Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) administration inhibits occlusive thrombus formation in rats: a possible participation of reduced intraplatelet PEDF in thrombosis of acute coronary syndromes.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:

Although remarkable therapeutic advances in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) have been made with anti-platelet therapy, the therapeutic options may be limited by considerable side effects. Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) has anti-oxidative properties and may play a protective role against atherosclerosis. In this study, we investigated whether PEDF prevented occlusive thrombus formation in rats.

METHODS AND RESULTS:

Occlusive thrombus formation was induced by treating rats with ligation and cuff placement at the left common carotid artery. Intravenous injection of PEDF dose-dependently inhibited thrombus formation and blocked the increase in immunoreactivity of P-selectin, a marker of platelet activation, NADPH oxidase activity and superoxide generation in thrombi. In vitro, PEDF significantly decreased collagen-induced reactive oxygen species generation in platelets and subsequently suppressed the platelet activation and aggregation. Plasma and intraplatelet levels of PEDF in the coronary circulation in patients with ACS were significantly lower than those in age- and gender-matched controls without coronary artery disease.

CONCLUSIONS:

These results demonstrated that PEDF administration could inhibit occlusive thrombus formation by blocking the platelet activation and aggregation through its anti-oxidative properties. Our present study suggests that pharmacological up-regulation or substitution of PEDF may offer a promising strategy for the treatment of arterial thrombosis.

• Authors: Katsuhiko Takenaka, Sho-ichi Yamagishi, Takanori Matsui, Kazuo Nakamura, Yuko Jinnouchi, Yumiko Yoshida, Shin-ichiro Ueda, Yoshio Katsuki, Yousuke Katsuda, Tsutomu Imaizumi
• Journal: Atherosclerosis (Atherosclerosis) Vol. 197 Issue 1 Pg. 25-33 (Mar 2008) ISSN: 1879-1484 [Electronic] Ireland
• PMID: 17850801 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Eye Proteins
• Nerve Growth Factors
• P-Selectin
• Reactive Oxygen Species
• Serpins
• pigment epithelium-derived factor
• Superoxides
• NADPH Oxidases

Topics

• Acute Coronary Syndrome (drug therapy, metabolism)
• Animals
• Arterial Occlusive Diseases (drug therapy, metabolism)
• Blood Platelets (drug effects, metabolism)
• Carotid Artery Thrombosis (drug therapy, metabolism)
• Disease Models, Animal
• Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
• Eye Proteins (metabolism, pharmacology)
• Humans
• NADPH Oxidases (metabolism)
• Nerve Growth Factors (metabolism, pharmacology)
• P-Selectin (metabolism)
• Platelet Aggregation (drug effects, physiology)
• Rats
• Rats, Sprague-Dawley
• Reactive Oxygen Species (metabolism)
• Serpins (metabolism, pharmacology)
• Superoxides (metabolism)