Extracellular Vesicles Derived from 3T3-L1 Adipocytes Enhance Procoagulant Activity

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  • Nakatani Eriko
    Department of Molecular Physiology and Pathology, Faculty of Pharma-Science, Teikyo University
  • Naito Yasuo
    Department of Molecular Physiology and Pathology, Faculty of Pharma-Science, Teikyo University
  • Ishibashi Kenichi
    Department of Molecular Physiology and Pathology, Faculty of Pharma-Science, Teikyo University
  • Ohkura Naoki
    Department of Molecular Physiology and Pathology, Faculty of Pharma-Science, Teikyo University
  • Atsumi Gen-ichi
    Department of Molecular Physiology and Pathology, Faculty of Pharma-Science, Teikyo University

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<p>Obesity is associated with the risk of venous thromboembolism. Thrombi are constantly formed via the coagulation cascade and degraded by the fibrinolytic system, so they tend to form in obese individuals. Adipocytes are involved in thrombus formation in obesity, but it is not clear whether bioactive factors from adipocytes directly initiate or enhance coagulation and thrombosis. In this study, we confirmed that adipocyte-derived extracellular vesicles (ADEVs) enhance procoagulant activity in vitro. ADEVs prepared from the culture supernatant of mature 3T3-L1 adipocytes shortened plasma clotting times. Moreover, the effect of ADEVs on clotting time was weakened when using plasma lacking factors of the extrinsic pathway, but not the intrinsic pathway. ADEVs contain tissue factors and phosphatidylserine, which are involved in the extrinsic pathway, and blockade of these molecules diminished the effects of ADEVs on plasma clotting time. Additionally, the effect of ADEVs on plasma clotting time was further enhanced when cells were stimulated with the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α. Thus, ADEVs may be a factor in thrombus formation in obesity.</p>

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