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  • Title: Human urinary soluble thrombomodulin (MR-33) improves disseminated intravascular coagulation without affecting bleeding time in rats: comparison with low molecular weight heparin.
    Author: Takahashi Y, Hosaka Y, Imada K, Adachi T, Niina H, Watanabe M, Mochizuki H.
    Journal: Thromb Haemost; 1997 Apr; 77(4):789-95. PubMed ID: 9134660.
    Abstract:
    We compared the antithrombotic and hemorrhagic effects of naturally existing human urinary soluble thrombomodulin (MR-33) with those of low molecular weight heparin (LMW-heparin) in rats. In in vitro experiments, MR-33 prolonged APTT in a dose-dependent fashion; its effect in this respect was as potent as that of LMW-heparin, but it was less potent than unfractionated heparin (UF-heparin). MR-33 was effective on endotoxin- or thromboplastin-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in rats. In both DIC models, infusion of MR-33 improved hematological abnormalities compatible with DIC in a dose-dependent, fashion without excessive prolongation effect on APTT. Although LMW-heparin and UF-heparin also improved both DIC models, excessive prolongation of APTT was observed at high doses. It is well-known that the excessive prolongation of APTT with antithrombotic drugs like heparins is an index for hemorrhage, which is a major side effect in the treatment of DIC. We therefore further compared the antithrombotic (Benefit: dose required for 50% inhibition of fibrinogen decrease: ED50) and hemorrhagic (Risk: minimum dose required for significant prolongation of bleeding time) effects of MR-33 and LMW-heparin in the thromboplastin-induced DIC model. As a result, Benefit-Risk ratio was 1:27 for MR-33 and 1:3 for LMW-heparin. These results indicate that MR-33 may be a clinically useful antithrombotic agent with reduced risk for hemorrhage compared with LMW-heparin.
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