BACKGROUND Tissue plasminogen activator has been found to significantly improve patient outcomes post stroke. Previous economic evaluations have adjusted for fewer admissions to inpatient rehabilitation but not for decreased length of stay in rehabilitation. Our objective was to estimate the potential cost savings associated with a decreased length of stay in inpatient rehabilitation for patien...

T hrombosis of a coronary or cerebral artery is the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in the developed nations.' The proximate cause is most often atherosclerosis, and the most appropriate intervention is its prevention. Much progress has been made in identifying the risk factors predisposing to atherosclerosis, and, perhaps because of their recognition, a significant decrease in the...

T hrombosis of a coronary or cerebral artery is the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in the developed nations.' The proximate cause is most often atherosclerosis, and the most appropriate intervention is its prevention. Much progress has been made in identifying the risk factors predisposing to atherosclerosis, and, perhaps because of their recognition, a significant decrease in the...

Tissue plasminogen activator binds to endothelial cells via the calcium-regulated phospholipid-binding protein annexin II, an interaction that is inhibited by the prothrombotic amino acid homocysteine. We sought to identify the tissue plasminogen activator binding domain of annexin II and to determine the mechanism of its modulation by homocysteine. Tissue plasminogen activator binding to immob...

Due to controversial evidence in the literature pertaining to the activity of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in platelets, we examined the effects of residual platelets present in plasma (a potential pre-analytical variable) on various plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1-related assays. Blood samples were collected from 151 individuals and centrifuged at 3...

T hrombosis of a coronary or cerebral artery is the most common cause of mortality and morbidity in the developed nations.' The proximate cause is most often atherosclerosis, and the most appropriate intervention is its prevention. Much progress has been made in identifying the risk factors predisposing to atherosclerosis, and, perhaps because of their recognition, a significant decrease in the...

In 22 human tumor cell lines the regulation of production of plasminogen activators urokinase (u-PA) and tissue-type (t-PA) and their inhibitors PAI-1 and PAI-2 was studied. These four components may determine the net plasminogen activator activity, which is often associated with tumor development and metastatic processes. The amount of specific mRNA and protein produced by the cells was measur...

Functionally active A and B chains were separated from a two-chain form of recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator after mild reduction and alkylation. The A chain was found to be responsible for the binding to lysine-Sepharose or fibrin and the B chain contained the catalytic activity of tissue-type plasminogen activator. An extensive reduction of two-chain tissue-type plasminogen activa...

rDSPA alpha 1 (recombinant Desmodus salivary plasminogen activator alpha 1) is a recombinant protein corresponding to a natural plasminogen activator from the vampire bat Desmodus rotundus. The thrombolytic properties of rDSPA alpha 1 and tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) were compared in a rat model of pulmonary embolism. Whole blood clots, produced in vitro and labeled with 125I-fibrin...