Biological relevance of ion energy in performance of human endothelial cells on ion-implanted flexible polyurethane surfaces

SummaryHuman endothelial cells isolated from umbilical cordswere solubilized in Triton X-100 and examined by crossedimmunoelec-trophoresis using rabbit antiserum against endothelial cells. Endogenous labelling of the endothelialcell proteins with 14Cmannose followed by crossed immunoelectrophoresis and autoradiography revealed about 10 immunoprecipitates. Four of these endothelial cell glycoproteins were labelled by lactoperoxidase catalyzed iodination and thus were surface located. Three of the surface located glycoproteins showed reduced electrophoretic mobility after incubation of the endothelial cells with neuraminidase and were therefore sialoglycoproteins. Amphiphilicity of endothelial cell glycoproteins was studied by crossed hydrophobic interaction immunoelectrophoresis with phenyl-Sepharose in the intermediate gel. Amphiphilic proteins also show increasing electrophoretic migration velocity with decreasing concentration of Triton X-100 in the first dimension gels. Five of the endothelial cell glycoproteins were shown to be amphiphilic using these two techniques.Two monoclonal antibodies against the platelet glycoprotein complex Ilb-IIIa and glycoprotein IlIa, respectively, reacted with the same precipitate of endothelial cells. When a polyclonal antibody against the platelet glycoprotein complex Ilb-IIIa was incorporated into the intermediate gel the position of two endothelial cell precipitates were lowered. One of these was a sialoglycoprotein.

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Single-Chain and Two-Chain Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator (t-PA) Bind Differently to Cultured Human Endothelial Cells

Thrombosis and Haemostasis ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1646886 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 62 (02) ◽

pp. 699-703 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Rob J Aerts ◽

Karin Gillis ◽

Hans Pannekoek

Keyword(s):

Endothelial Cells ◽

Plasminogen Activator ◽

Binding Sites ◽

Umbilical Vein ◽

Tissue Type ◽

Single Chain ◽

Human Endothelial Cells ◽

Tissue Type Plasminogen Activator ◽

Type Plasminogen Activator ◽

Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells

SummaryIt has recently been shown that the fibrinolytic components plasminogen and tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) both bind to cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). After cleavage of t-PA by plasmin, “single-chain” t-PA (sct-PA) is converted into “two-chain” t-PA (tct-PA), which differs from the former in a number of respects. We compared binding of sct-PA and tct-PA to the surface of HUVEC. Removal of t-PA bound to HUVEC by a mild treatment with acid and a subsequent quantification of eluted t-PA both by activity- and immunoradiometric assays revealed that, at concentrations between 10 and 500 nM, HUVEC bind about 3-4 times more sct-PA than tct-PA. At these concentrations, both sct-PA and tct-PA remain active when bound to HUVEC. Mutual competition experiments showed that sct-PA and tct-PA can virtually fully inhibit binding of each other to HUVEC, but that an about twofold higher concentration of tct-PA is required to prevent halfmaximal binding of sct-PA than visa versa. These results demonstrate that sct-PA and tct-PA bind with different affinities to the same binding sites on HUVEC.

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Hemoglobin Enhances the Binding of Bacterial Endotoxin to Human Endothelial Cells

Thrombosis and Haemostasis ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1650565 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 76 (02) ◽

pp. 258-262 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Robert I Roth

Keyword(s):

Endothelial Cells ◽

Binding Protein ◽

Bacterial Endotoxin ◽

Dependent Manner ◽

Serum Free Medium ◽

Free Medium ◽

Human Endothelial Cells ◽

Serum Factors ◽

Serum Free ◽

Lps Binding

SummaryHuman endothelial cells, when incubated with bacterial endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS), modify their surface in association with prominent production of procoagulant tissue factor (TF) activity. This deleterious biological effect of LPS has been shown previously to be enhanced approximately 10-fold by the presence of hemoglobin (Hb), a recently recognized LPS binding protein that causes disaggregation of LPS and increases the biological activity of LPS in a number of in vitro assays. The present study was performed to test the hypothesis that Hb enhances the LPS-induced procoagulant activity of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) by increasing LPS binding to the cells. The binding of 3H-LPS to HUVEC was determined in the absence or presence of Hb or two other known LPS-binding proteins, human serum albumin (HSA) and IgG. LPS binding was substantially increased in the presence of Hb, in a Hb concentration-dependent manner, but was not increased by HSA or IgG. Hb enhancement of LPS binding was observed in serum-free medium, indicating that there was no additional requirement for any of the serum factors known to participate in the interaction of LPS with cells (e.g., lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-binding protein (LBP) and soluble CD14 (sCD14)). Hb enhancement of LPS binding also was observed in the more physiologic condition of 100% plasma. LPS-induced TF activity was stimulated by Hb, but not by HSA or IgG. In serum-free medium, TF activity was not stimulated under any of the conditions tested. Ultrafiltration of LPS was dramatically increased after incubation with Hb but not with HSA or IgG, suggesting that LPS disaggregation by Hb was responsible for the enhanced binding of LPS to HUVEC and the subsequent stimulation of TF activity.

