Rôle de la PKC delta dans la fonction plaquettaire en réponse à la thrombine via le récepteur GPIb alpha
The protein kinase C (PKC) family is essential for platelet function in response to thrombin, which signals and activates platelets via protease-activated receptors (PARs) and GPIbα, the low/medium and high affinity receptors in human platelets, respectively. PKCδ positively and negatively regulates platelet function depending on the nature of the stimulus. However, its importance in platelet function in response to thrombin downstream of GPIbα remains unknown. Here, we aimed to determine the involvement of the thrombin/GPIbα/PKCδ axis in platelet function and investigate the relevance of this axis in regulating thrombosis. In human platelets, pre-treatment with the specific PKCδ inhibitor δ(V1-1)TAT significantly potentiated platelet activation and aggregation in response to a priming concentration of α-thrombin, but not to γ-thrombin or PAR agonists. This potentiation process was associated with enhanced granule secretion, TXA2 generation and PKCδ phosphorylation on Tyr311, all of which were prevented by GPIbα blockade. Moreover, inhibition of p38 MAPK, Erk1/2 and TXA2 reverses this potentiation process. Platelets from PKCδ-/- mice show increased aggregation, whereas PKCδ-/- mice exhibit significantly decreased in vivo tail bleeding times and exacerbated pulmonary thrombo-emboli in response to α-thrombin. Blockade of GPIbα protects PKCδ-/- mice from these effects. This study adds new insights into the role of PKCδ in platelets downstream of GPIbα, where it negatively regulates platelet function in response to thrombin. Thus, the thrombin/GPIbα/PKCδ axis in platelets may represent a critical regulator of platelet function and hemostasis, and dysfunction of this pathway could lead to adverse thrombotic events.
PKCδ GPIbα Platelets PKCδ GPIbα Thrombin Thrombosis