Plasminogen Activators and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor in Portal Blood from Patients with and without Gastric Malignancy

Hb, Rahr; Jv, Sørensen; Jf, Larsen; Fs, Jensen; C, Bredahl

doi:10.3109/00365529609031982

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“…The results indicate that in the splanchnic circulation the majority of rPA is released in its free active form. This observation is supported by a recent study on patients undergoing gastric surgery, which showed that there was a significantly higher ratio of active to total t-PA in the portal as compared to brachial vein (25).In contrast, we observed no significant changes of the ratio of active to total t-PA upon passage through the coronary or pulmonary vascular bed.…”

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An Experimental Multiple-Organ Model for the Study of Regional Net Release/Uptake Rates of Tissue-type Plasminogen Activator in the Intact Pig

et al. 1997

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SummaryExperimental data indicate large between-organs variations in rates of synthesis of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), which may reflect important differences in the capacity for constitutive and stimulated t-PA release from the vascular endothelium. In this report we describe a new multiple-organ experimental in vivo model for simultaneous determinations of net release/uptake rates of t-PA across the coronary, splanchnic, pulmonary, and hepatic vascular beds. In eleven intact anesthetized pigs, blood samples were obtained simultaneously from the proximal aorta, coronary sinus, pulmonary artery, and portal and hepatic veins. Plasma flows were monitored separately for each vascular region. Total plasma t-PA was determined by ELISA with a porcine t-PA standard. Regional net release/uptake rates were defined as the product of arteriovenous concentration gradients and local plasma flows. The net release of t-PA across the splanchnic vascular bed was very high, with a mean output of 1,919 ng total t-PA X min-1 (corresponding to 90 ng per min and 100 g tissue). The net coronary t-PA release was 68 ng X min-1 (30 ng X min-1 X 100 g"1)- Pulmonary net fluxes of t-PA were variable without any significant net t-PA release. The net hepatic uptake rate was 4,855 ng X min-1 (436 ng X min-1 X 100 g-1). Net trans-organ changes of active t-PA mirrored those of total t-PA. The results demonstrate marked regional differences in net release rates of t-PA in vivo. The experimental model we present offers new possibilities for evaluation of regional secretion patterns in the intact animal.

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