title: A novel inhibitor of activated thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFIa) - part II: enhancement of both exogenous and endogenous fibrinolysis in animal models of thrombosis.
abstract: We have discovered a novel small-molecule TAFIa inhibitor, BX 528, which is potent, highly selective against other carboxypeptidases and safe. The present study was to determine if BX 528 can enhance exogenous and endogenous thrombolysis in four different animal models. In the first three models, a thrombus was induced by FeCl (2) (dogs) or laser (rats) injury of the femoral artery, or formed ex vivo and implanted in the jugular vein in rabbits. A low dose of exogenous t-PA was given to induce a low-level thrombolysis on an established thrombus. Co-treatment with BX 528 further enhanced the thrombolytic effects induced by the exogenous t-PA and, thus, reduced thrombosis in all three animal models. In a second rat model, fibrin deposition in the lungs was induced by batroxobin, which was spontaneously resolved in 30 minutes due to the activation of endogenous fibrinolysis. Pre-treatment with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) attenuated this spontaneous fibrinolysis. Co-treatment with 10 mg/kg BX 528 prevented the LPS-induced attenuation of endogenous fibrinolysis. Thus, these studies demonstrated that inhibition of TAFIa by BX 528, our newly discovered small-molecule TAFIa inhibitor, enhanced both the exogenous (induced by a low dose of t-PA) and endogenous (LPS-induced resistance) thrombolysis without increasing the bleeding risk in four different animal models of thrombosis in different species (rat, dog and rabbit) employing different thrombogenic stimuli (FeCl (2) , laser, ex vivo and batroxobin) to induce thrombus formation in different tissues (artery, vein and lung microcirculation).
authors.affiliation: Berlex Biosciences, 2600 Hilltop Drive, Richmond, CA, USA. yxwang2000@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yi-Xin
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Valdeci
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: da Cunha
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vincelette
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Mariko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: Kohichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Shendong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Emayan
authors.forename: Imadul
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hosoya
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: William P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Dole
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morser
authors.forename: Brad O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Buckman
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vergona
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D025901:Carboxypeptidase B2 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005342:Fibrinolysis / Q000187:drug effects*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D011422:Propionates / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D011422:Propionates; D025901:Carboxypeptidase B2; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator