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Protein disulfide isomerase inhibitors constitute a new class of antithrombotic agents
Reema Jasuja, … , Barbara C. Furie, Robert Flaumenhaft
Reema Jasuja, … , Barbara C. Furie, Robert Flaumenhaft
Published May 8, 2012
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2012;122(6):2104-2113. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI61228.
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Research Article Hematology

Protein disulfide isomerase inhibitors constitute a new class of antithrombotic agents

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Abstract

Thrombosis, or blood clot formation, and its sequelae remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, and recurrent thrombosis is common despite current optimal therapy. Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) is an oxidoreductase that has recently been shown to participate in thrombus formation. While currently available antithrombotic agents inhibit either platelet aggregation or fibrin generation, inhibition of secreted PDI blocks the earliest stages of thrombus formation, suppressing both pathways. Here, we explored extracellular PDI as an alternative target of antithrombotic therapy. A high-throughput screen identified quercetin-3-rutinoside as an inhibitor of PDI reductase activity in vitro. Inhibition of PDI was selective, as quercetin-3-rutinoside failed to inhibit the reductase activity of several other thiol isomerases found in the vasculature. Cellular assays showed that quercetin-3-rutinoside inhibited aggregation of human and mouse platelets and endothelial cell–mediated fibrin generation in human endothelial cells. Using intravital microscopy in mice, we demonstrated that quercetin-3-rutinoside blocks thrombus formation in vivo by inhibiting PDI. Infusion of recombinant PDI reversed the antithrombotic effect of quercetin-3-rutinoside. Thus, PDI is a viable target for small molecule inhibition of thrombus formation, and its inhibition may prove to be a useful adjunct in refractory thrombotic diseases that are not controlled with conventional antithrombotic agents.

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Reema Jasuja, Freda H. Passam, Daniel R. Kennedy, Sarah H. Kim, Lotte van Hessem, Lin Lin, Sheryl R. Bowley, Sucharit S. Joshi, James R. Dilks, Bruce Furie, Barbara C. Furie, Robert Flaumenhaft

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Figure 2

Structure-activity relationship of the flavonols and their potency (IC50) of PDI inhibition.

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Structure-activity relationship of the flavonols and their potency (IC50...
Numbers in structure correspond with those in the column headings.

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