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Intravenous extended infusion of recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin prevented tissue factor-induced

M Mohri1, M Oka, Y Aoki

  • 1Institute for Life Science Research, Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd, Fuji.

This study demonstrated that intravenous infusion of recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin (rhs-TM) could inhibit disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) caused by 4 hr infusion of tissue factor (TF) in rats. Extended infusion of TF reduced fibrinogen and platelet counts and elevated serum FDP level. Pretreatment and coinfusion of rhs-TM could block changes of these DIC-parameters without prolongation of APTT. Heparin, which is a potent anti-DIC drug, could also inhibit these changes with extra prolongation of APTT and PT. Thus, these results suggest thrombomodulin prevent DIC less bleeding tendency than heparin.

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