scholarly journals Sulfated agaran with 4,6-pyruvated form from red seaweed Acanthophora muscoides attenuates thrombin formation: in vitro and ex vivo studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. e55043
Author(s):  
José Ariévilo Gurgel Rodrigues ◽  
Johnny Peter Macedo Feitosa ◽  
Sandra de Aguiar Soares ◽  
Norma Maria Barros Benevides

In vitro studies have described the sulfated agaran from Acanthophora muscoides as an intrinsic inhibitor of thrombin generation (TG), but not in ex vivo assay. This investigation partially characterized a pyruvate fraction with in vitro and ex vivo effects on an intrinsic/extrinsic pathway-induced thrombin generation (TG) continuous model using 36 or 60-fold diluted mice or defibrinated, normal human plasma. Fraction separated by DEAE-cellulose chromatography exhibited charge homogeneity and non-sulfated polysaccharides (<100 kDa) by agarose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, respectively, using Stains-all alone. Fourier Transform Infrared and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance studies indicated a 4,6-pyruvated agaran-structure. The fraction and heparin had no effect on prothrombin time, but there was a preponderant intrinsic rather than extrinsic pathway inhibition in TG assay; themselves, acting on both free and fibrin bound thrombin activity without chromogenic substrate interaction. Both fractions, desulfated and native, anticipated and induced thrombin formation in activators-devoid or normal plasma. In addition, mice pretreated with fraction (20 mg kg-1, intraperitoneally) reduced intrinsically plasma TG ex vivo after 2h. Heparin suppressed TG in vitro, but induced it ex vivo. Therefore, agaran from A. muscoides blocks TG on in vitro and ex vivo studies, suggesting to evaluate the blood coagulability status.

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. e49082
Author(s):  
José Ariévilo Gurgel Rodrigues ◽  
Ana Luíza Gomes Quinderé ◽  
Norma Maria Barros Benevides

The structural complexity of the agaran type-sulfated polysaccharides (SPs) found in Acanthophora muscoides limits its investigation as anticoagulant alternative to heparin which induces clot complications. This study was extended to evaluate the properties of a SPs fraction and its alkali/desulfated derivatives on an intrinsic pathway-induced thrombin generation (TG) continuous model using 60-fold diluted normal or serpins-depleted human plasma. 0.75 M NaCl-eluted SPs fraction by DEAE-cellulose chromatography containing sulfate (35.20%), total sugars (55.97%) and no proteins showed charge homogeneity and heterogeneous molecular weight by agarose/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, respectively, using sequential staining with toluidine blue and Stains-All. Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy confirmed agaran-structure. Intact fraction poorly acted on the activated partial thromboplastin time (3.10 IU) than heparin (193 IU), but there was a preponderance of the serpin-independent effect than serpin-dependent one in TG assay comparing both systems was continually recorded. Heparin abolished plasma TG, but was inactive in depleted human plasma. While desulfated derivative of the respective fraction anticipated and induced thrombin formation vs. untreated plasma. The results suggested that sulfated sugars residues in the sacharide units of the polymer appear to be important to attenuate TG in vitro.


Blood ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 80 (8) ◽  
pp. 2006-2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Szczeklik ◽  
M Krzanowski ◽  
P Gora ◽  
J Radwan

Abstract Platelets participate in formation of thrombin through secretion of coagulation factors and by providing a catalytic surface on which prothrombinase complex is assembled. We studied the effects of four antiplatelet drugs on thrombin formation in healthy volunteers. Thrombin generation was monitored both in vitro--in recalcified plasma-- and ex vivo--in blood emerging from a standardized skin microvasculature injury, which also served to determine bleeding time. A mathematical model has been developed to describe the latter reaction. It is based on estimation of the rate of increase in fibrinopeptide A (FPA), a specific marker of thrombin activity, in blood emerging from skin incisions. Two hours after the ingestion of 500 mg of aspirin, thrombin formation became significantly impaired both in vitro and ex vivo. In contrast, 2 hours after the oral administration of placebo, indomethacin 50 mg, or OKY-046 (a thromboxane synthase inhibitor) 400 mg, thrombinogenesis remained unaltered. Ticlopidine, studied either 3 hours after 500 mg oral administration, or after 5 days of intake at a daily dose of 500 mg, had no effect on thrombin generation. Thus, aspirin, contrary to other antiplatelet drugs, depresses thrombin formation in clotting blood, a phenomenon that might be of clinical relevance. It is suggested that aspirin exerts this effect by acetylating prothrombin and/or macromolecules of platelet membrane.


