Evidence for the Regulation of Urokinase and Tissue Type Plasminogen Activators by the Serpin, Protein C Inhibitor, in Semen and Blood Plasma

1993 ◽  
Vol 70 (06) ◽  
pp. 0989-0994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco España ◽  
Amparo Estellés ◽  
Pedro J Fernández ◽  
Juan Gilabert ◽  
Jaime Sánchez-Cuenca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Seminal Plasma ◽  
Protein C ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 ◽  
Protein C Inhibitor ◽  
Dependent Cell ◽  
Cell Invasiveness

SummarySince the serine protease inhibitor, protein C inhibitor (PCI), is present in seminal plasma at ≈3 μM, complexes of PCI with urokinase (uPA) and tissue type (tPA) plasminogen activator were quantitated using sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA’s). Seminal plasma (N = 10) collected in the absence of extrinsic inhibitors had a mean of 25 ± 5 ng/ml uPA: PCI, 76 ± 23 ng/ml tPA: PCI, and 4 ± 2 ng/ml of tPA complexes with plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (tPA:PAI-l). 93% of the uPA and 17% of the tPA antigen in seminal plasma was in complex with PCI and, when complexation was inhibited by collecting semen into an 1,10-phenanthrolinium solution, 33% of the uPA and 7% of the tPA was complexed to PCI. Urine (N = 10) contained 4 ± 1 ng/ml uPA:PCI. In purified system, complexation of uPA and tPA to PCI paralleled the inhibition of the enzymes. In vitro studies in blood and seminal plasma showed that heparin stimulated complexation of uPA and tPA with PCI, suggesting that negatively charged glycosaminoglycans in blood vessels and in the reproductive system may regulate PCI reactions with uPA and tPA. These results suggest that PCI is a physiologic regulator of uPA and tPA in male reproductive tissues and raises questions about a potential role of PCI in human fertility and in uPA-dependent cell invasiveness.

Activated Protein C Increases Fibrin Clot Lysis by Neutralization of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor No Evidence for a Cofactor Role of Protein S

1988 ◽  
Vol 60 (02) ◽  
pp. 328-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
N J de Fouw ◽  
Y F de Jong ◽  
F Haverkate ◽  
R M Bertina
Keyword(s):  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Protein C ◽  
Blood Platelets ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Protein S ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Clot Lysis ◽  
Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Pai 1

summaryThe effect of purified human activated protein G (APC) on fibrinolysis was studied using a clot iysis system consisting of purified glu-plasminogen, tissue-type plasminogen activator, plasminogen activator inhibitor (released from endothelial cells or blood platelets), fibrinogen, 125T-fibrinogen and thrombin. All proteins were of human origin.In this system APC could increase fibrinolysis in a dose dependent way, without affecting fibrin formation or fibrin crosslinking. However, this profibrinolytic effect of APC could only be observed when plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-l) was present. The effect of APC was completely quenched by pretreatment of APC with anti-protein C IgG or di-isopropylfluorophosphate. Addition of the cofactors of APC:protein S, Ca2+-ions and phospholipid-alone or in combination did not enhance the profibrinolytic effect of APC. These observations indicate that human APC can accelerate in vitro clot lysis by the inactivation of PAI-1 activity. However, the neutralization of PAI-1 by APC is independent of the presence or absence of protein S, phospholipid and Ca2+-ions.

Abstract T P75: Temporal Profiles of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Concentration and Activity Changes in Circulation after Focal Stroke and Tissue Type Plasminogen Activator Administration in Rats

Stroke ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Liu ◽  
Xiang Fan ◽  
Helen Brogren ◽  
Ming-Ming Ning ◽  
Eng H Lo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 ◽  
Type Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Temporal Profiles ◽  
Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Pai 1

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.

Anti-apoptotic roles of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 as a neurotrophic factor in the central nervous system

2008 ◽  
Vol 100 (12) ◽  
pp. 1014-1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoru Koyanagi ◽  
Yukako Kuramoto ◽  
Masahiko Kimura ◽  
Masatoshi Oda ◽  
Tomohiro Kozako ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Pai 1

SummaryPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), a member of the ser-pin gene family, is the primary inhibitor of urokinase-type and tissue-type PA s.PA I-1 plays an important role in the process of peripheral tissue remodeling and fibrinolysis through the regulation of PA activity. This serpin is also produced in brain tissues and may regulate the neural protease sequence in the central nervous system (CNS), as it does in peripheral tissues. In fact, PA I-1 mRNA is up-regulated in mouse brain after stroke.The serpin activity of PA I-1 helps to prevent tissue-type PA -induced neuron death.However, we have previously found that PAI-1 has a novel biological function in the CNS: the contribution to survival of neurites on neurons. In neuronally differentiated rat pheochromocytoma (PC-12) cells, a deficiency of PA I-1 in vitro caused a significant reduction in Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL mRNAs and an increase in Bcl-XS and Bax mRNAs.The change in the balance between mRNA expressions of the anti- and pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins promoted the apoptotic sequence: cas-pase-3 activation, cytochrome c release from mitochondria and DNA fragmentation. Our results indicate that PA I-1 has an antiapoptotic role in neurons.PAI-1 prevented the disintegration of the formed neuronal networks by maintaining or promoting neuroprotective signaling through the MAPK/ ERK pathway, suggesting that the neuroprotective effect of PAI-1 is independent of its action as a protease inhibitor. This review discusses the neuroprotective effects of PA I-1 in vitro, together with the relevant data from other laboratories. Special emphasis is placed on its action on PC-12 cells.

