title: [Evaluation of plasma prothrombin fragment 1+2 in healthy donors and thrombotic diseases].
abstract: We have evaluated plasma F1+2 values by enzyme immunoassay (Enzygnost F1+2; Behringwerke) in 80 healthy blood donors in various ages and compared to that from patients with DIC, thrombosis and oral anticoagulant therapy. The reference range of F1+2 from 35 donors with 20 to 29 age-group, was found 0.82 +/- 0.39 nM, whereas the range from 20 donors with 30 to 39 age-group showed higher F1+2 levels with 1.46 +/- 0.56nM (p < 0.001). F1+2 values from 15 donors with 40 to 49 age-group revealed similar with 30 to 39 age-group, while the range from 10 donors with 50 to 59 age-group was found much higher F1+2 levels with 2.16 +/- 0.80nM (p < 0.001). In patients with DIC, F1+2 levels were significantly higher than those in all healthy subjects (p < 0.01). In patients under stable oral anticoagulant therapy, F1+2 values were significantly lower than in healthy donors with any age-group (p < 0.001). On the contrary, in patients with thrombosis including 9 AMI and 4 DVT, the determination of F1+2 values appeared controversial. They were significantly higher than those in 20 age-group donors (p < 0.001), however, when compared with those in all healthy donors, it showed no statistical significance. These results suggest that evaluation of reference range of plasma F1+2 values is very important from the viewpoint of aging. In addition, F1+2 determination is clinically useful for monitoring of DIC and anticoagulant therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine, Tokyo.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiomi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katagiri
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sugisaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001782:Blood Donors; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000032:analysis*; D011516:Prothrombin / Q000032:analysis*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; C045879:prothrombin fragment 1.2; D011516:Prothrombin