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. 2008 Nov 5;113(4):902–910. doi: 10.1182/blood-2008-09-177337

Table 3.

ADP-stimulated binding of fibrinogen and VWF to human, murine, and mmHH platelets and inhibition by RGDS and tirofiban

Human platelets Murine platelets mmHH platelets*
Ligand binding (Kd, nM)
    Fibrinogen 66.5 ± 3.2 67.1 ± 2.8 ND
    VWF 20.6 ± 2.8 25.6 ± 3.1 ND
IC50 for fibrinogen binding
    RGDS, μM 3.5 ± 1.6 35.9 ± 7.1 2.3 ± 0.2
    Tirofiban, nM 0.9 ± 0.2 1.6 ± 0.9 1.3 ± 0.3
IC50 for VWF binding
    RGDS, μM 21.0 ± 1.2 68.6 ± 20.8 14.4 ± 10.3
    Tirofiban, nM 1.2 ± 0.4 2.0 ± 1.0 1.5 ± 0.2

Values are the mean and 1 SE of 3 experiments.

ND indicates not done.

*

Transgenic mice are homozygous for a disabled murine αIIb gene and express a human αIIb transgene at a level approaching that of human platelets.27