Blood ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 80 (8) ◽  
pp. 2006-2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Szczeklik ◽  
M Krzanowski ◽  
P Gora ◽  
J Radwan

Platelets participate in formation of thrombin through secretion of coagulation factors and by providing a catalytic surface on which prothrombinase complex is assembled. We studied the effects of four antiplatelet drugs on thrombin formation in healthy volunteers. Thrombin generation was monitored both in vitro--in recalcified plasma-- and ex vivo--in blood emerging from a standardized skin microvasculature injury, which also served to determine bleeding time. A mathematical model has been developed to describe the latter reaction. It is based on estimation of the rate of increase in fibrinopeptide A (FPA), a specific marker of thrombin activity, in blood emerging from skin incisions. Two hours after the ingestion of 500 mg of aspirin, thrombin formation became significantly impaired both in vitro and ex vivo. In contrast, 2 hours after the oral administration of placebo, indomethacin 50 mg, or OKY-046 (a thromboxane synthase inhibitor) 400 mg, thrombinogenesis remained unaltered. Ticlopidine, studied either 3 hours after 500 mg oral administration, or after 5 days of intake at a daily dose of 500 mg, had no effect on thrombin generation. Thus, aspirin, contrary to other antiplatelet drugs, depresses thrombin formation in clotting blood, a phenomenon that might be of clinical relevance. It is suggested that aspirin exerts this effect by acetylating prothrombin and/or macromolecules of platelet membrane.


Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (21) ◽  
pp. 1201-1201
Author(s):  
Michael Dockal ◽  
Monika Gorczyca ◽  
Sabine Knappe ◽  
Michael Palige ◽  
Hartmut J. Ehrlich ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 1201 TFPI is the major physiological inhibitor of the extrinsic pathway of blood coagulation. Thus, blocking TFPI activity is a possible approach to treat bleeding disorders such as hemophilia A and B. BAX 513, a fucoidan derived from the brown seaweed L. japonica, and other non-anticoagulant sulfated polysaccharides (NASPs) improve coagulation in hemophilic blood and plasma (Liu et al. Thromb Haemost 2006;95:68). This procoagulant activity of NASPs can at least partially be attributed to the inhibition of TFPI. For this study, we predicted that endogenous TFPI levels are associated with decreased hemostatic capacity under hemophilic conditions. We correlated clotting parameters measured by global hemostatic assays with the total and full-length (FL) TFPI levels in human plasma samples in the absence or presence of BAX 513. Tissue factor-triggered coagulation of normal and FVIII-inhibited plasma or blood from 30 healthy subjects was monitored by calibrated automated thrombograph (CAT) assay and rotation thromboelastometry (ROTEM). The experiments were performed with or without factor VIII blockade with a goat anti-human Factor VIII antibody to simulate acquired hemophilia. The total and FL-TFPI plasma levels were quantified by ELISA. We observed longer clotting and clot formation times by ROTEM and decreased thrombin generation in the presence of high TFPI levels in normal plasma (p<0.05). These correlations became substantially stronger when FVIII was inhibited (reaching up to r2= 0.64; p<0.001). In the presence of BAX 513 (0.1–1.2 μg/mL), most plasma samples showed a pro-coagulant response with an at least 50% increase in thrombin peak and a decrease in time to peak. The BAX 513-mediated increase in thrombin generation correlated strongly with the individual FL-TFPI plasma level. The effect was even more apparent when FVIII was inhibited, where the extrinsic pathway is the only driver of thrombin formation. These data indicate that high endogenous TFPI levels critically compromise hemostasis in acquired factor VIII deficiency and that TFPI is a threshold factor for the intrinsic amplification of thrombin formation. As low TFPI levels are associated with increased blood clotting, TFPI inhibition is a rationale treatment approach in patients with hemophilia. Importantly, our findings validate the inhibition of TFPI activity as a mode of action for BAX 513 and related pro-coagulant compounds. Disclosures: Dockal: Baxter Innovations GmbH: Employment. Gorczyca:Medical University of Vienna: Employment. Knappe:Baxter Innovations GmbH: Employment. Palige:Baxter Innovations GmbH: Employment. Ehrlich:Baxter Innovations GmbH: Employment. Scheiflinger:Baxter Innovations GmbH: Employment.


1997 ◽  
Vol 78 (04) ◽  
pp. 1173-1177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacek Musiał ◽  
Jakub Swadźba ◽  
Miłosz Jankowski ◽  
Marek Grzywacz ◽  
Stanisława Bazan-Socha ◽  
...  

