontaneous clot-lysis assays. We found markedly elevated tPA and PAI-1 levels in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Both factors demonstrated strong correlations with neutrophil counts and markers of neutrophil activation. High levels of tPA and PAI-1 were associated with worse respiratory status. High levels of tPA, in particular, were strongly correlated with mortality and a significant enhancement in spontaneous ex vivo clot-lysis. While both tPA and PAI-1 are elevated among COVID-19 patients, extremely high levels of tPA enhance spontaneous fibrinolysis and are significantly associated with mortality in some patients. These data indicate that fibrinolytic homeostasis in COVID-19 is complex with a subset of patients expressing a balance of factors that may favor fibrinolysis. Further study of tPA as a biomarker is warranted.


1990 ◽  
Vol 265 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
T L Lindahl ◽  
P I Ohlsson ◽  
B Wiman

The structural events taking place during the reaction between PAI-1 (plasminogen-activator inhibitor 1) and the plasminogen activators sc-tPA (single-chain tissue plasminogen activator) and tc-tPA (two-chain tissue plasminogen activator) were studied. Complexes were formed by mixing sc-tPA or tc-tPA with PAI-1 in slight excess (on an activity basis). The complexes were purified from excess PAI-1 by affinity chromatography on fibrin-Sepharose. Examination of the purified complexes by SDS/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis (SDS/PAGE) and N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis demonstrated that a stoichiometric 1:1 complex is formed between PAI-1 and both forms of tPA. Data obtained from both complexes revealed the amino acid sequences of the parent molecules and, in addition, a new sequence: Met-Ala-Pro-Glu-Glu-. This sequence is found in the C-terminal portion of the intact PAI-1 molecule and thus locates the reactive centre of PAI-1 to Arg346-Met347. The proteolytic activity of sc-tPA is demonstrated by its capacity to cleave the ‘bait’ peptide bond in PAI-1. The complexes were inactive and dissociated slowly at physiological pH and ionic strength, but rapidly in aq. NH3 (0.1 mol/l). Amidolytic tPA activity was generated on dissociation of the complexes, corresponding to 0.4 mol of tPA/mol of complex. SDS/PAGE of the dissociated complexes indicated a small decrease in the molecular mass of PAI-1, in agreement with proteolytic cleavage of the ‘bait’ peptide bond during complex-formation.


Stroke ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Liu ◽  
Xiang Fan ◽  
Helen Brogren ◽  
Ming-Ming Ning ◽  
Eng H Lo ◽  
...  

Aims: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is the main and potent endogenous tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) inhibitor, but an important question on whether PAI-1 in blood stream responds and interferes with the exogenously administered tPA remains unexplored. We for the first time investigated temporal profiles of PAI-1 concentration and activity in circulation after stroke and tPA administration in rats. Methods: Permanent MCAO focal stroke of rats were treated with saline or 10mg/kg tPA at 3 hours after stroke (n=10 per group). Plasma (platelet free) PAI-1 antigen and activity levels were measured by ELISA at before stroke, 3, 4.5 (1.5 hours after saline or tPA treatments) and 24 hours after stroke. Since vascular endothelial cells and platelets are two major cellular sources for PAI-1 in circulation, we measured releases of PAI-1 from cultured endothelial cells and isolated platelets after direct tPA (4 μg/ml) exposures for 60 min in vitro by ELISA (n=4 per group). Results: At 3 hours after stroke, both plasma PAI-1 antigen and activity were significantly increased (3.09±0.67, and 3.42±0.57 fold of before stroke baseline, respectively, all data are expressed as mean±SE). At 4.5 hours after stroke, intravenous tPA administration significantly further elevated PAI-1 antigen levels (5.26±1.24), while as expected that tPA neutralized most elevated PAI-1 activity (0.33±0.05). At 24 hours after stroke, PAI-1 antigen levels returned to the before baseline level, however, there was a significantly higher PAI-1 activity (2.51±0.53) in tPA treated rats. In vitro tPA exposures significantly increased PAI-1 releases into culture medium in cultured endothelial cells (1.65±0.08) and platelets (2.02±0.17). Conclution: Our experimental results suggest that tPA administration may further elevate stroke-increased blood PAI-1 concentration, but also increase PAI-1 activity at late 24 hours after stroke. The increased PAI-1 releases after tPA exposures in vitro suggest tPA may directly stimulate PAI-1 secretions from vascular walls and circulation platelets, which partially contributes to the PAI-1 elevation observed in focal stroke rats. The underlying regulation mechanisms and pathological consequence need further investigation.


Author(s):  
Tae Ito ◽  
Yuko Suzuki ◽  
Hideto Sano ◽  
Naoki Honkura ◽  
Francis J Castellino ◽  
...  

