Prolongation of clot lysis time by a direct thrombin inhibitor melagatran mediated by paradoxical enhancement of thrombin generation

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiyuki Morishima ◽  
Chikako Kamisato ◽  
Yuko Honda
Blood ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 126 (23) ◽  
pp. 2336-2336
Author(s):  
Brett L. Houston ◽  
Dhruva J. Dwivedi ◽  
Peter Grin ◽  
Michelle Kwong ◽  
Enrico Rullo ◽  
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Abstract BACKGROUND: Sepsis is a leading cause of mortality among critically ill patients and is associated with both systemic inflammation and up-regulation of coagulation. In the translational sub-study of the HALO (Heparin AnticoaguLation to improve Outcomes in septic shock) pilot trial, we evaluated the mechanisms by which unfractionated heparin (UFH) may reduce inflammation and coagulation in patients with septic shock. METHODS: In this multicenter pilot randomized trial of 69 patients diagnosed with septic shock, we evaluated the feasibility of administering therapeutic dose intravenous UFH (18 IU/kg/hr) compared to thromboprophylactic subcutaneous dalteparin (5000 IU daily). Blood samples were collected on days 1 (baseline prior to study infusion), 2, 3, 5, and 7. We evaluated coagulation using assays for protein C, activated protein C, thrombin-antithrombin (TAT), thrombin generation, clot lysis, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and cell-free DNA (cf-DNA). Systematic inflammation was evaluated by measuring inflammatory cytokines (interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, IL-10, and IL-17). RESULTS: The mean age of the study population was 61 years, of whom 43% were male. Thirty two patients (46%) were randomized to receive unfractionated heparin while 37 (54%) received dalteparin. The baseline mean aggregate Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score was 25 ± 7.8, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Score (MODS) 5.6 ± 2.38. Baseline laboratory testing (coagulation assays and inflammatory cytokines) was not statistically different between UFH vs. LMWH treated patients. On day 2, the median clot lysis time in UFH-treated patients compared to those receiving dalteparin was significantly decreased [6630 (IQR 0 - 14156) seconds vs. 9615 (IQR 8209 - 11018) seconds; p = 0.008] (Figure 1). UFH administration was associated with increased protein C levels [66.4% of normal (IQR 9.9 - 122.9) vs. 41.1% of normal (IQR 4.8 - 77.4); p = 0.02], and reduced thrombin generation of 0 (IQR 0 - 1725) units/min vs. 3393 (IQR 0 - 8519) units/min; p<0.001]. On day 2, we observed no differences between thrombin-antithrombin complex (TAT), activated protein C, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) or cell-free DNA (cf-DNA). Similarly, there were no differences between treatment groups in inflammatory markers, including IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 or IL-17. Analysis thus far is limited to samples collected on days 1 and 2; day 3-7 analyses are ongoing. CONCLUSION: In patients diagnosed with septic shock, IV UFH reduces thrombin generation, shortens clot lysis time and improves endogenous protein C levels compared to dalteparin administered for thromboprophylaxis. Analyses for samples obtained on days 3, 5 and 7 are ongoing. These preliminary data provide a biologic rational for the use of heparin in sepsis. Figure 1. Differences in clot lysis, protein C and thrombin generation in patients treated with UFH vs. LMWH. UFH is associated with reduced thrombin generation, improved Protein C levels, and reduced clot lysis time. Figure 1. Differences in clot lysis, protein C and thrombin generation in patients treated with UFH vs. LMWH. UFH is associated with reduced thrombin generation, improved Protein C levels, and reduced clot lysis time. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1447-1454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Blondon ◽  
Emmanuel Biver ◽  
Olivia Braillard ◽  
Marc Righini ◽  
Pierre Fontana ◽  
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Objective Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risks of arterial and venous cardiovascular events. Hypothetically, supplementation with vitamin D may lead to a less prothrombotic phenotype, as measured by global coagulation assays and fibrin clot structure. Methods In this prospective cohort study, we enrolled adult outpatients attending the Primary Care Division of the Geneva University Hospitals with a severe vitamin D deficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin-D3 (25-OHD) <25 nmol/L), excluding obese patients or with a recent acute medical event. We evaluated changes in coagulation times, thrombin generation assay, clot formation and clot lysis time, 25-OHD and parathormone before and 1–3 months after cholecalciferol oral supplementation with one-time 300,000 IU then 800 IU daily. Paired t-tests with a two-sided alpha of 0.05 compared absolute mean differences. Results The 48 participants had a mean age of 43.8 ± 13.8 years. After supplementation, 25-OHD levels increased from 17.9 ± 4.6 nmol/L to 62.5 ± 20.7 nmol/L 6.4 ± 3.0 weeks after inclusion. Endogenous thrombin potential and thrombin generation peak values both decreased significantly (−95.4 nM × min (95%CI −127.9 to −62.8), P < 0.001; −15.1 nM (−23.3 to −6.8), P < 0.001). The maximum absorbance by turbidimetry decreased significantly (P = 0.001) after supplementation. There was no change in clot lysis time, coagulation times or plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and homocysteine levels. Conclusions In severe vitamin D deficiency, a high-dose cholecalciferol supplementation was associated with a reduction in thrombin generation and an average decreased number of fibrin protofibrils per fibers and fibrin fiber size measured by turbidimetry. This suggests that severe vitamin D deficiency may be associated with a potentially reversible prothrombotic profile.


