A shear-dependent NO-cGMP-cGKI cascade in platelets acts as an auto-regulatory brake of thrombosis

Lai Wen, Susanne Feil, Markus Wolters, Martin Thunemann, Frank Regler, Kjestine Schmidt, Andreas Friebe, Marcus Olbrich, Harald Langer, Meinrad Gawaz, Cor Wit and Robert Feil ()
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Lai Wen: University of Tübingen
Susanne Feil: University of Tübingen
Markus Wolters: University of Tübingen
Martin Thunemann: University of Tübingen
Frank Regler: University of Tübingen
Kjestine Schmidt: Universität zu Lübeck
Andreas Friebe: University of Würzburg
Marcus Olbrich: University Hospital, Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tübingen
Harald Langer: University Hospital, Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tübingen
Meinrad Gawaz: University Hospital, Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tübingen
Cor Wit: Universität zu Lübeck
Robert Feil: University of Tübingen

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract Mechanisms that limit thrombosis are poorly defined. One of the few known endogenous platelet inhibitors is nitric oxide (NO). NO activates NO sensitive guanylyl cyclase (NO-GC) in platelets, resulting in an increase of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP). Here we show, using cGMP sensor mice to study spatiotemporal dynamics of platelet cGMP, that NO-induced cGMP production in pre-activated platelets is strongly shear-dependent. We delineate a new mode of platelet-inhibitory mechanotransduction via shear-activated NO-GC followed by cGMP synthesis, activation of cGMP-dependent protein kinase I (cGKI), and suppression of Ca2+ signaling. Correlative profiling of cGMP dynamics and thrombus formation in vivo indicates that high cGMP concentrations in shear-exposed platelets at the thrombus periphery limit thrombosis, primarily through facilitation of thrombus dissolution. We propose that an increase in shear stress during thrombus growth activates the NO-cGMP-cGKI pathway, which acts as an auto-regulatory brake to prevent vessel occlusion, while preserving wound closure under low shear.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06638-8

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