Generation and in vitro characterisation of inhibitory nanobodies towards plasminogen activator inhibitor 1

2016 ◽  
Vol 116 (12) ◽  
pp. 1032-1040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohua Zhou ◽  
Maarten L. V. Hendrickx ◽  
Gholamreza Hassanzadeh-Ghassabeh ◽  
Serge Muyldermans ◽  
Paul J. Declerck
Keyword(s):  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Hinge Region ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Clot Lysis ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 ◽  
Type Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Pai 1

SummaryPlasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) is the principal physiological inhibitor of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) and has been identified as a risk factor in cardiovascular diseases. In order to generate nanobodies against PAI-1 to interfere with its functional properties, we constructed three nanobody libraries upon immunisation of three alpacas with three different PAI-1 variants. Three panels of nanobodies were selected against these PAI-1 variants. Evaluation of the amino acid sequence identity of the complementarity determining region-3 (CDR3) reveals 34 clusters in total. Five nanobodies (VHH-s-a98, VHH-2w-64, VHH-s-a27, VHH-s-a93 and VHH-2g-42) representing five clusters exhibit inhibition towards PAI-1 activity. VHH-s-a98 and VHH-2w-64 inhibit both glycosylated and non-glycosylated PAI-1 variants through a substrate-inducing mechanism, and bind to two different regions close to αhC and the hinge region of αhF; the profibrinolytic effect of both nanobodies was confirmed using an in vitro clot lysis assay. VHH-s-a93 may inhibit PAI-1 activity by preventing the formation of the initial PAI-1•t-PA complex formation and binds to the hinge region of the reactive centre loop. Epitopes of VHH-s-a27 and VHH-2g-42 could not be deduced yet. These five nanobodies interfere with PAI-1 activity through different mechanisms and merit further evaluation for the development of future profibrinolytic therapeutics.

Inhibitor-Resistant Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator: An Improved Thrombolytic Agent In Vitro

1994 ◽  
Vol 71 (01) ◽  
pp. 124-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
R V Shohet ◽  
S Spitzer ◽  
E L Madison ◽  
R Bassel-Duby ◽  
M-J Gething ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 ◽  
Tissue Type Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Type Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Pai 1

SummaryPlatelet-rich clots are inefficiently lysed by current fibrinolytic agents. Platelets contain a great deal of plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1), the principal endogenous inhibitor of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA). We have tested whether PAI-1 resistant t-PAs would be more effective thrombolytic agents in an in vitro model of platelet rich clots. Clots were formed with recalcified human plasma without or with the addition of platelets. The lysis of these clots was followed by the release of incorporated 125I-fibrinogen. Mutant and wild-type t-PA were almost equally effective against clots lacking platelets but the mutant was twice as effective at lysing platelet-rich clots. A mechanism for this effect is suggested by the demonstration that a complex between wild-type t-PA and extruded platelet contents resembles that between purified t-PA and PAI-1 and that the PAI-1 resistant t-PA does not interfere with formation of this adduct. Because of its enhanced ability to lyse platelet-rich clots in vitro, further in vivo work may find that PAI-1 resistant t-PA is a more efficacious therapeutic agent than wild-type t-PA in situations where platelets contribute to the failure of thrombolysis.

CREB binding to the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 responsive elements in the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promoter mediates the glucagon effect

2007 ◽  
Vol 98 (08) ◽  
pp. 296-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elitsa Dimova ◽  
Malgorzata Jakubowska ◽  
Thomas Kietzmann
Keyword(s):  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Hypoxia Inducible Factor ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 ◽  
Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1 ◽  
E Box ◽  
Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Pai 1

SummaryPlasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) controls the regulation of the fibrinolytic system in blood by inhibiting both urokinase-type and tissue-type plasminogen activators. Enhanced levels of PAI-1 are related to pathological conditions associated with hypoxia or hyperinsulinemia. In this study, we investigated the regulation of PAI-1 expression by glucagon and the cAMP/ PKA/CREB signalling pathway in the liver. Stimulation of the cAMP/PKA/CREB signalling cascade by starvation in vivo or glucagon in vitro induced PAI-1 gene expression in liver. Furthermore, this response was associated with enhanced phosphorylation of CREB. By using EMSAs we found that three promoter elements, the HRE2, E-box 4 and E-box 5, were able to bind CREB but only the HRE2 and E5 appeared to be functionally active. Reporter gene assays confirmed that cAMP induced PAI-1 gene transcription via the same element in both human and rat promoters. Interestingly, although the HRE2 was involved, the glucagon/cAMP pathway had no influence on hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) mRNA and protein levels. Thus, CREB binding to the HIF-1 responsive elements in PAI-1 promoter mediates the glucagon effect in the liver.

