scholarly journals Fine specificity of drug-dependent antibodies reactive with a restricted domain of platelet GPIIIA

Blood ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 1234-1239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie A. Peterson ◽  
Tamara N. Nelson ◽  
Adam J. Kanack ◽  
Richard H. Aster

Abstract Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia is caused by drug-dependent antibodies (DDAbs) that bind tightly to platelet glycoproteins only when drug is present. How drugs mediate this interaction is not yet resolved. Several studies indicate that sites recognized by DDAbs tend to cluster in specific structural domains, suggesting they may recognize a limited number of distinct epitopes. To address this issue, we characterized the binding sites for 16 quinine-dependent antibodies thought on the basis of preliminary studies to be possibly specific for a single epitope on glycoprotein IIIa (GPIIIa). Fourteen of the antibodies reacted with a 29-kDa GPIIIa fragment comprising only the GPIIIa hybrid and plextrin-semaphorin-integrin homology domains. However, studies with mutant GPIIIa and the blocking monoclonal antibody AP3 showed that the 14 DDAbs recognize at least 6 and possibly more distinct, but overlapping, structures involving GPIIIa residues 50 to 66. The findings suggest that even antibodies specific for restricted domains on a target glycoprotein may each have a slightly different fine specificity; ie, “unique” epitopes recognized by DDAbs may be rare or nonexistent. The observations are consistent with a recently proposed model in which drug reacts noncovalently with both target protein and antibody to promote binding of an otherwise nonreactive immunoglobulin.

Blood ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 922-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Bougie ◽  
Peter R. Wilker ◽  
Richard H. Aster

AbstractImmune thrombocytopenia induced by quinine and many other drugs is caused by antibodies that bind to platelet membrane glycoproteins (GPs) only when the sensitizing drug is present in soluble form. In this disorder, drug promotes antibody binding to its target without linking covalently to either of the reacting macro-molecules by a mechanism that has not yet been defined. How drug provides the stimulus for production of such antibodies is also unknown. We studied 7 patients who experienced severe thrombocytopenia after ingestion of quinine. As expected, drug-dependent, platelet-reactive antibodies specific for GPIIb/IIIa or GPIb/IX were identified in each case. Unexpectedly, each of 6 patients with GPIIb/IIIa-specific antibodies was found to have a second antibody specific for drug alone that was not platelet reactive. Despite recognizing different targets, the 2 types of antibody were identical in requiring quinine or desmethoxy-quinine (cinchonidine) for reactivity and in failing to react with other structural analogues of quinine. On the basis of these findings and previous observations, a model is proposed to explain drug-dependent binding of antibodies to cellular targets. In addition to having implications for pathogenesis, drug-specific antibodies may provide a surrogate measure of drug sensitivity in patients with drug-induced immune cytopenia.


Blood ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 113 (5) ◽  
pp. 1105-1111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Bougie ◽  
Jessica Birenbaum ◽  
Mark Rasmussen ◽  
Mortimer Poncz ◽  
Richard H. Aster

Abstract Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia (DITP) is caused by drug-dependent antibodies (DDAbs) that are nonreactive in themselves but bind tightly to specific platelet membrane glycoproteins (GP) when soluble drug is present at pharmacologic concentrations. This reaction takes place without covalent linkage of drug to the target, indicating that drug does not function as a classical hapten to promote antibody binding. Studies to define other mechanism(s) responsible for this interaction have been frustrated by the polyclonal nature of human DDAbs and limited quantities of antibody usually available. We produced 2 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), 314.1 and 314.3, from a mouse immunized with purified human GPIIb/IIIa and quinine that recognize the N terminus of the GPIIb β propeller domain only when soluble quinine is present. Both monoclonals closely mimic the behavior of antibodies from patients with quinine-induced immune thrombo-cytopenia in their reactions at various concentrations of quinine and quinine congeners. Sequencing studies showed that the 2 mAbs are closely related structurally and that mAb 314.3 probably evolved from mAb 314.1 in the course of the immune response. These monoclonal reagents are the first of their kind and should facilitate studies to define the molecular basis for drug-dependent antibody binding and platelet destruction in DITP.


