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Thrombin binding to human brain and spinal cord.

M McKinney, R M Snider, E Richelson

    Mayo Clinic Proceedings
    |December 1, 1983
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    Thrombin, a key clotting factor, binds to human brain and spinal cord tissues. This suggests the nervous system may react to blood-borne thrombin, especially after trauma.

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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Biochemistry
    • Hematology

    Background:

    • Thrombin, a serine protease, regulates hemostasis.
    • Thrombin stimulates cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) formation in neuroblastoma cells.
    • The nervous system's response to blood-borne factors like thrombin, particularly after blood-brain barrier disruption (e.g., trauma), is of interest.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the presence and characteristics of thrombin-binding sites in human nervous tissue.
    • To determine if the nervous system interacts with thrombin, a factor normally involved in blood clotting.

    Main Methods:

    • Human alpha-thrombin was radiolabeled using Iodine-125 (125I).
    • Binding assays were performed using human brain and spinal cord tissue samples.
    • The binding kinetics (rate, reversibility, affinity) of radiolabeled thrombin to nervous tissue were analyzed.

    Main Results:

    • Radiolabeled human alpha-thrombin demonstrated rapid and reversible binding to human brain and spinal cord.
    • High-affinity binding of thrombin to nervous tissue was observed.
    • These results confirm the existence of specific binding sites for thrombin within the central nervous system.

    Conclusions:

    • Specific thrombin-binding sites are present in human brain and spinal cord.
    • The nervous system can interact with thrombin, a circulating blood factor.
    • These findings have potential clinical implications for neurological conditions involving trauma or blood-brain barrier breach.

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