title: [Plasma tissue-type plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor activities and their ratio in patients with ischemic stroke associated with stagnation of blood during various stages].
abstract: The studies showed that t-PA activity was elevated during the acute phase, remained elevated during the recovery stage and declined during the sequelar stage. Lowering of PAI activity was found during the acute phase, which was reversed during the recovery phase and remained significantly elevated during the sequelar stage compared with the controls (P less than 0.001), F test showed that both t-PA and PAI activities changed significantly during various stages (t-PA, P less than 0.01; PAI, P less than 0.001). Because of these changes, the ratio of PAI and t-PA fluctuated during different stages of the disease. This ratio decreased during the acute stage and came close to the normal levels during the recovery phase. The ratio, however, elevated abnormally during the sequelar stage, compared with healthy controls (P less than 0.05), In addition, the result of correlation test and linear regression analysis of serum t-PA and PAI activities in 54 cases showed a significant negative correlation (P less than 0.001) existed between t-PA and PAI activities. The balance of plasma t-PA and PAI activities have the function in maintaining the normal bloodstream in human body. In the process of disease, the abnormality of plasma t-PA and PAI activities may be the different pathological characteristics involved in this stagnation process. If coordinated with differentiation of syndrome in TCM, it may have the important significance to follow-up, and determine prognosis and early diagnosis for certain potential clinical stagnation of blood.
authors.affiliation: Research Dept. of Integrated TCM-WM, Shanghai Pudong Central Hospital.
authors.forename: X M
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D015849:Plasminogen Inactivators / Q000097:blood*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015849:Plasminogen Inactivators; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator