Effect of soluble and immobilized plasmin on fibrinogen and platelets

Thromb Haemost. 1990 Nov 30;64(3):445-9.

Abstract

Plasmin was immobilized on collageno-elastic tubes (CET) using carbodiimide as the cross-linking agent. The effects of plasmin-CET grafts and corresponding soluble plasmin on fibrinogen, thrombin-mediated fibrinogen activation, and platelet activity, were investigated. There was a significant increase in fibrinogen deposition on plasmin-CETs over non-plasmin (i.e. control) CETs. Furthermore, exposure of fibrinogen to plasmin CETs enhances its deposition to control grafts situated downstream. Plasmin-bound CETs retained higher platelet deposition when preliminarily coated with fibrinogen. Finally, plasmin exerted a positive effect on thrombin-mediated fibrinogen activation at low plasmin concentrations. A mechanistic hypothesis aimed at interpreting this finding is proposed.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Platelets / drug effects*
  • Collagen
  • Enzymes, Immobilized / pharmacology*
  • Fibrinogen / drug effects*
  • Fibrinolysin / pharmacology*
  • Rabbits
  • Solubility

Substances

  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Fibrinogen
  • Collagen
  • Fibrinolysin