Synthesis and characterization of positively charged tPA as a prodrug using a heparin/protamine-based drug-delivery system
Journal Title: The AAPS Journal - Year 2000, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Positively charged peptides [(Arg)-Cys] were sucessfully linked to tissue-specific plasminogen activator (tPA) using cross-linking agent N-succinimidyl 3-(2-pyridyldithio) propionate. Specific amidolytic activity of this tPA/(Arg)-Cys (termed modified tPA, mtPA) was 3900 IU/μg as compared to 5800 IU/μg of the parent tPA. Both activation of plasminogen with mtPA (Km=2.7 mM−1) and tPA (Km=1.1 mM−1) in a purified system followed Michaelis-Menten kinetics. In addition, (Arg)-Cys modification did not result in significant changes in the fibrin-binding ability of tPA, and mtPA still retained a response to fibrinogen similar to that of the parent tPA. Compared with tPA, mtPA showed much stronger heparin affinity, and the heparin/mtPA complex was stable in human plasma. The activity of mtPA in such a complex was inhibited by heparin, and, unlike tPA, the heparin/mtPA complex did not cause statistically meaningful depletion of plasminogen, fibrinogen, and α2-antiplasmin in plasma. Using the chromogenic and the in vitro clot lysis assay, it was demonstrated that the heparin-induced inhibition of the mtPA activity was easily reversed following the addition of an adequate amount of protamine. To enhance the clot-targeting efficiency of the heparin/mtPA complex further, anti-fibrin immunoglobulin (IgG) was conjugated to heparin via an end-point attachment of heparin to the sugar moieties in the Fc region of the IgG. Results show that the activity of mtPA could also be blocked by the heparin/anti-fibrin IgG conjugate. These findings suggest the applicability of the heparin/protamine delivery system to abort the potential bleeding risks associated with clinical use of tPA.
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Jun F. Liang, Yong T. Li, Maureen E. Connell, Victor C. Yang
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