Background: Details of the molecular interaction between tissue type plasminogen activator (tPA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1) remain unknown. Methods and Results: Three distinct forms of high molecular weight complexes are demonstrated. Two of the forms were detected by mass spectrometry. The high molecular mass detected by MALDI-TOF MS spectrometry was 107,029 Da, which corresponds to the sum of molecular masses of the intact tPA (65,320 Da) and the intact PAI-1 (42,416 Da). The lower molecular mass was 104,367 Da and is proposed to lack the C-terminal bait peptide of PAI-1 (calculated mass, 3,804 Da) which was detected as a 3,808 Da fragment. When the complex was analyzed by SDS-PAGE, only a single band was observed. However, after treatment by SDS and Triton X-100, two distinct forms of the complex with different mobilities were shown by SDS-PAGE. The higher molecular weight band demonstrated specific tPA activity on fibrin autography, whereas the lower molecular weight band did not. Peptide sequence analysis of these two bands, however, unexpectedly revealed the existence of the C-terminal cleavage peptide in both bands and its amount was less in the upper band. In the upper band, the sequences corresponding to the regions at the interface between two molecules in its Michaelis intermediate were diminished. Thus, these two bands corresponded to distinct nonacyl-enzyme complexes, wherein only the upper band liberated free tPA under the conditions employed. Conclusion: These data suggest that under physiological conditions a fraction of the tPA-PAI-1 population exists as non-acylated-enzyme inhibitor complex.


2002 ◽  
Vol 88 (07) ◽  
pp. 137-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Gils ◽  
Jean-Marie Stassen ◽  
Herbert Nar ◽  
Joerg Kley ◽  
Wolfgang Wienen ◽  
...  

SummaryPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), the primary physiological inhibitor of both tissue-type plasminogen activator and urokinasetype plasminogen activator in plasma, is a well established risk factor in thrombotic diseases. Reduction of active PAI-1 levels may lead to a decreased tendency of thrombosis. Compounds that can suppress pharmacologically active PAI-1 levels are therefore considered as putative drugs.In the present study, we describe the PAI-1 neutralizing properties and mechanism of a newly selected compound (i. e. fendosal, HP129) in comparison to four previously reported compounds (i. e. AR-H029953XX, XR1853, XR5118 and the peptide TVASS) using different assays. The inhibitory effect of these compounds on active PAI-1 was analyzed by a plasmin-coupled chromogenic assay (Coaset® t-PA), direct chromogenic assays (t-PA, u-PA) and quantification of complex formation by ELISA, SDS-PAGE and surface plasmon resonance. Comparative evaluation of the obtained IC50 values reveals large differences [i. e. IC50 of 15 µM (HP129) vs. >1000 µM (XR5118) determined at 37° C using SDS-PAGE] between the compounds studied.Importantly, the relative potency of the various compounds is also dependent on the method used (10 to 170-fold differences in IC50 values). Characterization of the PAI-1 forms (i. e. active, non-reactive and substrate) generated upon inactivation reveals that the newly described compound HP129 induces a unique pathway (i. e. active to non-reactive conversion via a substrate-behaving intermediate) of inactivation compared to the other compounds.Taken together, these data strongly suggest that the various compounds act through different mechanisms. In addition, the results stress the necessity for a careful selection of the method used for the evaluation of PAI-1 inhibitors, preferably requiring a panel of screening methods.


1995 ◽  
Vol 268 (6) ◽  
pp. E1065-E1069 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Yamashita ◽  
D. N. Darlington ◽  
E. J. Weeks ◽  
R. O. Jones ◽  
D. S. Gann

Large hemorrhage leads to hypercoagulability, a phenomenon that has never been well explained. Because an elevation of plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)-1 increases procoagulant activity, we have determined whether plasma PAI activity and tissue PAI-1 mRNA are elevated after hemorrhage. Sprague-Dawley rats were bled (20 or 15 ml/kg) 4 days after cannulation. Plasma PAI activity was determined by the capacity of plasma to inhibit tissue-type plasminogen activator activity. Changes of PAI-1 mRNA in various tissues were detected by high-performance liquid chromatography after reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction. Hemorrhage (20 ml/kg) significantly elevated plasma PAI activity at 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 h after hemorrhage and PAI-1 mRNA in liver at 1, 2, 4, and 6 h after hemorrhage. The PAI-1 message was also significantly elevated in lung, heart, and kidney at 4 h after hemorrhage. The increases of PAI-1 mRNA after 20 ml/kg hemorrhage were significantly greater than those after 15 ml/kg hemorrhage. These findings indicate that large hemorrhage can induce the increases in PAI activity and PAI-1 message and suggest that induction of PAI-1 may be involved in the thrombogenic responses observed after large hemorrhage.


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