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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Atherosclerosis is characterized by a hypercoagulable state, during which coagulation and fibrinolytic factors are activated simultaneously. However, details regarding the thrombolytic pathway in this context remain unknown. Here we investigated how direct long-term inhibition of thrombin influenced spontaneous thrombolytic activity during atherosclerotic progression in apolipoprotein E (ApoE)⁻/⁻-low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR)⁻/⁻ double-knockout mice. METHODS:All mice received either standard chow (placebo group) or dabigatran-containing chow for 22 weeks, after which we evaluated them. The amount of atherosclerosis was estimated as the ratio of the atherosclerotic area to the total aortic intimal area. In addition, we used immunohistochemistry to analyze the expression of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI), and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in atherosclerotic regions. To evaluate thrombolysis, we used a He-Ne laser to induce thrombosis in vessels of the cremaster muscle and then measured the thrombus volume over time. RESULTS:The atherosclerotic area was smaller and thrombolytic activity greater in the dabigatran-treated group than in the placebo group. Furthermore, according to the thrombolysis model, spontaneous thrombolytic activity was increased in the dabigatran-treated mice compared with the placebo mice. In support of these results, immunohistochemistry demonstrated decreased expression of PAI-1 and TAFI but increased expression of eNOS in the dabigatran group compared with the placebo group. However, t-PA expression did not differ between groups. CONCLUSIONS:Direct long-term inhibition by dabigatran etexilate of thrombin led to an increase in spontaneous thrombolytic activity decreasing the expression of PAI-1 and TAFI.
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Korean Circ Jjournal_title
Korean circulation journalauthors
Sanda T,Yoshimura M,Hyodo K,Ishii H,Yamashita Tdoi
10.4070/kcj.2020.0055subject
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2020-09-01 00:00:00pages
804-816issue
9eissn
1738-5520issn
1738-5555pii
50.e100journal_volume
50pub_type
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