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Sentot Santoso

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von Willebrand factor but not alpha-thrombin binding to platelet glycoprotein Ibalpha is influenced by the HPA-2 polymorphism.

OBJECTIVE: Glycoprotein (GP) Ibalpha is the functionally dominant subunit of the platelet GPIb-IX-V receptor complex. The N-terminal domain of the GPIbalpha chain contains binding sites for alpha-thrombin and von Willebrand factor (VWF). The human platelet alloantigen (HPA)-2 polymorphism of the GPIbalpha gene is associated with a C/T transition at nucleotide 1018, resulting in a Thr/Met dimorphism at residue 145 of GPIbalpha. To study the structural and functional effects of this dimorphism, N-terminal fragments (AA1-289) of the HPA-2a and HPA-2b alloform of GPIbalpha expressed in CHO cells were used. METHODS AND RESULTS: Of 74 moAbs directed against human GPIbalpha, 2 antibodies with epitope between AA1-59 could differentiate between both alloforms. In addition, VWF bound with a higher affinity to the recombinant HPA-2a fragment or to homozygous HPA-2a platelets. In contrast, no difference was found in the binding of alpha-thrombin to the recombinant alloform fragments or of antibodies directed against the alpha-thrombin binding anionic sulfated tyrosine sequence (AA269-282). CONCLUSIONS: Whereas the Thr145Met dimorphism does not affect alpha-thrombin binding, it does influence the conformation of the N-terminal flanking region and first leucine-rich repeat of GPIbalpha and by this has an effect on VWF binding.

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Glycoprotein Ib polymorphisms influence platelet plug formation under high shear rates.

Platelet polymorphisms (Kozak, VNTR and HPA-2) within glycoprotein (GP)Ib alpha may be associated with an increased risk of arterial thrombosis. However, the functional role of these polymorphisms has not been clarified. Their influence on platelet plug formation under high shear rates was, therefore, examined in 233 healthy individuals. Collagen-adrenaline-induced closure time was shorter in carriers of the C/D versus C/C VNTR allele and in homozygotes with the (-5)T/T versus (-5)C/T Kozak genotype as determined by novel polymerase chain reaction methods. The HPA-2 genotype had no effects, and the density of GPIb alpha molecules was not influenced by GPIb alpha genotypes.

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Bernard-Soulier syndrome due to the homozygous Asn-45Ser mutation in GPIX: an unexpected, frequent finding in Germany.

Bernard-Soulier syndrome (BSS) is a rare inherited disorder with giant platelets, thrombocytopenia and a prolonged bleeding time. These abnormalities are caused by genetic defects of the glycoprotein (GP) Ib-IX complex that constitutes the von Willebrand factor receptor on the platelet surface. Here, we describe four unrelated German patients with low platelet counts and mild bleeding tendency. Three patients had been diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and were treated with steroids without response. Another patient presented with easy bruising. Peripheral blood smears showed giant platelets. Ristocetin-induced platelet aggregation was almost absent, and quantitative flow cytometry and Western blotting disclosed a greatly reduced surface expression of GPIb-IX. Unexpectedly, sequencing the entire coding regions of GPIbalpha, GPIbbeta and GPIX revealed that all four unrelated patients were homozygous for an A to G mutation in position 1826 of the GPIX gene, constituting a Asn-45Ser change. This mutation has been described before and now represents by far the most often identified molecular defect causing BSS in Caucasians. Because BSS patients are likely to be misdiagnosed with ITP, treatment-resistant ITP patients should be re-evaluated thoroughly. Asn-45Ser genotyping may be a helpful tool for differential diagnosis.

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Platelet receptor and clotting factor polymorphisms as genetic risk factors for thromboembolic complications in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an immune mediated adverse reaction to heparin treatment often associated with limb- and/or life-threatening thromboembolic complications (TECs). Presently, no prognostic marker has been identified that allows differentiation between mildly (isolated thrombocytopenia) and severely (TECs) affected patients. This study assesses the impact of platelet glycoprotein- and clotting factor polymorphisms in HIT-patients with isolated thrombocytopenia compared to HIT-patients with TECs. Sixty-three HIT-patients with isolated thrombocytopenia and 79 HIT-patients with HIT-related TECs were genotyped for GPIIb-IIIa polymorphisms (HPA-1, HPA-3), GPIa-IIa polymorphisms (HPA-5, GPIaC807T), GPIb-IX-V polymorphisms (HPA-2, Kozak-5, VNTR), and clotting factor polymorphisms (FV-Leiden R506Q, prothrombin PT-G20210A and MTHFR C677T). Women more often presented with TECs than men (P = 0.04). No differences in genotype frequencies could be seen on comparing HIT-patients with and without TECs. Analysing men and women separately, the C allele of the Kozak polymorphism was overrepresented in men who developed TECs (P = 0.034). The enhanced risk of women to develop HIT-associated TECs remains unexplained but it is potentially important in view of recent data on sex-hormone related changes of haemostasis. There was no correlation between platelet glycoprotein- and clotting factor polymorphisms and the risk to develop HIT-associated TECs. An association between the development of TECs and the Kozak-5C allele could be seen among male patients. However, this would need to be assessed in further larger studies. Most likely, the high levels of thrombin generation during acute HIT are so procoagulant that less pronounced risk factors such as polymorphisms are overshadowed.

