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      Effect of oral defibrotide on tissue-plasminogen activator and tissue-plasminogen activator inhibitor balance.

      European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
      Administration, Oral, Aged, Blood Coagulation Tests, Cerebrovascular Disorders, blood, Coronary Disease, Double-Blind Method, Female, Fibrinolytic Agents, administration & dosage, pharmacology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Plasminogen Inactivators, Polydeoxyribonucleotides, Tissue Plasminogen Activator, drug effects

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          Defibrotide, a polydeoxyribonucleotide of mammalian origin, has been shown to reduce the blood level of the plasminogen activator inhibitor, and so to increase the activity of tissue plasminogen activator without any adverse effect. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study has been done in 22 patients, 14 with peripheral vascular disease, 6 with coronary heart disease and 2 with cerebrovascular disease. Patients were given defibrotide 400 mg b.d. or identical placebo for 30 days and the parameters of fibrinolysis were evaluated before and after the treatment. A significant increase in tissue plasminogen activator activity at rest and after venostasis was observed after defibrotide; tissue plasminogen activator antigen at rest and after venostasis was not affected by either treatment. Defibrotide significantly reduced plasminogen activator inhibitor activity and antigen at rest. Only one patient complained of gastric pain after placebo treatment. The study shows that defibrotide has profibrinolytic property and that it could be used to explore the role of plasminogen activator inhibitor in venous and arterial thrombosis.

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