The effect of reagents mimicking oxidative stress on fibrinogen function

ScientificWorldJournal. 2013 Oct 21:2013:359621. doi: 10.1155/2013/359621. eCollection 2013.

Abstract

Fibrinogen is one of the plasma proteins most susceptible to oxidative modification. It has been suggested that modification of fibrinogen may cause thrombotic/bleeding complications associated with many pathophysiological states of organism. We exposed fibrinogen molecules to three different modification reagents-malondialdehyde, sodium hypochlorite, and peroxynitrite-that are presented to various degrees in different stages of oxidative stress. We studied the changes in fibrin network formation and platelet interactions with modified fibrinogens under flow conditions. The fastest modification of fibrinogen was caused by hypochlorite. Fibers from fibrinogen modified with either reagent were thinner in comparison with control fibers. We found that platelet dynamic adhesion was significantly lower on fibrinogen modified with malondialdehyde and significantly higher on fibrinogen modified either with hypochlorite or peroxynitrite reflecting different prothrombotic/antithrombotic properties of oxidatively modified fibrinogens. It seems that, in the complex reactions ongoing in living organisms at conditions of oxidation stress, hypochlorite modifies proteins (e.g., fibrinogen) faster and more preferentially than malondialdehyde. It suggests that the prothrombotic effects of prior fibrinogen modifications may outweigh the antithrombotic effect of malondialdehyde-modified fibrinogen in real living systems.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Blood Platelets / drug effects
  • Blood Platelets / metabolism*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Fibrinogen / chemistry*
  • Fibrinogen / metabolism*
  • Fibrinogen / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Indicators and Reagents / chemistry
  • Indicators and Reagents / pharmacology
  • Malondialdehyde / chemistry
  • Malondialdehyde / pharmacology*
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects
  • Oxidative Stress / physiology*
  • Peroxynitrous Acid / chemistry*
  • Platelet Adhesiveness / drug effects
  • Platelet Adhesiveness / physiology
  • Sodium Hypochlorite / pharmacology*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Peroxynitrous Acid
  • Malondialdehyde
  • Fibrinogen
  • Sodium Hypochlorite