Published online before print June 22, 2006, doi: 10.1161/01.RES.0000233379.92010.fd
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Submitted on January 30, 2006
Revised on April 25, 2006
Accepted on June 9, 2006
Paclitaxel Enhances Thrombin-Induced Endothelial Tissue Factor Expression via c-Jun Terminal NH2 Kinase Activation
Barbara E. Stähli ;
From Cardiovascular Research (B.E.S., G.G.C., J.S., A.A., K.S., M.G., T.F.L., F.C.T.), Physiology Institute; and the Center for Integrative Human Physiology (B.E.S., G.G.C., J.S., A.A., K.S., M.G., T.F.L., F.C.T.), University of Zürich; and Cardiology (J.S., T.F.L., F.C.T.), Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: felix.tanner{at}access.unizh.ch.
Paclitaxel is used on drug-eluting stents because it inhibits proliferation of vascular cells. Stent thrombosis remains a concern with this compound, particularly with higher dosages. This study investigates the effect of paclitaxel on tissue factor (TF) expression in human endothelial cells. Paclitaxel enhanced thrombin-induced endothelial TF protein expression in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. A concentration of 10-5 mol/L elicited a 2.1-fold increase in TF protein and a 1.6-fold increase in TF surface activity. The effect was similar after a 1 hour as compared with a 25-hour pretreatment period. Real-time polymerase chain reaction revealed that paclitaxel increased thrombin-induced TF mRNA expression. Paclitaxel potently activated c-Jun terminal NH2 kinase (JNK) as compared with thrombin alone, whereas the thrombin-mediated phosphorylation of p38 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase remained unaffected. Similar to paclitaxel, docetaxel enhanced both TF expression and JNK activation as compared with thrombin alone. The JNK inhibitor SP600125 reduced thrombin-induced TF expression by 35%. Moreover, SP600125 blunted the effect of paclitaxel and docetaxel on thrombin-induced TF expression. Paclitaxel increases endothelial TF expression via its stabilizing effect on microtubules and selective activation of JNK. This observation provides novel insights into the pathogenesis of thrombus formation after paclitaxel-eluting stent deployment and may have an impact on drug-eluting stent design.
Key words: acute coronary syndrome • thrombosis • stents • MAP kinase • signal transduction
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