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From the Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center/Sylvester Cancer Center, University of Miami and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, Fla.
Correspondence to Eric C.-Y. Lian, MD, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th St, Miami, FL 33125. E-mail elian{at}mednet.med.miami.edu
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Key Words: CD31 (PECAM-1) platelet aggregation monoclonal antibody
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CD31/ PECAM-1 is a member of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily found on platelets, most leukocytes, and endothelial cells.2 Although the precise function of CD31/PECAM-1 is not known in all the cell types that express it, recent investigations have demonstrated its ability to function as a cellular adhesive molecule.36 It has both homophilic and heterophilic adhesive properties that potentially play significant roles in a variety of important processes such as leukocyte recruitment at inflammatory sites,7,8 regulation of release of bone marrow leukocytes,9 and cardiovascular development.10 Rosenblum et al11,12 also found that anti-CD31 antibody delays platelet adhesion/aggregation at sites of endothelial injury in mouse cerebral arterioles.
To analyze directly the role of CD31 in platelet function, we produced a MAb, AAP2, which was found to recognize CD31 antigen. Using it to study its interaction with platelets, we found that AAP2 had increased binding to activated platelets and inhibited platelet aggregation induced by agonists.
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Platelet Preparation
Normal human blood was collected into a plastic tube containing
3.8% sodium citrate in a 9:1 proportion and platelet rich plasma
was obtained after centrifugation at 180g
for 10 minutes at 22°C. Platelets were isolated and washed as
previously described.13
Purification of AAP2 IgG and Preparation of AAP2
F(ab')2 and FITC-Conjugated AAP2 IgG
AAP2 IgG was purified from ascitic fluid by GammaBind-Plus
affinity chromatography according to the
manufacturer's instruction. F(ab')2 was prepared
as described previously.15 AAP2 IgG was coupled
with FITC in 0.025 mol/L carbonate buffer, pH 9.2, at 4°C for
16 hours with gentle stirring. The protein solution was then
centrifuged at 12 000g for 10 minutes. The
supernatant was applied onto a Sephadex G-25 column to separate free
FITC from labeled protein.
Indirect Immunofluorescence and Flow
Cytometry Studies
The expression of the AAP2 antigen on resting and
activated platelets or leukocytes was determined as
previously described by Michelson et al.16
Briefly, 10 µL of platelet-rich plasma or washed platelets (2
to 4x108/mL) was incubated with 100 µL of AAP2
hybridoma supernatant or control IgG at 22°C for 10 minutes followed
by stimulation of platelets with 10 µmol/L ADP,
10 µmol/L epinephrine, 2.0 µg/mL
collagen, 1.0 mg/mL ristocetin, or 0.2 U/mL thrombin at 22°C
for 10 minutes, then fixed with an equal volume of 1%
paraformaldehyde in phosphate-buffered saline at 22°C
for 10 minutes, and washed with buffer before addition of
FITC-conjugated F(ab')2 of goat anti-mouse Fc.
After 20 minutes, the platelets were resuspended in 1 mL of buffer
for flow cytometry analysis or resuspended in no-fade mounting
medium (90% glycerine and 0.1%
p-phenylenediamine in 0.01 mol/L
phosphate-buffered saline, pH 8.0) and examined under a
fluorescence microscope.
In another study, washed platelets were fixed with a equal volume of 1% paraformaldehyde for 15 minutes at room temperature, and then incubated with 0.1% saponin in buffer for permeabilization for 30 minutes at room temperature. Afterward, platelets were processed for the indirect immunofluorescence study.
Iodination of AAP2
Purified AAP2 IgG was iodinated using the
lactoperoxidase technique, according to the procedure recommended by
the manufacturer (Bio-Rad Laboratories). Unincorporated isotope was
removed by gel filtration through a Sephadex G-25 column. About 90% of
the radioactivity precipitated in 10% trichloroacetic acid. Specific
activity of the iodinated AAP2 was 120 000 cpm/µg of
protein.
Binding Studies With 125I-AAP2
Binding of 125I-AAP2 to fixed resting
platelets or platelets activated with 0.2 U/mL of
thrombin was studied by incubating varying amounts of
125I-AAP2 with platelet suspension. After
incubation for 1 hour at room temperature, platelets and unbound
labels were separated by layering 100 µL of platelet suspension
aliquot on top of 900 µL of 30% sucrose and centrifuging for 5
minutes at 12 000g at room temperature. Then 500 µL of
supernatant was sampled for measuring free
125I-MAb AAP2, the tips that contained
platelet pellet were cut off, and platelet-bound
125I-MAb AAP2 radioactivity was determined in a
gamma counter. Nonspecific binding was determined by adding a 40-fold
excess of unlabeled MAb to the incubation mixture. Specific binding was
calculated by subtracting nonspecific binding from the total
binding.
Antibody Cross-Blocking Studies
Washed platelets (10 µL; 2 to
4x108/mL) were preincubated with 30 µL of
anti-LAMP1 or anti-LAMP2 MAbs (500 µg/mL), 5 µL of anti-CD31
polyclonal antibodies (12 mg/mL), or appropriate control
antibody for 20 minutes at room temperature before addition of 30 µL
of AAP2-FITC conjugates (2.8 µg/mL) at room temperature for
another 20 minutes. Fluorescence intensity was determined in a
Profile II flow cytometer (Coulter Co).
Immunoblot Studies
Whole platelet lysate was used to pass through an MAb AAP2
affinity column three times. The unbound fractions were shown to be
devoid of AAP2 antigen. These fractions and whole cell lysates were
separated on 6% sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide
gels followed by transferring onto nitrocellulose membrane. The
membrane was blocked with Tris-balanced saline buffer containing 10%
calf bovine serum at 4°C for overnight before addition of MAb. It was
subsequently incubated with MAb for 2 hours, then incubated with
horseradish peroxidase-conjugated anti-mouse IgG for 1 hour and
developed using 3,3'-diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride substrate.
Platelet Aggregation
Platelet aggregation was measured by using a Chronolog
aggregometer. 500 µL of platelet-rich plasma was preincubated
with 10 µg/mL of MAb AAP2 IgG [or
F(ab')2], 5.6E, or WM59 for 10 minutes at room
temperature and 10 minutes at 37oC. Different
concentrations of ADP, epinephrine, collagen, and thrombin were
used. Aggregation was expressed as percent change in optical density.
The percentage of aggregation at 6 minutes after addition of ADP,
epinephrine, or collagen was used for calculation of inhibition
by AAP2 compared with the aggregation by the lowest concentration of
agonist in the absence of AAP2.
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Platelet Binding Sites as Determined by MAb AAP2
Binding studies with 125I-AAP2 IgG were
performed on freshly fixed resting platelets and fixed
thrombin-activated platelets. The binding of MAb AAP2 to
resting and thrombin-activated platelets was evaluated
using a Scatchard analysis. These results indicate a single
class of antibody-binding sites on the platelet surface. The number
of binding sites on freshly fixed resting platelets was 5587±1765
with a dissociation constant of 1.0 nmol/L and that on the fixed
thrombin-activated platelets was upregulated to
17 625±4865 with a dissociation constant of 0.24 nmol/L.
Competitive Binding Studies of MAb AAP2 With Known MAbs
To differentiate MAb AAP2 from MAbs to lysosomal proteins LAMP1
and LAMP2, which recognize the equivalent molecular weight proteins in
the platelet lysate as MAb AAP2 does, MAbs against LAMP1 and LAMP2
were used for competitive binding study by flow cytometer. Neither
LAMP1 nor LAMP2 antibodies (500 µg/mL) competitively inhibited
AAP2 (2.8 µg/mL) binding to thrombin-activated
platelets. In contrast, SEW 16 (a polyclonal antibody against CD31)
completely inhibited AAP2 binding (Fig 1
). These results suggest that MAb AAP2
recognizes CD31 antigen.
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Immunoblot Studies
Immunoblot studies on lysates of several cell types
were carried out with AAP2. Meg-01 megakaryocytic cell line, skin
endothelial cells, peripheral blood
mononuclear cells and platelets were used. AAP2 bound a molecule
with the average apparent molecular mass varying from 110 to 140 kD
(Fig 2
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To further prove that MAb AAP2 recognizes CD31, a immunoabsorption by
an AAP2-solidified affinity column and an immunoblot study
were performed. As shown in Fig 3
, both
MAbs AAP2 and 5.6E (against CD31) bound to a protein from whole
platelet lysate with a molecular mass of approximately 110 kD under
nonreducing conditions. However, the unbound fraction from the
AAP2-solidified affinity column failed to show the component reactive
with MAb 5.6E or AAP2, but it reacted with MAbs S12 (against CD62P) and
Apt5 (against CD42b). Thus, these results confirm that the MAb AAP2
target antigen is CD31.
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Effects of MAb AAP2 on Platelet Aggregation
To evaluate the functional aspects of CD31 in platelets, a
platelet aggregation study was performed. The ability of MAb AAP2
to block aggregation was dependent on the concentrations of agonists.