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Characterization of platelet-specific mRNA by real-time PCR after laser-assisted microdissection.

Circulating anucleate platelets contain minute amounts of residual megakaryocytic-derived mRNA. To study cell type-specific gene expression in platelets, an accurate and sensitive method to detect and quantify platelet mRNA that excludes contamination with leukocyte RNA is mandatory. Applying laser-assisted microdissection and manipulation (LMM) we could isolate platelets from hemalaun-stained cytospins under permanent visual control and after laser-photolysis of nucleated blood cells. For mRNA quantification, the platelet-specific mRNAs were subsequently measured by real time RT-PCR. High-copy beta3 integrin and low-copy a alpha2 integrin as well as tissue factor (TF) transcripts were analyzed in LMM-harvested platelets. In 91.2% (83/91) beta3 integrin was detectable with a mean threshold cycle (CT) value of 32.5+/-3.2 (< or =50,000 cells). The low-copy a 2 integrin mRNA was positive in 84.4% (38/45) with CT mean value of 36.9+/-1.3, indicating that the relative expression of alpha2 integrin mRNA in platelets was about 130 times lower than beta3. The TF transcript was undetectable in all samples. Comparing platelet mRNA from LMM isolation to that from limiting dilution series resulted in a high accordance for beta3 integrin transcript in both, recovery (91.2% vs. 95.2%) and CT value (32.5 vs. 32.8). These results demonstrate that the combination of LMM and real-time RT-PCR is a valuable tool for precise, platelet-specific mRNA analysis without contamination of other cells.

Blood Platelets↗

New aspects of integrin-mediated leukocyte adhesion in inflammation: regulation by haemostatic factors and bacterial products.

Leukocyte recruitment to sites of inflammation, infection or vascular injury is a complex event, depending on a tightly coordinated sequence of leukocyte-endothelial- and leukocyte-platelet interactions, which are controlled by the expression and activation of various adhesion receptors and protease systems. The present review will focus on novel aspects of the regulation of integrin-dependent leukocyte adhesion by haemostatic factors and bacterial products. In particular, after a short overview of leukocyte recruitment, the review (i) will focus on the crosstalk between haemostatic factors and adhesion molecules with respect to leukocyte extravasation based on the paradigms of the urokinase receptor and high molecular weight kininogen, (ii) will provide information on novel mechanisms for the regulation of leukocyte recruitment by bacterial proteins, on the basis of the anti-inflammatory role of Staphylococcus aureus extracellular adhesive protein and (iii) will draw attention to the junctional adhesion molecules, a novel family of adhesive receptors that are counter-receptors for leukocyte integrins and mediate vascular cell interactions. The better understanding of the interactions between vascular cells and particularly of integrin-dependent leukocyte adhesion may lead to the development of novel therapeutical concepts in inflammatory vascular disorders.

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Leukocyte trans-endothelial migration: JAMs add new pieces to the puzzle.

The molecular details of leukocyte transmigration through the endothelial barrier (also called diapedesis), which is the final step of leukocyte extravasation from the circulation to a given site of inflammation, are by far not well understood. The present review will focus on the different mechanisms potentially involved in leukocyte trans-endothelial migration. Both homophilic and heterophilic interactions between leukocyte and endothelial cell receptors will be covered, with a particular focus on the growing gene family of junctional adhesion molecules (JAM). Deciphering their mechanisms of interaction will also allow to unravel novel strategies for therapeutic intervention in inflammatory or atherothrombotic diseases.

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The junctional adhesion molecule 3 (JAM-3) on human platelets is a counterreceptor for the leukocyte integrin Mac-1.

