title: Clearance of t-PA, PAI-1, and t-PA-PAI-1 complex in an isolated perfused rat liver system.
abstract: The role of physiologic inhibitors of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) in its clearance has not yet been defined. In this study, the clearance of t-PA, plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1), and t-PA-PAI-1 complex was determined in an isolated perfused rat liver system. The clearance of t-PA-PAI-1 complex was twice as fast as that of t-PA, whereas PAI-1 was cleared slowly. The half-lives for t-PA, determined by a two-compartmental pharmacokinetic model, were: alpha, 20.1 minutes, and beta, 120.0 minutes. The corresponding values for t-PA-PAI-1 complex were: alpha, 9.7 minutes, and beta, about 7 hours. The model microconstants were computed for t-PA and t-PA-PAI-1 complex and the marked difference between the "on" microconstants k12 for t-PA (0.026 +/- 0.001 min-1) and t-PA-PAI-1 complex (0.090 +/- 0.025 min-1) suggests that the effect on binding to liver cells is the most important factor in the faster clearance of t-PA-PAI-1 complex when compared with t-PA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Wing
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hawksworth
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Booth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010477:Perfusion; D015849:Plasminogen Inactivators / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
chemical_list: D015849:Plasminogen Inactivators; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator