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  • Title: Inactivation of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 by activated factor XII plays a role in the enhancement of fibrinolysis by contact factors in-vitro.
    Author: Tanaka A, Suzuki Y, Sugihara K, Kanayama N, Urano T.
    Journal: Life Sci; 2009 Jul 31; 85(5-6):220-5. PubMed ID: 19500599.
    Abstract:
    AIMS: Several activated coagulation factors have been reported to enhance fibrinolysis by inactivating plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1), a serine protease inhibitor. We analyzed the interaction between PAI-1 and the three serine proteases generated during contact activation of plasma, activated factor XII (FXIIa), FXIa, and kallikrein, and evaluated their effects on fibrinolysis in-vitro. MAIN METHODS: Effects of kaolin on euglobulin clot lysis time (ECLT) and behavior of PAI-1 in factor-depleted plasma were analyzed. KEY FINDINGS: The ECLT of pooled plasma obtained from normal volunteers (designated as 100%) was shortened to 62.1+/-3.1% by Ca(2+) (5 mM) and 29.9+/-3.1% by kaolin. Activated protein C reversed the ECLT shortened by Ca(2+)-supplementation (86.3+/-17.4%), but did not affect the ECLT shortened by kaolin (31.4+/-2.1%). Thus, in contrary to Ca(2+)-supplementation, kaolin appeared to shorten the ECLT by a mechanism independent of thrombin generation. In three kinds of contact factor-depleted plasma, kaolin did not shorten ECLT only in FXII-depleted plasma. PAI-1 was cleaved to its inactive form in the Ca(2+) as well as the kaolin-supplemented euglobulin fraction in normal plasma, the latter of which, however, was not observed in FXII-depleted plasma. Similarly, a high molecular weight complex between FXIIa and PAI-1, as well as a cleaved form of PAI-1, was observed in kaolin-supplemented normal plasma, but neither was found in kaolin-supplemented FXII-depleted plasma. SIGNIFICANCE: PAI-1 inactivation by FXIIa appears to be a mechanism by which contact phase coagulation factors enhance fibrinolysis independently of thrombin generation.
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