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  • Title: Effects of a highly selective synthetic inhibitor of plasma kallikrein on disseminated intravascular coagulation in rats.
    Author: Katsuura Y, Okamoto S, Ohno N, Wanaka K.
    Journal: Thromb Res; 1996 May 15; 82(4):361-8. PubMed ID: 8743731.
    Abstract:
    We found a new, highly selective plasma kallikrein inhibitor, trans-4-aminomethyl-cyclohexanecarbonylphenylalanine 4-carboxymethylanilide hydrochloride, called PKSI-527 in our laboratories. This study was conducted to evaluate PKSI-527, on thromboplastin (TP)- and endotoxin (LPS)-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in rats. PKSI-527 was infused intravenously at 0.1 mg/kg/min for 250 min. Three of the parameters of the coagulation and fibrinolysis system, fibrinogen level, platelet counts and fibrin(ogen) degradation products (FDP) level were assayed. PKSI-527 prevented the change in the coagulation and fibrinolysis system in LPS-induced DIC, however it was not clearly effective in TP-induced DIC. The parameters of organ failure, such as serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT), creatine phosphokinase (CPK), lactate, blood urea nitrogen and beta-glucuronidase, were assayed. Although the changes in the fibrinogen level, platelet counts and FDP level were almost the same in both models, the parameters of organ failure apparently increased in LPS-induced DIC more so than in TP-induced DIC. PKSI-527 significantly suppressed the increases in GOT and GPT in LPS-induced DIC. These results indicate that plasma kallikrein may play a significant role in LPS-induced DIC. Therefore, PKSI-527, as a synthetic plasma kallikrein inhibitor may be a valuable tool to explore the mechanism of DIC and the accompanying organ failure.
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