Blood ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 126 (23) ◽  
pp. 2246-2246
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Bougie ◽  
Julie A. Peterson ◽  
Mark Rasmussen ◽  
Richard H. Aster

Abstract A major type of drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia (DITP), characterized by an acute, sometimes life-threatening drop in platelets following drug exposure, is caused by a unique type of antibody that recognizes its target on a platelet membrane glycoprotein, usually αIIb/β3 integrin [glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa], only when the sensitizing drug is present in soluble form. Quinine (Qn) is the prototypic drug that causes this complication, but many other drugs have been implicated. It is widely thought that drug-dependent, platelet-reactive antibodies (DDAbs) characteristic of DITP recognize drug-induced structural modifications of platelet glycoproteins (GP), but this has not been confirmed experimentally. The mechanism responsible for DDAb binding is difficult to study with human DDAbs, which are often poly-specific and in short supply. We used newly-developed, Qn-dependent monoclonal antibodies (IgG1 mAbs 314.1, 314.3) that recognize the N-terminus of GPIIb and closely mimic the serologic behavior of antibodies from patients with Qn-induced immune thrombocytopenia (Blood 2009; 113;1105-11) as an alternative tool for studying the molecular basis of drug-dependent antibody binding. Previous studies failed to demonstrate a docking site for Qn in domains of GPIIb/IIIa that are known targets for the "314" mAbs and for human Qn-dependent antibodies. Therefore we examined an alternative possibility - that binding of drug to antibody might be the first step in DDAb binding. For this purpose, Qn was perfused over the "314" mAbs immobilized on Biacore chips and surface plasmon resonance (SPR) signals were recorded. Findings showed that Qn binds specifically to both mAbs with high affinity (Kd about 30 nM) and with 2:1 stoichiometry (Qn to mAb), consistent with recognition of Qn by complementarity determining regions (CDR) of the mAbs. To characterize monovalent binding of mAb to GPIIb/IIIa, purified integrin in 0.1% triton X-100 was perfused over immobilized mAb 314.1 and SPR signals recorded. Weak, but specific binding was observed in the absence of Qn (Kd 11 uM) that was enhanced 5-fold (Kd 2.2 uM) when Qn was present. Kds for Qn-dependent binding of mAb 314.1 (bivalent interaction) and its Fab fragment (monovalent interaction) to GPIIb/IIIa were determined by flow cytometry using labeled antibody and Fab under conditions that did not require washing prior to direct measurement of platelet bound IgG and Fab. Weak Fab binding was observed in the presence of Qn (≈19 uM) but with intact IgG the effective Kd was reduced to 0.15 nM, reflecting a 100,000-fold increase in avidity. Together with studies that have failed to demonstrate any docking site for Qn on GPIIb/IIIa, the findings support a model in which DDAb-GPIIb/IIIa interaction starts with binding of drug to the antibody CDR, leading to a structural change that markedly increases the avidity of antibody for a weak autoantigen. A requirement for bivalent antibody-target interaction to achieve tight binding could explain why DDAbs almost invariably recognize GPIIb/IIIa or GPIb/IX, the most highly expressed platelet glycoproteins. How this type of DDAb is induced by drug remains uncertain but the findings are consistent with a model in which sensitization starts with drug-induced modification of a B cell receptor that increases its affinity for a weak autoantigen. Disclosures Aster: BLOODCENTER OF WISCONSIN: Patents & Royalties: A patent application has been filed based partly on these findings (Method of detecting platelet activating antibodies that cause heparin-induced thrombocytopenia/thrombosis; PCT/US14/62591).


Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (11) ◽  
pp. 1958-1960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon X. Liang ◽  
Mykola Pinkevych ◽  
Levon M. Khachigian ◽  
Christopher R. Parish ◽  
Miles P. Davenport ◽  
...  