SummaryAntiphospholipid-protein antibodies (APA) include lupus-type anticoagulant (LA) and antibodies recognizing complexes of anionic phospholipids (e.g. cardiolipin) and proteins (e.g. prothrombin and (β2-glycoprotein I). The presence of APA is associated with an increased risk of both arterial and venous thrombosis. However, the pathogenic mechanism leading to thrombosis in patients with APA remains unclear. We studied 32 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who were divided into two groups depending on the presence (n = 19) or absence (n = 13) of APA. Healthy volunteers (n = 12) matched by age and sex served as controls. In all subjects LA and IgG class anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA) were determined. Thrombin generation was monitored ex vivo measuring fibrinopeptide A (FPA) and prothrombin fragment F1 + 2 (F1 + 2) in blood emerging from a skin microvasculature injury, collected at 30 second intervals. In subjects with antiphospholipid antibodies mean FPA and F1 + 2 concentrations were signiF1cantly higher at most blood sampling times than in controls. In some SLE patients with APA the process of thrombin generation was clearly disturbed and very high concentrations of F1brinopeptide A were detected already in the F1rst samples collected. Two minutes after skin incision SLE patients without APA produced slightly more FPA, but not F1 + 2, as compared to healthy subjects. Mathematical model applied to analyze the thrombin generation kinetics revealed that APA patients generated signiF1cantly greater amounts of thrombin than healthy controls (p = 0.02 for either marker). In contrast, in the same patients generation of thrombin in recalciF1ed plasma in vitro was delayed pointing to the role of endothelium in the phenomenon studied. In summary, these data show for the F1rst time that in SLE patients with antiphospholipid-protein antibodies thrombin generation after small blood vessel injury is markedly increased. Enhanced thrombin generation might explain thrombotic tendency observed in these patients.


Blood ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 91 (11) ◽  
pp. 4197-4205 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Herbert ◽  
J.P. Hérault ◽  
A. Bernat ◽  
R.G.M. van Amsterdam ◽  
J.C. Lormeau ◽  
...  

Abstract SANORG 34006 is a new sulfated pentasaccharide obtained by chemical synthesis. It is an analog of the “synthetic pentasaccharide” (SR 90107/ ORG 31540) which represents the antithrombin (AT) binding site of heparin. SANORG 34006 showed a higher affinity to human AT than SR 90107/ORG 31540 (kd = 1.4 ± 0.3 v 48 ± 11 nmol/L), and it is a potent and selective catalyst of the inhibitory effect of AT on factor Xa (1,240 ± 15 anti–factor Xa U/mg v850 ± 27 anti-factor Xa U/mg for SR 90107/ORG 31540). In vitro, SANORG 34006 inhibited thrombin generation occurring via both the extrinsic and intrinsic pathway. After intravenous (IV) or subcutaneous (SC) administration to rabbits, SANORG 34006 displayed a long-lasting anti–factor Xa activity and inhibition of thrombin generation (TG) ex vivo. SANORG 34006 was slowly eliminated after IV or SC administration to rats, rabbits, and baboons, showed exceptionally long half-lives (between 9.2 hours in rats and 61.9 hours in baboons), and revealed an SC bioavailability near 100%. SANORG 34006 displayed antithrombotic activity by virtue of its potentiation of the anti–factor Xa activity of AT. It strongly inhibited thrombus formation in experimental models of thromboplastin/stasis-induced venous thrombosis in rats (IV) and rabbits (SC) (ED50values = 40.0 ± 3.4 and 105.0 ± 9.4 nmol/kg, respectively). The duration of its antithrombotic effects closely paralleled the ex vivo anti–factor Xa activity. SANORG 34006 enhanced rt-PA–induced thrombolysis and inhibited accretion of125I-fibrinogen onto a preformed thrombus in the rabbit jugular vein suggesting that concomitant use of SANORG 34006 during rt-PA therapy might be helpful in facilitating thrombolysis and preventing fibrin accretion onto the thrombus under lysis. Contrary to standard heparin, SANORG 34006 did not enhance bleeding in a rabbit ear incision model at a dose that equals 10 times the antithrombotic ED50 in this species and, therefore, exhibited a favorable therapeutic index. We suggest that SANORG 34006 is a promising compound in the treatment and prevention of various thrombotic diseases.


