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  • Title: Thrombopoietin increases platelet sensitivity to alpha-thrombin via activation of the ERK2-cPLA2 pathway.
    Author: van Willigen G, Gorter G, Akkerman JW.
    Journal: Thromb Haemost; 2000 Apr; 83(4):610-6. PubMed ID: 10780326.
    Abstract:
    Thrombopoietin (TPO) regulates stem cell proliferation and maturation of megakaryocytes by activating the c-Mp1-receptor, a member of the hematopoietic cytokine family. As human platelets possess c-Mp1-receptors and supraphysiological concentrations of TPO trigger platelet aggregation and secretion, we searched for the signalling pathways through which the c-Mp1-receptor might activate platelets. A physiological concentration of TPO (20 ng/mL) did not trigger platelet functions, but increased their sensitivity to alpha-thrombin resulting in a 4-fold faster dense granule secretion. The effect of TPO was abolished by indomethacin and caused by synergism with signal generation by alpha-thrombin at the level of the cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) pathway resulting in more arachidonate release, cPLA2 phosphorylation and thromboxane A2 formation. A similar synergism was seen at the level of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 (ERK2 or p42-MAPK). These data suggest, that TPO increases the sensitivity of platelets to alpha-thrombin by enhancing cPLA2 activation via the ERK2-cPLA2 pathway.
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