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Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) is the main inhibitor of tissue-type and urokinase-type plasminogen activators (t/uPA) and plays an important role in fibrinolysis. Inhibition of PAI-1 activity prevents thrombosis and accelerates fibrinolysis, indicating that PAI-1 inhibitors may be used as effective antithrombotic agents. We previously designed a PAI-1 inhibitor (PAltrap) which is a variant of inactivated urokinase protease domain. In the present study, we fused PAltrap with human serum albumin (HSA) to develop a long-acting PAI-1 inhibitor. Unfortunately, the fusion protein PAltrap-HSA lost some potency compared to PAltrap (33 nM vs 10 nM). Guided by computational method, we carried out further optimisation to enhance inhibitory potency for PAI-1. The new PAltrap, denominated PAltrap(H37R)-HSA, which was the H37R variant of PAltrap fused to NSA, gave a six-fold improvement of IC50 (5 nM) for human active PAI-1 compared to PAIt-rap-NSA, and showed much longer plasma half-life (200-fold) compared to PAltrap. We further demonstrated that the PAltrap(H37R)-1 HSA inhibited exogenous or endogenous PAI-1 to promote fibrinolysis in fibrin-clot lysis assay. PAltrap(H37R)-HSA inhibits murine PAI-1 with IC50 value of 12 nM, allowing the inhibitor to be evaluated in murine models. Using an intravital microscopy, we demonstrated that PAIt-rap(H37R)-HSA blocks thrombus formation and platelet accumulation in vivo in a laser-induced vascular injury mouse model. Additionally, mouse tail bleeding assay showed that PAltrap(H37R)-HSA did not affect the global haemostasis. These results suggest that PAltrap(H37R)HSA have the potential benefit to prevent thrombosis and accelerates fibrinolysis.
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THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS
ISSN: 0340-6245
Year: 2017
Issue: 7
Volume: 117
Page: 1338-1347
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ESI Discipline: CLINICAL MEDICINE;
ESI HC Threshold:205
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:2
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SCOPUS Cited Count: 25
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