title: Euglobulin fibrinolytic activity in NIDDM patients.
abstract: The euglobulin fibrinolytic activity was measured in 56 non-insulin-dependent diabetics and 118 age-matched healthy controls before and after venous occlusion for 5 min at 100 mmHg of the left antecubital vein. In the basal state, fibrinolytic activity was impaired in diabetics compared with controls (93.1 +/- 6.7 vs 101.6 +/- 0.9 BAU) (P less than 0.05) and plasma fibrinogen level was increased but this did not reach statistical significance (467.3 +/- 264.1 vs 359.2 +/- 200.2 mg/dl). In diabetics, stimulated fibrinolysis following venous occlusion was depressed compared with controls (110.6 +/- 3.9 vs 121.6 +/- 1.9 BAU) (P less than 0.05). No relation of fibrinolytic activity to age, duration of diabetes, obesity, serum triglyceride, HbA1c, or 24 h proteinuria was demonstrated. In the diabetic retinopathy group, the fibrinolytic activity was lower than in the non-retinopathy group. Diabetics with long-standing diabetes (10 years or more) who remained free from retinopathy had significantly increased fibrinolytic activity than the diabetics with short-standing diabetes (less than 10 years) who have developed retinopathy (P less than 0.05). These findings imply a poor fibrinolytic activity, not in all diabetics, but only in those with retinopathy, and this may play a role in the development of diabetic retinopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Chungnam, Korea.
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Huh
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011507:Proteinuria; D012016:Reference Values; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012712:Serum Globulins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005340:Fibrinogen; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D008055:Lipids; D012712:Serum Globulins