Abstract Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia (DITP) is an adverse drug effect mediated by drug-dependent antibodies. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is frequently used to treat DITP and primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Despite IVIG's proven beneficial effects in ITP, its efficacy in DITP is unclear. We have established a nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient (NOD/SCID) mouse model of DITP in which human platelets survive for more than 24 hours, allowing platelet clearance by DITP/ITP antibodies to be studied. Rapid human platelet clearance was uniformly observed with all quinine-induced thrombocytopenia (QITP) patient sera studied (mean platelet lifespans: QITP 1.5 ± 0.3 hours vs controls 16.5 ± 4.3 hours), consistent with the clinical presentation of DITP. In contrast, clearance rates with ITP antibodies were more variable. IVIG treatment partially prevented platelet clearance by DITP and ITP antibodies. Our results suggest that the NOD/SCID mouse model is useful for investigating the efficacy of current and future DITP therapies, an area in which there is little experimental evidence to guide treatment.


2021 ◽  
pp. 089719002110481
Author(s):  
Shangwe Kiliaki

Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia is an isolated thrombocytopenia caused by accelerated platelet destruction from drug-dependent, platelet-reactive antibodies. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia is the most common drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia. Common implicated antibiotics for drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia include ceftriaxone, trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole, vancomycin, and penicillin. The platelet nadir can be less than 20 × 10 (9)/L and typically occurs within 1 to 2 weeks of exposure to the inciting drug. Although rare, drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia can be fatal. Diagnosis is made by excluding other causes of thrombocytopenia. Laboratory testing for drug-dependent antiplatelet antibodies is often helpful but not required. Thrombocytopenia typically improves within 1 to 2 days of drug discontinuation and platelet count returns to normal within a week. Identifying and discontinuing the implicated medication is key to prevention of serious complications. A patient case of drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia is described after initiation of empiric piperacillin–tazobactam for refractory right foot cellulitis in the setting of right fourth toe diabetic ulcer.


Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 731-731
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Bougie ◽  
Jessica Birenbaum ◽  
Scott Ahl ◽  
Richard H. Aster

Abstract Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia (DITP) is a serious and sometimes life-threatening complication of treatment with many drugs. In most instances (excluding heparin-induced TP), platelet (plt) destruction is caused by antibodies (abs) that recognize distinct epitopes on platelet membrane glycoproteins (GP) only when the sensitizing drug is present in soluble form. How drug at pharmacological levels promotes tight binding of antibody to a specific target is unknown, in part because only polyclonal human abs have been available for study. We sought to produce monoclonal abs (mAbs) that mimic the behavior of human drug-dependent abs to create tools that can be used to study the molecular basis for this interaction. Mice were immunized with GPIIb/IIIa isolated from human platelets together with soluble quinine (Qn), tirofiban (Tf), or eptifibatide (Ef), three drugs that commonly cause DITP. Hybridomas were prepared from splenic B cells using a standard protocol and approximately 550 supernatants from each cultured hybrid line were screened for DDAbs by flow cytometry using normal platelets as targets. To date, 11 Abs that react with GPIIb/IIIa only in the presence of the immunizing drug (2 Qn-, 3 Tf- and 6 Ef-specific) have been identified. Preliminary studies show that the Qn-specific abs bind reversibly to GPIIb/IIIa at 50 nM Qn, a concentration much lower than is achieved pharmacologically, and are not inhibited by Qn at 5 mM, the limit of solubility. Quinidine (Qd) the diastereoisomer of Qn, supports only weak ab binding at a concentration of 50 uM. The tirofiban and eptifibatide-dependent abs recognize GPIIb/IIIa occupied by these RGD ligand-mimetic GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors. In each of these respects, reaction patterns of the three groups of mAbs closely resemble those of abs from patients experiencing TP after treatment with one of these drugs. These findings show that mAbs mimicking the behavior of human drug-dependent abs can be produced by immunizing mice with GP and soluble drug to produce probes suitable for characterizing the molecular basis of ab-drug-target interactions leading to platelet destruction in DITP. It is noteworthy that these mAbs were induced using soluble drug and protein for immunization because this suggests that the immune response leading to DITP does not require the sensitizing drug to be covalently linked to a protein, i.e, does not require the drug to act as a classical hapten.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Ioanna A. Comstock ◽  
Michelle Longmire ◽  
Richard H. Aster ◽  
Amin A. Milki

Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia has been associated with hundreds of medications and can lead to devastating consequences for the patient. We present a case of a healthy 33-year-old female undergoing in vitro fertilization who developed a severe drug-induced thrombocytopenia, petechiae, and a large hemoperitoneum after receiving Cefazolin antibiotic prophylaxis for a transvaginal oocyte retrieval. The patient was admitted to the intensive care unit for resuscitation with blood products. The presence of drug-dependent platelet antibodies to Cefazolin was confirmed serologically.


Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (16) ◽  
pp. 3033-3038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Bougie ◽  
Dhirendra Nayak ◽  
Brian Boylan ◽  
Peter J. Newman ◽  
Richard H. Aster

Abstract Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia (DITP) is a relatively common and sometimes life-threatening condition caused by antibodies that bind avidly to platelets only when drug is present. How drug-dependent antibodies (DDAbs) are induced and how drugs promote their interaction with platelets are poorly understood, and methods for detecting DDAbs are suboptimal. A small animal model of DITP could provide a new tool for addressing these and other questions concerning pathogenesis and diagnosis. We examined whether the nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient (NOD/scid) mouse, which lacks xenoantibodies and therefore allows infused human platelets to circulate, can be used to study drug-dependent clearance of platelets by DDAbs in vivo. In this report, we show that the NOD/scid model is suitable for this purpose and describe studies to optimize its sensitivity for drug-dependent human antibody detection. We further show that the mouse can produce metabolites of acetaminophen and naproxen for which certain drug-dependent antibodies are specific in quantities sufficient to enable these antibodies to cause platelet destruction. The findings indicate that the NOD/scid mouse can provide a unique tool for studying DITP pathogenesis and may be particularly valuable for identifying metabolite-specific antibodies capable of causing immune thrombocytopenia or hemolytic anemia.


Blood ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 97 (12) ◽  
pp. 3846-3850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Bougie ◽  
Richard Aster

In patients suspected of having drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia, antibodies reactive with normal platelets in the presence of the suspect drug can sometimes be identified, but negative results are often obtained. One reason for this is that drug metabolites, formed in vivo, can be the sensitizing agents, but very little is known about the specific metabolites that can cause this complication. Five patients were studied who developed thrombocytopenia after taking the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug naproxen (3 cases) or acetaminophen (2 cases) but in whom drug-dependent antibodies could not be detected by means of the unmodified drugs. In each case, antibodies that reacted with normal target platelets in the presence of a known drug metabolite (naproxen glucuronide or acetaminophen sulfate) were identified. Four of the antibodies were specific for the glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa complex, but one acetaminophen sulfate–dependent antibody reacted preferentially with GPIb/IX/V. In patients with a clinical picture suggestive of drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia, tests for metabolite-dependent antibodies can be helpful in identifying the responsible agent.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 2212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Vayne ◽  
Eve-Anne Guéry ◽  
Jérôme Rollin ◽  
Tatiana Baglo ◽  
Rachel Petermann ◽  
...  

Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia (DITP) is a life-threatening clinical syndrome that is under-recognized and difficult to diagnose. Many drugs can cause immune-mediated thrombocytopenia, but the most commonly implicated are abciximab, carbamazepine, ceftriaxone, eptifibatide, heparin, ibuprofen, mirtazapine, oxaliplatin, penicillin, quinine, quinidine, rifampicin, suramin, tirofiban, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and vancomycin. Several different mechanisms have been identified in typical DITP, which is most commonly characterized by severe thrombocytopenia due to clearance and/or destruction of platelets sensitized by a drug-dependent antibody. Patients with typical DITP usually bleed when symptomatic, and biological confirmation of the diagnosis is often difficult because detection of drug-dependent antibodies (DDabs) in the patient’s serum or plasma is frequently not possible. This is in contrast to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), which is a particular DITP caused in most cases by heparin-dependent antibodies specific for platelet factor 4, which can strongly activate platelets in vitro and in vivo, explaining why affected patients usually have thrombotic complications but do not bleed. In addition, laboratory tests are readily available to diagnose HIT, unlike the methods used to detect DDabs associated with other DITP that are mostly reserved for laboratories specialized in platelet immunology.


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