Abstr Regulation and production of Fibrinolytic enzymes from bacterial sources especially from Bacillus strains has taken a leading role in the medical sciences for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders as it removes thrombus or clots adding to its significant role in curing human health issues saving millions. Significant progress has been made during the last few years on the studies of f...

Crotalus durissus cumanensis snake venoms from different Venezuelan regions, showed biochemical and hemostatic variations. Fibrino(geno)lytic, hemorrhagic and procoagulant activities and gel-filtration chromatography and SDS-PAGE profiles were analyzed. Differences were observed in fibrinolytic activity: kallikrein-like amidolytic activity was highest in venoms of Santa Teresa, and Margarita. L...

Fibrinolytic enzyme produced by Bacillus spp. are known to possess an unique property to degrade fibrin blood clots. Fibrinolytic enzyme such as nattokinase has commercial applications as a therapeutic agents and functional food formulation. In this study, we report an interesting characteristic feature of Bacillus subtilis BR21, a native isolate for its ability to produce multiple proteases th...

This book describes the fibrinolytic enzymes of microbial origin that are able to dissolve endogenous thrombi in vivo. The fibrinolytic enzyme streptokinase for example, is produced by b-hemolytic streptococci and exerts its enzyme action indirectly by activating plasminogen. On the other hand, staphylokinase is produced by Staphylococcus aureus by stoichiometric complexation with plasmin(ogen)...

The Fibrinolytic Response to a Variety of Stimuli in Man JOHN D. CASH (Blood Transfusion Centre, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh) Using a standard moderate treadmill exercise procedure and assaying the euglobulin lysis times before and after exercise, the original observations of Biggs et al (1947) and Iatridis and Ferguson (1963) have been confirmed, namely, that there exists, in an apparently heal...

Heparin, a polyanionic glycosaminoglycan, is used routinely prior to the induction of cardiopulmonary bypass. Earlier observations in our laboratory suggested that the postoperative bleeding which occurs, despite neutralization of heparin with prdtamine, is secondary to hypothermia and dilutional anemia during bypass. An additional, potential mechanism for excessive bleeding following cardiopul...

A relation between elevated triglyceride (TG) levels and alterations of the fibrinolytic system has been recognized in studies of patients with coronary heart disease. In this investigation, the total fibrinolytic activity and the levels of specific components of the fibrinolytic system were evaluated in plasma samples from a highly selected group of patients with type IV hyperlipoproteinemia b...