Blood ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 120 (21) ◽  
pp. 40-40
Author(s):  
Tami Livnat ◽  
Uri Martinowitz ◽  
Shirley Azar-Avivi ◽  
Ariela Zivelin ◽  
Gili Kenet

Abstract Abstract 40 Treatment of Hemophilia A patients with inhibitors is challenging, as correlation between inhibitor level and hemostatic response to therapy may be limited. Thrombin generation (TG) assays may be used to monitor hemostasis and/or predict patients' response to various bypass agents. Since combination of excess FVIII and bypassing agents may potentiate improved TG in inhibitor plasma tested in-vitro, we aimed to define the therapeutic feasibility of co-administration of rFVIIa and FVIII in hemophilia A patients with inhibitors. Patients and Methods: Following consent, blood was sampled from 15 hemophilia patients (age: 0.5–46y) with inhibitor (0.5–668 BU). Platelet poor plasma (PPP) was prepared, spiked and incubated with excess FVIII. Ex-vivo kinetics of FVIII neutralization over time was evaluated by sequential measurements of residual FVIII activity. We then used recalcification induced-TG (performed in PPP supplemented with 4μM phospholipids), to measure the ex-vivo response to increasing concentrations of FVIII (0–200%) and rFVIIa (0–6.8μg/ml), alone or in combination. Based upon these ex-vivo studies, an individually tailored therapeutic regimen of concomitant bolus doses of rFVIIa and FVIII was applied to nine hemophilia patients with inhibitors. Results: FVIII ex- vivo measurements post incubation detected either rapid or slow neutralization- not correlating with inhibitor level. Flat baseline TG curves were recorded for all inhibitor patients, with variable responses to FVIII and/or rFVIIa. Combined spiking with FVIII and rFVIIa dramatically increased rFVIIa induced ETP (762.7 ±305.7 as compared to 339.3±179.9 nM/min with rFVIIa only) and peak height (48.7±23.6 vs 23.7±16.6) in all patients' plasma samples. Based upon individual ex vivo assays, concomitant bolus doses of rFVIIa (120–200 mcg/kg) and FVIII (50–100 U/Kg), were applied to 9 patients, for a total of 333 episodes during study period (February 2010-Septemeber 2012). Patients during immune tolerance received rFVIIa prophylaxis with combined rFVIIa/FVIII dosing applied 3 times weekly. For most mild- moderate joint bleeds hemostasis was defined as satisfactory following a single combined dose. Severe bleeding episodes or target joint bleeds responded to 2–8 (median:3) combined doses, applied every 12 hours. During study period the median number of spontaneous joint bleeds decreased from 4 to 1 per month. Neither thrombosis nor any other complications evolved. Conclusions: Prediction of individual therapy response may be achieved by pre-analytical studies, assessing FVIII neutralization kinetics as well as ex-vivo TG responses to combined bypass/FVIII therapy. Such studies enabled treatment of inhibitor patients according to individually tailored regimens. We confirmed for the first time that the in- vitro advantage of combining FVIII and rFVIIa, indeed accounts for improved hemostasis and may safely be applied to inhibitor patients. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Ariévilo Gurgel Rodrigues ◽  
Ismael Nilo Lino de Queiroz ◽  
Ana Luíza Gomes Quinderé ◽  
Norma Maria Barros Benevides ◽  
Ana Maria Freire Tovar ◽  
...  

A. muscoides (Rhodophyta) has three polysulfated fractions (-1, -2 and Am-3). Am-2 displayed anti-inflammation and serpin-independent anticoagulation effects; however, no effect of oligomers on thrombin-generation (TG) has been demonstrated. This study employed mild-acid hydrolysis to obtain low-molecular-size derivatives from Am-2 and compared in vitro inhibitory effects between intact Am-2 and its hydrolysates on a TG assay. The polysaccharidic extract was fractionated by DEAE-cellulose that revealed Am-2 eluted with 0.75-M NaCl containing sulfate (23%), hexoses (51%) and absence of proteins, and indicating, by one-dimension nuclear magnetic resonance, structure of galactan similar to that of the extract. The depolymerization with HCl (0.02 or 0.04-M, 60°C) for different times progressively reduced the charge density and the molecular-size of Am-2 based on electrophoresis in agarose and polyacrylamide gels, respectively, where at higher acid concentration and critical time up to 5h yielded fragment of  ̴ 14-kDa similar to that of unfractionated heparin (UHEP). Regarding the TG assay, intact Am-2 inhibited concentration-dependent intrinsic pathway, whereas its hydrolysates abolished it like UHEP, except the analog fragment (92.87% inhibition), when in 60-fold diluted human plasma using chromogenic method in a continuous system. The results reveal an alternative approach for the production of oligosaccharides from A. muscoides with TG inhibition. 


