ADPase CD39 Fused to Glycoprotein VI-Fc Boosts Local Antithrombotic Effects at Vascular Lesions

Degen, Heidrun; Borst, Oliver; Ziegler, Melanie; Munoz, Ann-Katrin Mojica; Jamasbi, Janina; Walker, Britta; Göbel, Silvia; Fassbender, Julia; Adler, Kristin; Brandl, Richard; Mönch, Götz; Lorenz, Reinhard; Siess, Wolfgang; Gawaz, Meinrad und Ungerer, Martin (2017): ADPase CD39 Fused to Glycoprotein VI-Fc Boosts Local Antithrombotic Effects at Vascular Lesions. In: Journal of the American Heart Association, Bd. 6, Nr. 8, e005991

Abstract

Background-GPVI (Glycoprotein VI) is the essential platelet collagen receptor in atherothrombosis. Dimeric GPVI-Fc (Revacept) binds to GPVI binding sites on plaque collagen. As expected, it did not increase bleeding in clinical studies. GPVI-Fc is a potent inhibitor of atherosclerotic plaque-induced platelet aggregation at high shear flow, but its inhibition at low shear flow is limited. We sought to increase the platelet inhibitory potential by fusing GPVI-Fc to the ectonucleotidase CD39 (fusion protein GPVI-CD39), which inhibits local ADP accumulation at vascular plaques, and thus to create a lesion-directed dual antiplatelet therapy that is expected to lack systemic bleeding risks. Methods and Results-GPVI-CD39 effectively stimulated local ADP degradation and, compared with GPVI-Fc alone, led to significantly increased inhibition of ADP-, collagen-, and human plaque-induced platelet aggregation in Multiplate aggregometry and plaque-induced platelet thrombus formation under arterial flow conditions. GPVI-CD39 did not increase bleeding time in an in vitro assay simulating primary hemostasis. In a mouse model of ferric chloride-induced arterial thrombosis, GPVI-CD39 effectively delayed vascular thrombosis but did not increase tail bleeding time in vivo. Conclusions-GPVI-CD39 is a novel approach to increase local antithrombotic activity at sites of atherosclerotic plaque rupture or injury. It enhances GPVI-Fc-mediated platelet inhibition and presents a potentially effective and safe molecule for the treatment of acute atherothrombotic events, with a favorable risk-benefit ratio.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 2047-9980
• Sprache: Englisch