Edoxaban, a direct oral factor Xa inhibitor, ameliorates coagulation, microvascular thrombus formation, and acute liver injury in a lipopolysaccharide-induced coagulopathy model in rats

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - Tập 52 - Trang 9-17 - 2021
Yoshiyuki Morishima1,2, Tomoko Shibutani3,2, Kengo Noguchi4,2, Yusuke Ito5,2, Yuko Honda4,2
1Medical Science Department, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
2Biological Research Laboratories, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
3Translational Research Department, Daiichi Sankyo RD Novare Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
4Pharmacovigilance Department, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
5Specialty Medicine Research Laboratories II, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

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Infection increases the risk of thrombosis through the activation of inflammation and coagulation. Edoxaban, a direct oral factor Xa inhibitor, is used for the prevention and treatment of thrombotic diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of edoxaban on microvascular thrombus formation in a rat model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced coagulopathy. Rats were intravenously injected with 7.5 mg/kg of LPS (Escherichia coli 055:B5). Immediately after LPS injection, the rats were treated with subcutaneous injection of edoxaban. At 2 and 6 h after the injection of LPS, biomarkers of coagulation and organ damages and inflammatory cytokines were measured. Microvascular thrombus formation in organs was evaluated using 125I-fibrinogen (human) or by the pathological analysis. Mortality was examined 24 h after LPS injection. After the injection of LPS, D-dimer and thrombin-antithrombin complex increased and platelet numbers decreased, indicating the activation of coagulation. Microvascular thrombi were found in the liver. Markers of liver injury (aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase) also increased. Treatment with edoxaban attenuated the changes in the coagulation markers and microvascular thrombus formation in the liver. Edoxaban suppressed the increase in the liver injury markers and reduced the mortality. Edoxaban did not affect the levels of inflammatory cytokines. In conclusions, edoxaban significantly inhibited the activation of coagulation, the formation of microvascular thrombus in the liver and the liver damage, and reduced mortality in rats injected with LPS. These results suggest that the FXa inhibition by edoxaban might be a beneficial therapy for the management of infection-associated thrombosis.

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