Haemophilia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline S. B. Veen ◽  
Elise J. Huisman ◽  
Marjon H. Cnossen ◽  
Regina Kom‐Gortat ◽  
Dingeman C. Rijken ◽  
...  

2003 ◽  
Vol 89 (02) ◽  
pp. 264-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Leurs ◽  
Britt-Marie Wissing ◽  
Viveca Nerme ◽  
Katinka Schatteman ◽  
Petter Björquist ◽  
...  

SummaryCarboxypeptidase U (CPU, TAFIa) recently gained interest as a significant player in dampening the fibrinolytic rate. The aim of this study was to investigate the time course of the generation of CPU activity during coagulation and fibrinolysis using an in vitro clot lysis model in human plasma. A first peak of CPU activity appeared after initiation of the coagulation phase and a second rise in CPU activity was observed during the fibrinolysis. The decrease in the proCPU plasma concentration followed the same trend as the appearance of the CPU activity. The direct thrombin inhibitor inogatran eliminated the CPU generation during coagulation but not during fibrinolysis. Addition of the plasmin inhibitor aprotinin during fibrinolysis resulted in a decrease in CPU activation during the lysis phase. These results demonstrate that proCPU was activated during coagulation by thrombin and during fibrinolysis by plasmin. Addition of a CPU inhibitor before initiation of clotting decreased the clot lysis time as expected. However, addition in the time period between the two peaks of CPU activity had no apparent effect on the clot lysis time.


1979 ◽  
Vol 41 (04) ◽  
pp. 745-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dušan Keber ◽  
Mojca Stegnar ◽  
Irena Keber ◽  
Bojan Accetto

SummaryFibrinolysis was studied in 10 alpinists during regular physical activity of different intensity. Blood was sampled at rest and after exposure to submaximal workload on the treadmill on three occasions: before and after 6 months physical conditioning (moderate physical activity), and after 6 weeks of an alpinistic expedition (strenuous physical activity). Measurements included submaximal working capacity, fibrinogen, euglobulin clot lysis time (ELT), whole plasma clot lysis time, and estimations derived from ELT - percent increase in fibrinolytic activity after exercise (RFS), and absolute increase in fibrinolytic activity after exercise (PAR).Regular moderate activity increased the resting level of ELT, but strenuous activity decreased is. After each treadmill testing, a marked increase in fibrinolytic activity was observed. RFS was unaltered at all three testings. PAR increased after moderate activity, but decreased after strenuous activity.The results indicate that regular physical activity can lead from enhanced to decreased resting activity of plasminogen activator in blood. It is presumed that increased release of activator during prolonged stress causes partial depletion of endothelial stores with the consequence of decreased activator activity in the blood.


