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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-3
pubmed:abstractText
Receptors for plasminogen activators present on endothelial cell (EC) surface regulate local plasmin activity. Plasmin generation by human ECs, derived from cerebral cortex, skin and lung, iliac artery, iliac vein, aorta and coronary artery, was studied. The respective ECs were treated with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) or with recombinant urokinase-type plasminogen activator (ru-PA), washed, plasminogen added and the plasmin generated then assayed. The largest amounts of plasmin were generated by cerebral ECs, under baseline conditions or after exposure to rt-PA or ru-PA (P < 0.0001). Exposure to rt-PA also resulted in more plasmin generation than ru-PA in the cerebral ECs (P < 0.0001) but not in the other ECs. Heparin enhanced plasmin generation by both rt-PA and ru-PA. Specific antibody against annexin II, a t-PA receptor, blocked plasmin generation by rt-PA. Western blotting showed higher amounts of annexin II on the cell membrane in cerebral ECs. This suggests that expression of annexin II in ECs depends on their location, being greatest in cerebral ECs. In contrast, expression of u-PA receptor was the same for all ECs. This has implications for higher risk of intracranial bleeding during thrombolytic therapy, and for a role of t-PA in neurological development and function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1538-7933
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
306-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of receptors for plasminogen activators on endothelial cell surface depends on their origin.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. h-kwaan@north-western.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't