The recently described junctional adhesion molecules (JAMs) in man and mice are involved in homotypic and heterotypic intercellular interactions. Here, a third member of this family, human JAM-3, was identified and described as a novel counterreceptor on platelets for the leukocyte beta2-integrin Mac-1 (alphaMbeta2, CD11b/CD18). With the help of two monoclonal antibodies, Gi11 and Gi13, against a 43-kD surface glycoprotein on human platelets, a full-length cDNA encoding JAM-3 was identified. JAM-3 is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein containing two Ig-like domains. Although JAM-3 did not undergo homophilic interactions, myelo-monocytic cells adhered to immobilized JAM-3 or to JAM-3-transfected cells. This heterophilic interaction was specifically attributed to a direct interaction of JAM-3 with the beta2-integrin Mac-1 and to a lower extent with p150.95 (alphaXbeta2, CD11c/CD18) but not with LFA-1 (alphaLbeta2, CD11a/CD18) or with beta1-integrins. These results were corroborated by analysis of K562 erythroleukemic cells transfected with different heterodimeric beta2-integrins and by using purified proteins. Moreover, purified JAM-3 or antibodies against JAM-3 blocked the platelet-neutrophil interaction, indicating that platelet JAM-3 serves as a counterreceptor for Mac-1 mediating leukocyte-platelet interactions. JAM-3 thereby provides a novel molecular target for antagonizing interactions between vascular cells that promote inflammatory vascular pathologies such as in atherothrombosis.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Inhibition of platelet adhesion and aggregation by a defined region (Gly-486-Lys-502) of high molecular weight kininogen.

Proteolytic cleavage of single chain high molecular weight kininogen (HK) by kallikrein releases the short-lived vasodilator bradykinin and leaves behind two-chain high molecular weight kininogen (HKa). HKa and particularly its His-Gly-Lys-rich domain 5 have been previously reported to exert anti-adhesive properties by binding to the extracellular matrix protein vitronectin (VN). In this study the ability of HKa and domain 5 to interfere with platelet adhesion and aggregation was investigated. In a purified system HKa and particularly domain 5 but not HK inhibited the binding of VN to the alpha(IIb)beta(3) integrin, whereas the binding of fibrinogen to this integrin was not affected. The region Gly-486-Lys-502 from the carboxyl terminus of the domain 5 was identified as responsible for inhibition of the VN-alpha(IIb)beta(3)-integrin interaction, as this portion was also found to mediate kininogen binding to VN. Through these interactions, HKa, the isolated domain 5, and the peptide Gly-486-Lys-502 abrogated the alpha(IIb)beta(3)-integrin-dependent adhesion of human platelets to VN but not to fibrinogen. The codistribution of VN and HKa at sites of ex vivo platelet aggregation was demonstrated by transmission immune electron microscopy, indicating that the described interaction is likely to take place in vivo. Moreover, domain 5 and the peptide Gly-486-Lys-502 dose-dependently blocked platelet aggregation, resembling the inhibitory effect of monoclonal antibody 13H1 against multimeric VN. Finally, treatment of mice with isolated domain 5 resulted in a significantly prolonged tail bleeding time. Taken together, our data emphasize the inhibitory role of HK domain 5 on platelet adhesion and aggregation; new anti-thrombotic compounds may become available on the basis of peptide Gly-486-Lys-502 of HK domain 5.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

A functional platelet fibrinogen receptor with a deletion in the cysteine-rich repeat region of the beta(3) integrin: the Oe(a) alloantigen in neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.

This report describes a new low-frequency alloantigen, Oe(a), responsible for a case of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT). In a population study none of 600 unrelated blood donors was an Oe(a) carrier. By immunochemical studies the Oe(a) antigen could be assigned to platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIIa. Sequencing of GPIIIa complementary DNA from an Oe(a) (+) individual showed deletion of a lysine residue at position 611 (DeltaLys(611)). Analysis of 20 Oe(a) (-) and 3 Oe(a) (+) individuals showed that the DeltaLys(611) form of GPIIIa was related to the phenotype. Anti-Oe(a) reacted with the DeltaLys(611), but not with the wild-type isoforms on stable transfectants expressing GPIIIa, indicating that DeltaLys(611) directly induces the expression of Oe(a) epitopes. Under nonreducing conditions the Pro(33)DeltaLys(611) variant migrated with a slightly decreased molecular weight compared to the Pro(33)Lys(611) isoform suggesting that DeltaLys(611) has an influence on the disulfide bonds of GPIIIa. The Pro(33)DeltaLys(611) GPIIIa could undergo conformational changes and bind to fibrinogen in a similar manner as the Pro(33)Lys(611) isoform. No difference was found in the tyrosine phosphorylation of pp125(FAK), suggesting that DeltaLys(611) has no effect on integrin function. In contrast to all other low-frequency antigens, the DeltaLys(611) isoform was associated with the HPA-1b, but not with the high frequency HPA-1a allele. Comparison with GPIIIa DNA from nonhuman primates indicated that the HPA-1a allele represents the ancestral form of GPIIIa. It can be assumed that the Oe(a) form did arise as a result of a mutational event from an already mutated GPIIIa allele.

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