Blood ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 138 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 4233-4233
Author(s):  
Maria-Isabel Bravo ◽  
Aida Raventós ◽  
Alba Pérez ◽  
Elena G Arias-Salgado ◽  
María Teresa Alvarez Román ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction: Hemophilia A (HA) patients under emicizumab prophylaxis treatment may require the concomitant use of procoagulant factors for breakthrough bleedings or immune tolerance induction. Thromboembolic events have been described with the concomitant use of emicizumab and activated prothrombin complex concentrate (aPCC), but not with recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa). Previous studies showed that the in vitro combination of emicizumab and plasma-derived Factor VIII/Von Willebrand Factor (pdFVIII/VWF) had a non-additive effect on thrombin generation (TG)(Bravo M-I, et al J Thromb Haemost. 2020;18:1934-39). The aim of this study was to evaluate the TG resulting from ex vivo combination of plasma samples from HA patients treated with emicizumab, with a pdFVIII/VWF concentrate (Fanhdi ®, Grifols). Methods: Twelve adult patients with severe HA without inhibitors on prophylaxis with emicizumab and nine healthy controls were included in the study. Blood samples were drawn in citrate plus corn trypsin inhibitor tubes. Then, platelet poor plasma (PPP) was collected for the TG assay, which measures the whole kinetics of TG. Thrombin peak (TP) and endogenous thrombin potential (ETP) were calculated using calibrated automated thrombogram (Thrombinoscope ™ software, Stago) after in vitro activation of coagulation by trigger solution, PPP Reagent LOW TM (4 μM phospholipids/1 pM tissue factor), fluorogenic substrate and CaCl 2 (FLUKAkit TM) reagents (Diagnostica Stago). Fluorescence was read in a Fluoroskan Ascent reader (Thermo) equipped with a 390/460 filter set. Samples were spiked with increasing concentrations of pdFVIII/VWF (10 to 400 IU/dL), rFVIIa (0.9 µg/mL) or aPCC (0.5 U/mL). Results: TG from healthy control samples was measured to establish TP and ETP normal ranges. TP and ETP results obtained from HA plasma with emicizumab were lower than in healthy controls. The addition of pdFVIII/VWF as of 25 IU/kg (prophylaxis dose in HA w/o inhibitors) to samples from HA patients concomitantly treated with emicizumab restored TP and ETP levels within healthy controls normal range (Table 1). Increasing ex vivo concentrations of pdFVIII/VWF maintained TP and ETP similar to healthy controls. The highest concentration of concomitant treatment with pdFVIII/VWF (200 IU/kg) and emicizumab did not result in excessive TP and, importantly, ETP levels were always within the normal range. The combination with the bypassing agent rFVIIa moderately increased TP and ETP values up to normal range. However, when HA plasma was spiked with aPCC in the presence of emicizumab, TP and ETP dramatically increased above normal range resulting in a synergistic procoagulant profile. Conclusions: The concomitant use of pdFVIII/VWF in patients with prophylaxis with emicizumab did not trigger a multiplying effect on TG. These results were aligned with previous in vitro data and suggested the low risk of overdose and thrombotic events of concomitant treatment emicizumab with the pdFVIII/VWF concentrate in HA patients. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures Bravo: Grifols: Current Employment, Other: Grifols is a manufacturer of the pdFVIII/VWF concentrate, Fanhdi®. Raventós: Grifols: Current Employment, Other: Grifols is a manufacturer of the pdFVIII/VWF concentrate, Fanhdi®. Pérez: Grifols: Current Employment, Other: Grifols is a manufacturer of the pdFVIII/VWF concentrate, Fanhdi®. Alvarez Román: Grifols: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Amgen: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Novo-Nordisk: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Sobi: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Octapharma: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Bayer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; CSL-Behring: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Biomarin: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Butta: CSL-Behring: Research Funding; Roche: Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Research Funding, Speakers Bureau; Novo-Nordisk: Speakers Bureau. Jiménez-Yuste: Bayer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Pfizer: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Takeda: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; CSL Behring: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; BioMarin: Consultancy; Sobi: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Octapharma: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Sanofi: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; NovoNordisk: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding; Grifols: Consultancy, Honoraria, Research Funding. Costa: Grifols: Current Employment, Other: Grifols is a manufacturer of the pdFVIII/VWF concentrate, Fanhdi®. Willis: Grifols: Current Employment, Other: Grifols is a manufacturer of the pdFVIII/VWF concentrate, Fanhdi®.


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