Pharmacokinetics and anticoagulant properties of the factor VIIa-tissue factor inhibitor recombinant Nematode Anticoagulant Protein c2 following subcutaneous administration in man. Dependence on the stoichiometric binding to circulating factor X.
Thromb Haemost
; 90(5): 803-12, 2003 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Recombinant Nematode Anticoagulant Protein c2 (rNAPc2) is a potent (K(i) =10 pM), inhibitor of the factor VIIa/tissue factor (fVIIa/TF) complex that requires the prerequisite binding to zymogen or activated factor X (fX). In two double blind, place-bo-controlled, sequential dose-escalation phase I studies, rNAPc2 was found to be safe and well tolerated following single and repeat subcutaneous administrations in healthy human male volunteers at doses ranging from 0.3 to 5 micro g/kg. There was a dose-dependent elevation of the prothrombin time reaching almost 4-fold above the baseline value in the highest dose group that directly correlated with rNAPc2 plasma concentration. In contrast, there was little or no effect on the activated partial thromboplastin time, thrombin time or template bleeding time. The pharmacokinetic behavior of rNAPc2 revealed a dose-independent and prolonged elimination half-life (t(1/2)beta) with a mean of >50 hours. A high affinity interaction between rNAPc2 and plasma fX was shown to be essential for the prolonged t(1/2)beta in man using crossed immunoelectrophoresis and was confirmed by exploiting the considerably weaker interaction between rNAPc2 and bovine fX which resulted in an attenuated t(1/2)beta of approximately 1.5 hours in calves. The accumulated data suggests that rNAPc2 is safe and well tolerated following repeat subcutaneous administrations at doses up to 5 micro g/kg in healthy volunteers. In addition, the in vivo fate of rNAPc2 in man appears to be governed by its high affinity interaction with circulating fX. This data supports the continued development of this novel anticoagulant for the prevention and treatment of acute thrombotic disorders.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tromboplastina
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Fator VIIa
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Proteínas de Helminto
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Anticoagulantes
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Thromb Haemost
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos