• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: PDK1 Determines Collagen-Dependent Platelet Ca 2+ Signaling and Is Critical to Development of Ischemic Stroke In Vivo
  • Contributor: Münzer, Patrick; Walker-Allgaier, Britta; Geue, Sascha; Geuss, Eva; Hron, Gregor; Rath, Dominik; Eißler, Daniela; Winter, Stefan; Schaeffeler, Elke; Meinert, Monika; Schaller, Martin; Greinacher, Andreas; Schwab, Matthias; Geisler, Tobias; Kleinschnitz, Christoph; Lang, Florian; Gawaz, Meinrad; Borst, Oliver
  • imprint: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2016
  • Published in: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.115.307105
  • ISSN: 1079-5642; 1524-4636
  • Keywords: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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  • Description: <jats:sec> <jats:title>Objective—</jats:title> <jats:p> Activation of platelets by subendothelial collagen results in an increase of cytosolic Ca <jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> concentration ([Ca <jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> ] <jats:sub>i</jats:sub> ) and is followed by platelet activation and thrombus formation that may lead to vascular occlusion. The present study determined the role of phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1) in collagen-dependent platelet Ca <jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> signaling and ischemic stroke in vivo. </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Approach and Results—</jats:title> <jats:p> Platelet activation with collagen receptor glycoprotein VI agonists collagen-related peptide or convulxin resulted in a significant increase in PDK1 activity independent of second-wave signaling. PDK1 deficiency was associated with reduced platelet phospholipase Cγ2–dependent inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate production and intracellular [Ca <jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> ] <jats:sub>i</jats:sub> in response to stimulation with collagen-related peptide or convulxin. The defective increase of [Ca <jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> ] <jats:sub>i</jats:sub> resulted in a substantial defect in activation-dependent platelet secretion and aggregation on collagen-related peptide stimulation. Furthermore, Rac1 activation and spreading, adhesion to collagen, and thrombus formation under high arterial shear rates were significantly diminished in PDK1-deficient platelets. Mice with PDK1-deficient platelets were protected against arterial thrombotic occlusion after FeCl <jats:sub>3</jats:sub> -induced mesenteric arterioles injury and ischemic stroke in vivo. These mice had significantly reduced brain infarct volumes, with a significantly increased survival of 7 days after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion without increase of intracerebral hemorrhage. Tail bleeding time was prolonged in <jats:italic>pdk1</jats:italic> <jats:sup>−/−</jats:sup> mice, reflecting an important role of PDK1 in primary hemostasis. </jats:p> </jats:sec> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Conclusions—</jats:title> <jats:p> PDK1 is required for Ca <jats:sup>2+</jats:sup> -dependent platelet activation on stimulation of collagen receptor glycoprotein VI, arterial thrombotic occlusion, and ischemic stroke in vivo. </jats:p> </jats:sec>