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O Matsuo

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PubMed1977

In vitro and in vivo measurement of total antiplasmin activity.

Total antiplasmin was measured in vitro and in vivo. In the former case, rabbit plasma was mixed with various concentrations of Urokinase (UK) and the least concentration for appearance of fibrinolytic activity was estimated. This concentration was multiplied by the plasma volume of the rabbit to give the in vitro total antiplasmin. The mean value for 14 rabbits was 4,068.6 units. In order to estimate the total antiplasmin in vivo, UK solution was infused into rabbits. The infusion speed was multiplied by the time of the first appearance of fibrinolytic activity to give the total antiplasmin, although when the infusion speed was low, fibrinolytic activity did not appear during infusion. The mean in vivo total antiplasmin calculated for 6 cases where the infusion speed was high and fibrinolytic activity was observed, was 28,699.8 units, i.e. about 7 (range, 3-11) times the in vitro value.

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Activity of tissue plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor in noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

The activity of free tissue plasminogen activator (f-tPA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI) in the plasma of 82 noninsulin-dependent diabetics (NIDDM) was measured by bioimmunoassay of the euglobulin fraction obtained from the plasma, and the levels were compared with those of age- and gender-matched normal subjects. Comparison of these levels in both groups revealed that the f-tPA activity tended to be lower in NIDDM than in the controls, although the differences were not significant. Normal activity of PAI was seen, but f-tPA in NIDDM, when accompanied by macroangiopathy such as ischemic heart disease, was significantly depressed. When glycosylated hemoglobin levels were in excess of 10%, the f-tPA activity was significantly decreased, but no reduction was found in PAI activity as compared with controls. When NIDDM is associated with either macroangiopathy or high glycosylated hemoglobin levels, a decreased f-tPA activity, rather than an increased PAI activity, may contribute to the development of a defective fibrinolytic state.

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