Table 3

ADP-stimulated binding of fibrinogen and VWF to human, murine, and mmHH platelets and inhibition by RGDS and tirofiban

Human plateletsMurine plateletsmmHH platelets*
Ligand binding (Kd, nM)    
    Fibrinogen 66.5 ± 3.2 67.1 ± 2.8 ND 
    VWF 20.6 ± 2.8 25.6 ± 3.1 ND 
IC50 for fibrinogen binding    
    RGDS, μM 3.5 ± 1.6 35.9 ± 7.1 2.3 ± 0.2 
    Tirofiban, nM 0.9 ± 0.2 1.6 ± 0.9 1.3 ± 0.3 
IC50 for VWF binding    
    RGDS, μM 21.0 ± 1.2 68.6 ± 20.8 14.4 ± 10.3 
    Tirofiban, nM 1.2 ± 0.4 2.0 ± 1.0 1.5 ± 0.2 
Human plateletsMurine plateletsmmHH platelets*
Ligand binding (Kd, nM)    
    Fibrinogen 66.5 ± 3.2 67.1 ± 2.8 ND 
    VWF 20.6 ± 2.8 25.6 ± 3.1 ND 
IC50 for fibrinogen binding    
    RGDS, μM 3.5 ± 1.6 35.9 ± 7.1 2.3 ± 0.2 
    Tirofiban, nM 0.9 ± 0.2 1.6 ± 0.9 1.3 ± 0.3 
IC50 for VWF binding    
    RGDS, μM 21.0 ± 1.2 68.6 ± 20.8 14.4 ± 10.3 
    Tirofiban, nM 1.2 ± 0.4 2.0 ± 1.0 1.5 ± 0.2 

Values are the mean and 1 SE of 3 experiments.

ND indicates not done.

*

Transgenic mice are homozygous for a disabled murine αIIb gene and express a human αIIb transgene at a level approaching that of human platelets.27 

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