One example of 15 platelet aggregation inhibition experiments is
shown in Fig 4
. Addition of 10
µg/mL AAP2 IgG inhibited the aggregation induced with 4
µmol/L ADP by 78.6%, 6 µmol/L
epinephrine by 79.4%, 1 µg/mL collagen by 78.7%, and
0.25 U/mL thrombin by 29%. The inhibitory effect was
overcome when higher concentration of agonists (12 µmol/L
ADP, 48 µmol/L epinephrine, and 2 µg/mL
collagen) were used. MAb AAP2 F(ab')2 showed the
same effects as whole IgG. MAb 5.6E did not have any effect on
platelet aggregation. We examined the effect of another MAb, WM59,
against CD31 on platelet aggregation and found it had an effect
similar to that of AAP2 (Table
). These
results suggest that AAP2 binds to a special epitope of CD31 on
platelets and that CD31 is involved in platelet
aggregation.
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| Discussion |
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Flow cytometry studies demonstrated that AAP2 recognized an antigen
that is enhanced on activation of platelets. The increase in AAP2
binding may be explained by the presence of additional binding sites
translocated from the
-granule membrane to the platelet plasma
membrane after thrombin stimulation as previously
described.13,18
Immunoblot analysis of AAP2 antigen in several cell types revealed a remarkable heterogeneity. The average apparent molecular mass varied from 110 kD in platelet lysate to 140 kD in endothelial cells and megakaryocytic cell line Meg-01, which may reflect in the difference of glycosylation or the effect of proteolysis on CD31 antigen.
Platelet activations by ADP, epinephrine, collagen, and
thrombin have common pathways that produce shape change, the
redistribution of cytoskeletal proteins, the formation of the
fibrinogen receptor and binding of fibrinogen, primary reversible
aggregation, and the release of the contents of dense and
-granules,
which were associated with secondary irreversible
aggregation.1922 AAP2 specifically inhibited
secondary aggregation of stirred platelet-rich plasma after
activation by ADP, epinephrine, and collagen. It did not
interfere with the ADP-, epinephrine-, or collagen-induced
initial wave of platelet aggregation. This phenomenon may be
interpreted by one of the following mechanisms: (1) the binding of AAP2
to CD31 on the platelet surface blocks the activated or
released CD31 molecules on the platelet membrane, which have
different steric epitope to exert homophilic or heterophilic adhesion
of CD31 molecules among platelets; and (2) the binding of AAP2 to
CD31 on the platelet surface blocks the release reaction of
platelets after first-wave aggregation or modulates the
conformational change of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptors
through interference of outside-in or inside-out signal transduction of
CD31.
The inhibition of AAP2 in platelet aggregation was dependent on the concentrations of agonists. When higher concentrations of agonists were used, the inhibition of AAP2 in platelet aggregation was surmounted. It is possible that AAP2 interferes with initial aggregation-induced protein phosphorylation reactions, which are part of a cascade of events that control platelet reactivity.23 CD31 becomes phosphorylated on serine and tyrosine residues on cellular activation.22 Protein tyrosine phosphatase, SHP-2, binds phosphorylated CD31 and forms a complex during platelet aggregation, suggesting a link between CD31 and integrin-mediated signaling pathways.24 A constructed integrin chimeric protein containing the cytoplasmic domain of PECAM-1 is able to cause phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase, suggesting that the cytoplasmic domain of CD31 can substitute for the ß2 cytoplasmic domain in relaying signals to focal adhesion kinase.25 The protein serine/threonine phosphatase inhibitor calyculin A inhibits Ca2+ fluxes, phosphatidylinositol metabolism, dense granule secretion, cytoskeletal rearrangement, and aggregation by 60% to 80% induced by low concentrations of thrombin.26 Mazurov et al27 has demonstrated the colocalization of CD31 with F-actin in human aortic endothelial cells. Binding of CD31 to the platelet surface inhibits the second-wave aggregation induced by agonists that may be achieved through blocking the cytoskeletal rearrangement.
Studies of the effect of monoclonal antibodies against CD31 on platelet aggregation have been reported. It has been reported that MAb VM 6427 and MAb RUU-PL 7E828 against CD31 did not inhibit the platelet aggregation induced by various agonists. We observed that 5.6E, a MAb to CD31, did not have any effect. This is different from AAP2 and WM59 (against CD31), which inhibit platelet aggregation. The different effect of MAbs against CD31 is probably due to the different bioactive epitopes within the CD31 molecule involved in platelet aggregation and/or signal transduction. Consequently, CD31 on platelets is involved not only in platelet adhesion to injured endothelium11,12 but also in platelet aggregation.
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| Acknowledgments |
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Received March 12, 1997; accepted August 18, 1997.
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