A Human-Specific, Platelet-Targeted, Thrombin-Activatable Urokinase (PLT/uPA-T) Demonstrates Selective Thromboprophylactic Properties in Two in Vivo Models (original) (raw)

Blood, 2014

Abstract

Two major clinical limitations to the use of thrombolytic agents are their short half-life and lack of targeting specificity. We aimed to circumvent these limitations by targeting a platelet-bound, thrombin-activatable, low molecular weight urokinase, termed PLT/uPA-T, to nascent thrombi by a combination of two strategies: (1) Attaching the drug through its N-terminal scFv portion to human αIIb/β3 on the surface of platelets with nM affinity. (2) Protecting the uPA from rapid activation/inactivation in the circulation while simultaneously requiring its activation by thrombin through a two amino acid deletion at the plasmin cleavage site that concurrently creates a thrombin cleavage/activation site. These two properties constrain the activity of PLT/uPA-T on mature clots, which express low levels of thrombin and transiently recruit only a few new platelets to the shell rather than the core of the thrombus. These two properties of PLT/uPA-T also enhance the drug’s lifespan by attachin...

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