In vitro and in vivo effects of tPA and PAI-1 on blood vessel tone

Blood ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 897-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taher Nassar ◽  
Sa'ed Akkawi ◽  
Ahuva Shina ◽  
Abdullah Haj-Yehia ◽  
Khalil Bdeir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Vessel ◽  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 ◽  
Isolated Aorta ◽  
Pai 1

Abstract Tissue type plasminogen activator (tPA) is a key enzyme in the fibrinolytic cascade. In this paper we report that tPA contains 2 independent epitopes that exert opposite effects on blood vessel tone. Low concentrations of tPA (1 nM) inhibit the phenylephrine (PE)–induced contraction of isolated aorta rings. In contrast, higher concentrations (20 nM) stimulate the contractile effect of PE. The 2 putative vasoactive epitopes of tPA are regulated by the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and by a PAI-1–derived hexapeptide that binds tPA. TNK-tPA, a tPA variant in which the PAI-1 docking site has been mutated, stimulates PE-induced vasoconstriction at all concentrations used. The stimulatory, but not the inhibitory, effect of tPA on the contraction of isolated aorta rings was abolished by anti–low-density lipoprotein receptor–related protein/α2-macroglobulin receptor (LRP) antibodies. Administering tPA or TNK-tPA to rats regulates blood pressure and cerebral vascular resistance in a dose-dependent mode. In other in vivo experiments we found that the vasopressor effect of PE is more pronounced in tPA knockout than in wild-type mice. Our findings draw attention to a novel role of tPA and PAI-1 in the regulation of blood vessel tone that may affect the course of ischemic diseases.

scholarly journals Biochemical and biologic properties of rt-PA del (K296-G302), a recombinant human tissue-type plasminogen activator deletion mutant resistant to plasminogen activator inhibitor-1

Blood ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 417-429
Author(s):  
XK Li ◽  
HR Lijnen ◽  
L Nelles ◽  
B Van Hoef ◽  
JM Stassen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Clot Lysis ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 ◽  
Plasma Clot ◽  
Type Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Dose Dependent

A mutant of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA), obtained by deletion of residues Lys296 to Gly302 [rt-PA del(K296- G302)], was previously shown to be resistant to inhibition by plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) (Madison et al, Nature 339:721, 1989). This mutant was obtained by expression of its cDNA in Chinese hamster ovary cells and purification to homogeneity from conditioned cell culture medium. It was obtained as a single chain molecule with amidolytic activity, specific fibrinolytic activity, and binding to fibrin and lysine, which were comparable or somewhat lower than those of wild-type rt-PA obtained in the same expression system. The plasminogen-activating potential of rt-PA del(K296-G302) in the presence of CNBr-digested fibrinogen was about twofold lower than that of wild-type rt-PA. The inhibition rate of rt-PA del(K296-G302) by recombinant PAI-1 (rPAI-1) was more than 500-fold lower than that of wild-type rt-PA. In a human plasma milieu in vitro, rt-PA del(K296- G302) induced dose-dependent lysis of a 125I-fibrin-labeled plasma clot; equi-effective concentrations (causing 50% clot lysis in 2 hours) were 0.28 micrograms/mL and 0.36 micrograms/mL for mutant and wild-type rt-PA, respectively. In this system, addition of rPAI-1 to the plasma resulted in a concentration-dependent reduction of the fibrinolytic potency of rt-PA del(K296-G302) and of rt-PA; a 50% reduction required 2.4 micrograms/mL and 0.15 micrograms/mL rPAI-1, respectively. Continuous infusion of mutant or wild-type rt-PA over 60 minutes in hamsters with a 125I-labeled plasma clot in the pulmonary artery resulted in dose-dependent clot lysis, with a thrombolytic potency (percent clot lysis per milligram of compound administered per kilogram of body weight) and a specific thrombolytic activity (percent clot lysis per microgram per milliliter steady state rt-PA-related antigen level in plasma) that were not significantly different. Bolus injection in hamsters of 1 mg/kg rPAI-1 followed by bolus injection of 1 mg/kg rt- PA del(K296-G302) or wild-type rt-PA resulted in neutralization of the thrombolytic potency of wild-type rt-PA, while the mutant retained approximately half of its thrombolytic potency. These results indicate that rt-PA del(K296-G302), with a known resistance to inhibition by rPAI-1 in purified systems, maintains this property both in a plasma milieu in vitro and in an experimental animal model of thrombolysis in vivo.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS).

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