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Synergistic fibrinolysis: combined effects of plasminogen activators and an antibody that inhibits alpha 2-antiplasmin
- Source :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 87:1114-1118
- Publication Year :
- 1990
- Publisher :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1990.
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Abstract
- To improve the efficacy of plasminogen activators, we produced a monoclonal antibody (RWR) that inhibits human alpha 2-antiplasmin (alpha 2AP). In addition to inhibiting alpha 2AP in plasma, RWR binds to and inhibits fibrin cross-linked alpha 2AP and reproduces the "spontaneous" clot lysis that is the hallmark of human alpha 2AP deficiency. By inhibiting the inactivation of plasmin by alpha 2AP, RWR interacts synergistically with plasminogen activators to increase the potency (for 50% clot lysis) of urokinase by 80-fold, tissue plasminogen activator by 27-fold, and streptokinase by 20-fold. Yet, for a given amount of fibrinolysis, the combination of RWR and lower doses of plasminogen activator leads to less fibrinogen consumption than is obtained with higher, equipotent doses of plasminogen activator alone. These results suggest a strategy for increasing the efficacy of plasminogen activators. More generally, this approach to amplifying enzymatic activity by immunoneutralizing an inhibitor may be useful in other biologic processes that are rigidly governed by inhibitors.
- Subjects :
- Plasmin
Streptokinase
medicine.medical_treatment
Antigen-Antibody Complex
Pharmacology
Tissue plasminogen activator
Alpha 2-antiplasmin
Fibrinolysis
medicine
Humans
alpha-Macroglobulins
Fibrinolysin
Urokinase
alpha-2-Antiplasmin
Multidisciplinary
Activator (genetics)
Chemistry
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Drug Synergism
Molecular biology
Kinetics
Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Plasminogen activator
Research Article
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10916490 and 00278424
- Volume :
- 87
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9952c767f1a705cff227907e0bfe3d56