O-linked glycosylation and functional incompatibility of porcine von Willebrand factor for human platelet GPIb receptors

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作者
Esch, JSA
Robson, SC
Knoefel, WT
Hosch, SB
Rogiers, X
机构
[1] Univ Dusseldorf, Dept Gen Surg, D-4000 Dusseldorf, Germany
[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Ctr Liver, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Boston, MA USA
[3] Univ Hamburg, Dept Hepatobiliary & Transplantat Surg, Univ Hosp, Hamburg, Germany
关键词
coagulation; glycosylation; GPIb; molecular incompatibility; platelets; von Willebrand factor; xenotranplantation;
D O I
10.1111/j.1399-3089.2004.00187.x
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R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
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1001 ;
摘要
Background: Xenograft rejection is associated with vascular inflammation, thrombocytopenia and the accelerated consumption of coagulation factors. Primary biological incompatibilities of the xenograft in the regulation of clotting appear to amplify pathological processes associated with rejection. The functional incompatibility of porcine von Willebrand factor (vWF) expressed within the xenograft vasculature may heighten interactions with the primate platelet receptor GPIb, hence augmenting formation of platelet microthrombi and vascular injury. Here, we address the functional impact of O-linked glycosylation of the vWF A1 domain on primate platelet activation. Methods: Recombinant human or porcine vWF A1-domains were transiently over-expressed in COS-7 cells as FLAG-tagged fusion protein, linked to plasma membranes via GPI anchors. O-linked glycosylation was blocked by the addition of phenyl-alpha-GalNAc2 to cultures. Expressed vWF-A1 domains were characterized utilizing cytofluometric- and Western blot analyses. Results: Cytofluometric analysis confirmed equivalent levels of human and porcine vWF A1-domain expression irrespective of the levels of O-linked glycosylation. Differential glycosylation patterns of vWF-A1 under these conditions were confirmed by Western blot analyses. Native porcine vWF A1-domains had enhanced human platelet activation potential when compared with human recombinant vWF A1. However, the loss of O-linked glycosylation abolished differences in aggregatory responses between human and porcine vWF A1 domains. Conclusions: Various degrees of O-linked glycosylation of vWF-A1-domains modulate levels of functional interaction with platelet receptor GPIb and consequent platelet aggregation responses in vitro. These data may have implications for outcomes of xenotransplantation. We speculate that alterations in glycosylation of vWF and other adhesion proteins associated with the targeting of the alpha1,3-Gal-epitope in mutant swine may have salutatory effects on the primate platelet activation observed in these xenografts.
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