title: Coronary thrombolysis in dogs with intravenously administered human pro-urokinase.
abstract: Coronary thrombolysis was induced by infusion of highly purified human pro-urokinase isolated from a transformed kidney cell line (ACHN) or by infusion of urokinase of urinary origin in anesthetized dogs with 1-hr-old clots in the left anterior descending coronary artery. The clots were induced with a copper coil and thrombolysis was detected by repeat coronary angiography. Intravenous infusion of pro-urokinase at a rate of 10 micrograms/kg/min for 30 min in two dogs did not induce thrombolysis, which was only obtained after 8 and 15 min of its subsequent intracoronary administration. Intravenous infusion of pro-urokinase at a rate of 20 micrograms/kg/min for 30 min in four dogs induced coronary thrombolysis within 23 +/- 2 min (mean +/- SEM). This was not associated with systemic fibrinolytic activation because the alpha 2-antiplasmin and fibrinogen levels did not decrease. Intravenous infusion of urokinase at a rate of 10 micrograms/kg/min for 30 min elicited thrombolysis in four of seven dogs within an average of 19 +/- 2 min. In the other three dogs thrombolysis was only obtained within 11 +/- 3 min of its subsequent intracoronary infusion. Administration of urokinase was associated with systemic fibrinolytic activation as evidenced by a decrease of alpha 2-antiplasmin to about 10% and of fibrinogen to 43 +/- 13% of the preinfusion value. It is concluded that intravenous infusion of pro-urokinase at a sufficiently high rate produces coronary thrombolysis without systemic fibrinolysis in dogs.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004285:Dogs; D005342:Fibrinolysis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007700:Kinetics; D010960:Plasminogen Activators / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D010960:Plasminogen Activators; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator