title: Impaired fibrinolysis after kidney transplantation.
abstract: Impaired fibrinolysis is associated with low plasma plasminogen (PLG) and a predominance of its inhibitor alpha 2-antiplasmin (APL). Plasma PLG and APL were determined in 10 recipients who retained their cadaveric graft (A) and 10 patients who lost it immediately after transplantation (B). In group A only five patients had a PLG less than 70 per cent and/or APL/PLG ratios exceeding 1.8, accompanied by severe albeit reversible acute rejection in three of them. In contrast nine of 10 group B patients had low PLG and/or an elevated APL/PLG ratio. Thus impaired fibrinolysis frequently appears to be associated with deterioration of cadaveric graft function.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005342:Fibrinolysis; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010958:Plasminogen / Q000378:metabolism; D000979:alpha-2-Antiplasmin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000979:alpha-2-Antiplasmin; D010958:Plasminogen