title: Tissue-type plasminogen activator, type 1 plasminogen activator inhibitor and their complex in plasma with disseminated intravascular coagulation.
abstract: The levels of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), type 1 plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1), and t-PA/PAI-1 complex antigens were analyzed in the plasma of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) patients and healthy controls. Other fibrinolytic parameters such as the levels of plasminogen, alpha 2-antiplasmin (alpha 2-AP), plasmin/alpha 2-AP (PAP), and D-dimer were also estimated to clarify the fibrinolytic states in these plasmas. The antigens of t-PA, PAI-1, and t-PA/PAI-1 complex were found to increase from 8.5 +/- 4.3, 54.4 +/- 21.2, and 8.6 +/- 3.5 ng/ml in normal plasma to 36.4 +/- 25.1, 106.8 +/- 54.7, and 46.6 +/- 34.5 ng/ml in DIC plasma, respectively. The molar ratio of total t-PA to total PAI-1 was 1:6 and 1:3 in normal plasma and DIC plasma, respectively, indicating an enhanced fibrinolytic state in the DIC plasma. The DIC plasma revealed a significant consumption of plasminogen (62.1 +/- 27.8%), and alpha 2-AP (63.7 +/- 25.3%) and an increase in PAP (2.6 +/- 2.7 micrograms/ml) and D-dimer (3.9 +/- 10.7 micrograms/ml). These results suggest that the production and secretion of t-PA and PAI-1 from endothelial cells were enhanced in DIC, resulting in an increased t-PA/PAI-1 complex with dominant fibrinolytic activity.
mesh_terms: D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000097:blood*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000032:analysis; D005341:Fibrinolysin / Q000032:analysis; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006801:Humans; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000032:analysis*; D010958:Plasminogen / Q000032:analysis; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / Q000032:analysis*; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000032:analysis*; D000511:alpha-Macroglobulins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D017395:Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1; D000511:alpha-Macroglobulins; C024668:plasmin-alpha(2)-macroglobulin complex; D010958:Plasminogen; D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D005341:Fibrinolysin