Journal
CURRENT DRUG TARGETS
Volume 8, Issue 9, Pages 982-995Publisher
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.2174/138945007781662382
Keywords
plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; signaling pathways; diabetes; obesity; inflammation; hypoxia; functional domains; knock-in mice
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- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [R01HL063682] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL63682] Funding Source: Medline
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It is well documented that elevated levels of PAI-1 in plasma can decrease the fibrinolytic activity in blood with an associated increased risk of thrombus formation. A diverse range of molecules including bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the inflammatory mediators tumor necrosis factor a (TNF alpha) and interleukins, thrombin, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), and hormones regulate the synthesis of plasma PAI-1. Therefore, it is of clinical importance to restore the fibrinolytic balance. For a drug to be effective in controlling the synthesis of PAI-1, sufficient insight into the signal transduction pathways that control its regulation is desirable, which could serve as logical targets for the development of pharmaceuticals. Some key signaling pathways have been identified with the aid of pharmacological inhibitors, involved in the up-regulation of PAI-1 in context with several diseases, including obesity, insulin resistance, diabetic nephropathy, glomulonephritis, and pulmonary fibrosis. Furthermore, independent of its inhibitory activity PAI-1 mediates interactions with vitronectin (VN) and low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) which modifies basic cell behaviors of proliferation, migration, and attachment. Intriguingly, it has been shown that both anti-fibrinolytic and non-fibrinolytic-related functions of PAI-1 may have overlapping roles in many diseases that are poorly understood. Tailoring knock-in mice with site-specific alterations that diminish the inhibitory activity, VN-binding, and LRP-binding activity of PAI-1 are useful tools for manipulation of biochemical properties, in vivo, and evaluating therapeutics.
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