scholarly journals Restoration of tissue factor pathway inhibitor inhibits invasion and tumor growth in vitro and in vivo in a malignant meningioma cell line

Author(s):  
Shakuntala Kondraganti ◽  
Christopher Gondi ◽  
Meena Gujrati ◽  
Ian McCutcheon ◽  
Dzung Dinh ◽  
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1997 ◽  
Vol 78 (02) ◽  
pp. 864-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Nagase ◽  
Kei-ichi Enjyoji ◽  
Yu-ichi Kamikubo ◽  
Keiko T Kitazato ◽  
Kenji Kitazato ◽  
...  

SummaryDepolymerized holothurian glycosaminoglycan (DHG) is a glycosaminoglycan extracted from the sea cucumber Stichopus japonicusSelenka. In previous studies, we demonstrated that DHG has antithrombotic and anticoagulant activities that are distinguishable from those of heparin and dermatan sulfate. In the present study, we examined the effect of DHG on the tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI), which inhibits the initial reaction of the tissue factor (TF)-mediated coagulation pathway. We first examined the effect of DHG on factor Xa inhibition by TFPI and the inhibition of TF-factor Vila by TFPI-factor Xa in in vitro experiments using human purified proteins. DHG increased the rate of factor Xa inhibition by TFPI, which was abolished either with a synthetic C-terminal peptide or with a synthetic K3 domain peptide of TFPI. In contrast, DHG reduced the rate of TF-factor Vila inhibition by TFPI-factor Xa. Therefore, the effect of DHG on in vitroactivity of TFPI appears to be contradictory. We then examined the effect of DHG on TFPI in cynomolgus monkeys and compared it with that of unfractionated heparin. DHG induced an increase in the circulating level of free-form TFPI in plasma about 20-fold when administered i.v. at 1 mg/kg. The prothrombin time (PT) in monkey plasma after DHG administration was longer than that estimated from the plasma concentrations of DHG. Therefore, free-form TFPI released by DHG seems to play an additive role in the anticoagulant mechanisms of DHG through the extrinsic pathway in vivo. From the results shown in the present work and in previous studies, we conclude that DHG shows anticoagulant activity at various stages of coagulation reactions, i.e., by inhibiting the initial reaction of the extrinsic pathway, by inhibiting the intrinsic Xase, and by inhibiting thrombin.


Blood ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 103 (5) ◽  
pp. 1653-1661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph W. Kopp ◽  
Thomas Hölzenbein ◽  
Sabine Steiner ◽  
Rodrig Marculescu ◽  
Helga Bergmeister ◽  
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AbstractActivation of inflammatory and procoagulant mechanisms is thought to contribute significantly to the initiation of restenosis, a common complication after balloon angioplasty of obstructed arteries. During this process, expression of tissue factor (TF) represents one of the major physiologic triggers of coagulation that results in thrombus formation and the generation of additional signals leading to vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and migration. In this study, we have investigated the mechanisms by which inhibition of coagulation at an early stage through overexpression of tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI), an endogenous inhibitor of TF, might reduce restenosis. In a rabbit femoral artery model, percutaneous delivery of TFPI using a recombinant adenoviral vector resulted in a significant reduction of the intimamedia ratio 21 days after injury. Investigating several markers of inflammation and coagulation, we found reduced neointimal expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), lesional monocyte infiltration, and expression of vascular TF, matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), and MMP-9. Moreover, overexpression of TFPI suppressed the autocrine release of platelet-derived growth factor BB (PDGF-BB), MCP-1, and MMP-2 in response to factors VIIa and Xa from VSMCs in vitro and inhibited monocyte TF activity. These results suggest that TFPI exerts its action in vivo through not only thrombotic, but also nonthrombotic mechanisms.


1999 ◽  
Vol 81 (04) ◽  
pp. 589-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Gori ◽  
G. Pepe ◽  
M. Attanasio ◽  
M. Falciani ◽  
R. Abbate ◽  
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SummaryElevated plasma levels of tissue factor (TF) and tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) and large amounts of monocyte procoagulant activity (PCA) have been documented in unstable angina (UA) patients. In in vitro experiments heparin is able to blunt monocyte TF production by inhibiting TF and cytokine gene expression by stimulated cells and after in vivo administration it reduces adverse ischemic outcomes in UA patients. TF and TFPI plasma levels and monocyte PCA have been investigated in 28 refractory UA patients before and during anticoagulant subcutaneous heparin administration (thrice daily weight- and PTT-adjusted for 3 days) followed by 5000 IU × 3 for 5 days. After 2-day treatment, immediately prior to the heparin injection, TF and TFPI plasma levels [(median and range): 239 pg/ml, 130-385 pg/ ml and 120 ng/ml, 80-287 ng/ml] were lower in comparison to baseline samples (254.5 pg/ml, 134.6-380 pg/ml and 135.5 ng/ml, 74-306 ng/ml). Four h after the heparin injection TF furtherly decreased (176.5 pg/ml, 87.5-321 pg/ml; -32.5%, p<0.001) and TFPI increased (240.5 ng/ml, 140-450 ng/ml; +67%, p<0.0001).After 7-day treatment, before the injection of heparin, TF and TFPI plasma levels (200 pg/ml, 128-325 pg/ml and 115 ng/ml, 70-252 ng/ml) significantly decreased (p<0.05) in comparison to the pre-treatment values. On the morning of the 8th day, 4 h after the injection of heparin TF plasma levels and monocytes PCA significantly decreased (156.5 pg/ml, 74-259 pg/ml and from 180 U/105 monocytes, 109-582 U/105 monocytes to 86.1 U/105 monocytes, 28-320 U/105 monocytes; - 38% and -55% respectively) and TFPI increased (235.6 ng/ml, 152-423 ng/ ml; +70%, p<0.001). In conclusion, heparin treatment is associated with a decrease of high TF plasma levels and monocyte procoagulant activity in UA patients. These actions of heparin may play a role in determining the antithrombotic and antiinflammatory properties of this drug.


Blood ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 2391-2391
Author(s):  
Chuenlei Parng ◽  
Macy Jin ◽  
Matthew Holsti ◽  
Susan Benard ◽  
Swapnil Rakhe ◽  
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Hemophilia A and B are X-linked genetic disorders resulting from functional deficiencies of the intrinsic coagulation plasma proteins Factor VIII (FVIII) or Factor IX (FIX), respectively. An approach to achieving hemostatic pharmacology in hemophilia is to augment the extrinsic cascade is to neutralize Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor (TFPI). TFPI is a multi-Kunitz (K) domain inhibitor which binds to and inhibits Factor Xa via the K2 domain and Factor VIIa/Tissue Factor activity (K1 domain). Marstacimab is a fully human monoclonal antibody that binds to and neutralizes TPFI activity and is under development for treatment of hemophilia. To support lead identification during late discovery, five anti-tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) antibodies (EC50<5nM) were evaluated in an in vivo rabbit pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD) study and in vitro using rabbit and human hemostatic assays. Marstacimab displayed potent in vitro activities, and potent pharmacology in shortening the dilute prothrombin time (dPT) assay (1.3 nM) and in the thrombin generation assay (TGA) (2.8 nM). Following an intravenous administration in rabbits, marstacimab and the other anti-TFPI antibodies exhibited target-mediated drug disposition (TMDD) with a half-life less than 2 days, when compared to a control IgG. The pharmacokinetics of anti-TFPI antibody can be described using a Michaelis-Menten mechanistic model in which in vivo Km and Vmax were estimated for the observed nonlinear clearance. The estimated pharmacokinetic parameters for marstacimab was 45 and 38 mL/kg for the central and peripheral volume of distribution, 23 nM for Km, 131 nM/kg/hr for Vmax. In addition, the correlation between in vitro Kd, in vivo Km and in vitro/in vivo potency were assessed. Compared to other anti-TFPI antibodies, marstacimab exhibited reduced clearance and a good in vitro-in vivo relationship. Second, the binding epitopes were further characterized using competitive surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and marstacimab has distinct binding epitopes from the other antibodies. Lastly, the potential human pharmacokinetics and efficacy were evaluated using allometry scaling and in vitro potency, the results predict a minimal target occupancy of 76% following a weekly subcutaneous administration of marstacimab. These studies indicate that the differential influence of the TFPI-binding epitopes on the pharmacokinetics, but not on the pharmacodynamics. The selection strategy could be applicable to the other antibody discovery and development. Disclosures Parng: Pfizer: Employment. Jin:Pfizer: Employment. Holsti:Pfizer: Employment. Benard:pfizer: Employment. Rakhe:Pfizer Inc.: Employment. Patel-Hett:Pfizer: Employment. Joyce:Pfizer: Employment. Webster:pfizer: Employment. Pittman:Pfizer Inc.: Employment.


2001 ◽  
Vol 85 (02) ◽  
pp. 362-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Kopp ◽  
Ingrid Simonitsch ◽  
Bernd Jilma ◽  
Burkhard Jansen ◽  
Markus Exner ◽  
...  

SummaryInflammatory mediators were shown to exert procoagulant effects on cultured human endothelial cells (EC). In the present study the effect of intradermal application of tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) on the expression of factors involved in regulation of coagulation at the EC surface, i. e. tissue factor (TF), thrombomodulin (TM) and tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) was studied in humans in vivo. The endothelial expression of these factors was evaluated immunohistochemically in biopsies taken after intradermal application of 5000 U TNF- in 8 healthy volunteers. After 6 and 22 h biopsies were taken from the injection sites. At TNF- injected sites typical inflammatory changes, e. g. EC upregulation of adhesion molecules and accumulation of leukocytes were detected. In parallel we could document EC expression of TF, downregulation of TM and depletion of tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) in inflamed areas. Early depletion of endothelial I B at the site of inflammation after application of TNF- points to an activation of the NF- B pathway. Our data suggest that, as shown in in vitro experiments, TNF- activates the NF- B pathway and induces specific procoagulant changes of EC due to expression of TF, down-regulation of TM and depletion of TFPI in vivo in humans. This procoagulant shift in the haemostatic balance on the cell surface, caused by TNF- -induced inflammation, is likely to contribute to thrombosis associated with tissue inflammation in humans.


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