1965 ◽  
Vol 13 (02) ◽  
pp. 477-483
Author(s):  
Alwin B. Bogert

SummaryExperiments were conducted to determine why different lots of Borate Buffer reagent affect the clot lysis times obtained in the fibrinolytic assay of Streptokinase. Minerals naturally occurring in distilled water were screened individually to determine their influence on lysis. Copper was found to have a very pronounced effect in this regard on the fibrinolytic system in that low levels reduce the lysis time and high levels increase it.


2014 ◽  
Vol 112 (08) ◽  
pp. 287-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Celińska-Löwenhoff ◽  
Teresa Iwaniec ◽  
Agnieszka Padjas ◽  
Jacek Musiał ◽  
Anetta Undas

SummaryWe tested the hypothesis that plasma fibrin clot structure/function is unfavourably altered in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Ex vivo plasma clot permeability, turbidity and susceptibility to lysis were determined in 126 consecutive patients with APS enrolled five months or more since thrombotic event vs 105 controls. Patients with both primary and secondary APS were characterised by 11% lower clot permeability (p<0.001), 4.8% shorter lag phase (p<0.001), 10% longer clot lysis time (p<0.001), and 4.7% higher maximum level of D-dimer released from clots (p=0.02) as compared to the controls. Scanning electron microscopy images confirmed denser fibrin networks composed of thinner fibres in APS. Clots from patients with “triple-antibody positivity” were formed after shorter lag phase (p=0.019) and were lysed at a slower rate (p=0.004) than in the remainder. Clots from APS patients who experienced stroke and/or myocardial infarction were 8% less permeable (p=0.01) and susceptible to lysis (10.4% longer clot lysis time [p=0.006] and 4.5% slower release of D-dimer from clots [p=0.01]) compared with those following venous thromboembolism alone. Multivariate analysis adjusted for potential confounders showed that in APS patients, lupus anticoagulant and “triple-positivity” were the independent predictors of clot permeability, while “triple-positivity” predicted lysis time. We conclude that APS is associated with prothrombotic plasma fibrin clot phenotype, with more pronounced abnormalities in arterial thrombosis. Molecular background for this novel prothrombotic mechanism in APS remains to be established.


2011 ◽  
Vol 106 (07) ◽  
pp. 90-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niraj Mishra ◽  
Ellen Vercauteren ◽  
Jan Develter ◽  
Riet Bammens ◽  
Paul J. Declerck ◽  
...  

SummaryThrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) forms a molecular link between coagulation and fibrinolysis and is a putative target to develop profibrinolytic drugs. Out of a panel of monoclonal antibodies (MA) raised against TAFI-ACIIYQ, we selected MA-TCK11A9, MA-TCK22G2 and MA-TCK27A4, which revealed high affinity towards human TAFITI- wt. MA-TCK11A9 was able to inhibit mainly plasmin-mediated TAFI activation, MA-TCK22G2 inhibited plasmin- and thrombin-mediated TAFI activation and MA-TCK27A4 inhibited TAFI activation by plasmin, thrombin and thrombin/thrombomodulin (T/TM) in a dose-dependent manner. These MA did not interfere with TAFIa activity. Using an eightfold molar excess of MA over TAFI, all three MA were able to reduce clot lysis time significantly, i.e. in the presence of exogenous TM, MATCK11A9, MA-TCK22G2 and MA-TCK27A4 reduced clot lysis time by 47 ± 9.1%, 80 ± 8.6% and 92 ± 14%, respectively, compared to PTCI. This effect was even more pronounced in the absence of TM i.e. MATCK11A9, MA-TCK22G2 and MA-TCK27A4 reduced clot lysis time by 90 ± 14%, 140 ± 12% and 147 ± 29%, respectively, compared to PTCI. Mutagenesis analysis revealed that residues at position 268, 272 and 276 are involved in the binding of MA-TCK11A9, residues 147 and 148 in the binding of MA-TCK22G2 and residue 113 in the binding of MATCK27A4. The present study identified three MA, with distinct epitopes, that impair the activation of human TAFI and demonstrated that MATCK11A9 which mainly impairs plasmin-mediated TAFI activation can also reduce significantly clot lysis time in vitro.


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