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Assembly and Activation of the Intrinsic Fibrinolytic Pathway on the Surface of Human Endothelial Cells in Culture

Thrombosis and Haemostasis ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1649800 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 74 (02) ◽

pp. 698-703 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Catherine Lenich ◽

Ralph Pannell ◽

Victor Gurewich

Keyword(s):

Endothelial Cells ◽

Umbilical Vein ◽

Factor Xii ◽

Plasminogen Activation ◽

High Molecular Weight Kininogen ◽

Human Endothelial Cells ◽

Intrinsic Pathway ◽

Local Fibrinolysis ◽

Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells ◽

And Function

SummaryFactor XII has long been implicated in the intrinsic pathway of fibrinolysis, but the mechanism by which it triggers plasminogen activation and targets fibrinolysis has not been established. In the present study, the assembly and function of activated Factor XII (F.XIIa), prourokinase (pro-u-PA), high molecular weight kininogen (H-kininogen), and prekallikrein on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) was investigated. 125I-prekallikrein was shown to bind to HUVEC via receptor-bound H-kininogen in the presence of 50 μM ZnCl2. After the addition of F.XIIa, 78% of the 125I-prekallikrein initially bound to HUVEC was converted to 125I-kallikrein. However, only 6% of the HUVEC-bound 125I-pro-u-PA was thereby activated. This discrepancy was shown to be related to rapid dissociation (>50% within 15 min) of prekallikrein/kallikrein, but not pro-u-PA, from HUVEC. Increasing the level of cell-bound kallikrein increased the portion of cell-bound pro-u-PA activated, indicating that their co-localization was important for this pathway. Finally, F.XIIa was shown to trigger plasminogen activation on HUVEC via this pathway. This assembly of reactants on the endothelium suggests a mechanism whereby local fibrinolysis may be triggered by blood coagulation.

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Platelets Stimulate Thromboplastin Synthesis in Human Endothelial Cells

Thrombosis and Haemostasis ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1657323 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 49 (02) ◽

pp. 069-072 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

U L H Johnsen ◽

T Lyberg ◽

K S Galdal ◽

H Prydz

Keyword(s):

Endothelial Cells ◽

De Novo ◽

Umbilical Vein ◽

Time Dependent ◽

De Novo Synthesis ◽

Human Endothelial Cells ◽

Tumor Promotor ◽

Coagulation Assay ◽

Platelet Aggregates ◽

Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells

SummaryHuman umbilical vein endothelial cells in culture synthesize thromboplastin upon stimulation with phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) or the tumor promotor 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA). The thromboplastin activity is further strongly enhanced in a time dependent reaction by the presence of gel-filtered platelets or platelet aggregates. This effect was demonstrable at platelet concentrations lower than those normally found in plasma, it may thus be of pathophysiological relevance. The thromboplastin activity increased with increasing number of platelets added. Cycloheximide inhibited the increase, suggesting that de novo synthesis of the protein component of thromboplastin, apoprotein III, is necessary.When care was taken to remove monocytes no thromboplastin activity and no apoprotein HI antigen could be demonstrated in suspensions of gel-filtered platelets, platelets aggregated with thrombin or homogenized platelets when studied with a coagulation assay and an antibody neutralization technique.

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Specificity of the Thrombin-Induced Release of Tissue Plasminogen Activator from Cultured Human Endothelial Cells

Thrombosis and Haemostasis ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1661622 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 56 (02) ◽

pp. 115-119 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

Eugene G Levin ◽

David M Stern ◽

Peter P Nawroth ◽

Richard A Marlar ◽

Daryl S Fair ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Endothelial Cells ◽

Plasminogen Activator ◽

Tissue Plasminogen Activator ◽

Protein C ◽

Primary Cultures ◽

Activated Protein C ◽

Specific Inhibitor ◽

Factor Xa ◽

Human Endothelial Cells ◽

Tissue Plasminogen

SummaryThe addition of thrombin (9 nM) to primary cultures of human endothelial cells induces a 6- to 7-fold increase in the rate of release of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). Several other serine proteases which specifically interact with endothelial cells were also analyzed for their effect on tPA release. Gamma-thrombin, an autocatalytic product of α-thrombin, promoted tPA release but was less effective than α-thrombin. A maximum increase of 5.5-fold was observed, although a concentration of γ-thrombin 20 times greater than α-thrombin was required. The response to Factor Xa was similar to α-thrombin, although the stimulation was significantly reduced by the addition of hirudin or DAPA suggesting that prothrombin activation was occurring. The simultaneous addition of prothrombin with Factor Xa resulted in enhanced tPA release equal to that observed with an equimolar concentration of active α-thrombin. Thus, under these conditions, Factor Xa-cell surface mediated activation of prothrombin can lead to a secondary effect resulting from cell-thrombin interaction. Activated protein C, which has been implicated as a profibrinolytic agent, was also tested. No change in tPA release occurred after the addition of up to 325 nM activated protein C in the presence or absence of proteins. Factor IXa and plasmin were also ineffective. The effect of thrombin on the endothelial cell derived plasminogen activator specific inhibitor was also studied. Thrombin produced a small but variable release of the inhibitor with an increase of less than twice that of non-thrombin treated controls.

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