Isoform composition of antithrombin in a covalent antithrombin-heparin complex |
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Authors: | Chan Anthony K C Berry Leslie R Paredes Nethnapha Parmar Nagina |
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Affiliation: | Henderson Research Centre, Hamilton, Ont., Canada. achan@thrombosis.hhscr.org |
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Abstract: | Antithrombin (AT) circulates in two isoforms, alpha- (90-95%) and beta-AT (5-10%). AT inhibits clotting factors such as thrombin and factor Xa, a reaction catalyzed by heparin. Heparin has been used in many clinical situations but suffers from limitations such as a short intravenous half-life, bleeding risk, and the inability to inhibit thrombin bound to fibrin clots. In order to overcome some of heparin's limitations, we prepared a covalent AT-heparin complex (ATH) that has increased intravenous half-life, reduced bleeding risk, and can directly inhibit clot-bound thrombin. However, structural analysis is required to further develop this promising antithrombotic agent. It was found that the proportion of isoforms in ATH (55% alpha-AT, and 45% beta-AT) was significantly different than that in the commercial AT starting material (80% alpha-AT and 20% beta-AT). Further analysis of the rate of heparin-catalyzed inhibition of thrombin by AT isoforms prepared from ATH revealed that the beta-variant reacted approximately 2-fold faster. |
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Keywords: | Antithrombin (AT) α-Isoform β-Isoform Heparin Heparin affinity chromatography Gel filtration Thrombin |
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