Changes in Blood Viscosity With Synthetic Protease Inhibitors

We examined the effects on whole blood viscosity and coagulation time of various dosages of the synthetic low-molecular protease inhibitors gabexate mesilate and nafamostat mesilate with an oscillation-type viscometer. When either agent was added, blood viscosity decreased dose-dependently along a s...

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Main Authors: Masahito Hitosugi (Author), Munehiro Niwa (Author), Tomoyoshi Takahashi (Author), Akira Kurosu (Author), Hirohisa Nihei (Author), Toshiaki Nagai (Author), Shogo Tokudome (Author)
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Published: Elsevier, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:We examined the effects on whole blood viscosity and coagulation time of various dosages of the synthetic low-molecular protease inhibitors gabexate mesilate and nafamostat mesilate with an oscillation-type viscometer. When either agent was added, blood viscosity decreased dose-dependently along a sigmoid-like curve. Furthermore, coagulation time was shorter with gabexate mesilate than with nafamostat mesilate owing to the differences of half-life in human blood. Thrombin generation, which results from the activation of coagulation factors, is inhibited by synthetic protease inhibitors and subsequently decreases blood viscosity dose-dependently.
Item Description:1347-8613
10.1254/S1347-8613(19)32717-3