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spelling paper:paper_09575235_v17_n3_p181_Lauricella2023-06-08T15:56:37Z Influence of homocysteine on fibrin network lysis Lauricella, Ana María Quintana, Irene Luisa Castañon, María Mercedes Sassetti, Beatriz Kordich, Lucía Clelia Fibrin networks Fibrinolysis Homocysteine fibrin homocysteine plasminogen tissue plasminogen activator urokinase amino acid analysis article binding kinetics controlled study electron microscopy fiber fibrin metabolism genetic resistance human human cell hyperhomocysteinemia lysis plasminogen activation priority journal regulatory mechanism thickness vascular disease Blood Coagulation Fibrin Fibrinolysis Homocysteine Humans Microscopy, Electron Plasma Plasmin Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 Plasminogen Activators Plasminogen Inactivators To elucidate some of the links between homocysteine and vascular disease, we have evaluated the effect of the amino acid on the formation (by kinetics studies), structure (by electron microscopy) and lysis of the fibrin network, using tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA). We have studied whether homocysteine could alter the activity of the components involved in fibrinolysis (by amidolytic and thrombolytic methods). The results showed that homocysteine-associated networks were more compact and branched than controls (52 ± 6 vs 44 ± 5 fibers/field, P = 0.008), and were formed by shorter and thicker fibers. This clot proved to be more resistant to fibrinolysis with u-PA than control [lysis time 50%: 257 ± 16 (homocysteine) vs 187 ± 6 min (control); P < 0.004], but there were no differences with t-PA. Homocysteine did not affect the biological activities of plasmin, or plasminogen activation by t-PA and u-PA. Defective fibrinolysis with u-PA was therefore associated with homocysteine-fibrin structural alterations rather than the homocysteine effect on the biological activities of the fibrinolytic components evaluated. Results suggest that hyperhomocysteinemic patients could produce tight clots, were more resistant to lysis, and generated a procoagulant environment in situ. We believe that our findings may contribute to understanding the mechanisms involved in the homocysteine harmful effect. © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Fil:Lauricella, A.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Quintana, I. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Castañon, M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Sassetti, B. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Kordich, L. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2006 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_09575235_v17_n3_p181_Lauricella http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09575235_v17_n3_p181_Lauricella
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topic Fibrin networks
Fibrinolysis
Homocysteine
fibrin
homocysteine
plasminogen
tissue plasminogen activator
urokinase
amino acid analysis
article
binding kinetics
controlled study
electron microscopy
fiber
fibrin metabolism
genetic resistance
human
human cell
hyperhomocysteinemia
lysis
plasminogen activation
priority journal
regulatory mechanism
thickness
vascular disease
Blood Coagulation
Fibrin
Fibrinolysis
Homocysteine
Humans
Microscopy, Electron
Plasma
Plasmin
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
Plasminogen Activators
Plasminogen Inactivators
spellingShingle Fibrin networks
Fibrinolysis
Homocysteine
fibrin
homocysteine
plasminogen
tissue plasminogen activator
urokinase
amino acid analysis
article
binding kinetics
controlled study
electron microscopy
fiber
fibrin metabolism
genetic resistance
human
human cell
hyperhomocysteinemia
lysis
plasminogen activation
priority journal
regulatory mechanism
thickness
vascular disease
Blood Coagulation
Fibrin
Fibrinolysis
Homocysteine
Humans
Microscopy, Electron
Plasma
Plasmin
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
Plasminogen Activators
Plasminogen Inactivators
Lauricella, Ana María
Quintana, Irene Luisa
Castañon, María Mercedes
Sassetti, Beatriz
Kordich, Lucía Clelia
Influence of homocysteine on fibrin network lysis
topic_facet Fibrin networks
Fibrinolysis
Homocysteine
fibrin
homocysteine
plasminogen
tissue plasminogen activator
urokinase
amino acid analysis
article
binding kinetics
controlled study
electron microscopy
fiber
fibrin metabolism
genetic resistance
human
human cell
hyperhomocysteinemia
lysis
plasminogen activation
priority journal
regulatory mechanism
thickness
vascular disease
Blood Coagulation
Fibrin
Fibrinolysis
Homocysteine
Humans
Microscopy, Electron
Plasma
Plasmin
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
Plasminogen Activators
Plasminogen Inactivators
description To elucidate some of the links between homocysteine and vascular disease, we have evaluated the effect of the amino acid on the formation (by kinetics studies), structure (by electron microscopy) and lysis of the fibrin network, using tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA). We have studied whether homocysteine could alter the activity of the components involved in fibrinolysis (by amidolytic and thrombolytic methods). The results showed that homocysteine-associated networks were more compact and branched than controls (52 ± 6 vs 44 ± 5 fibers/field, P = 0.008), and were formed by shorter and thicker fibers. This clot proved to be more resistant to fibrinolysis with u-PA than control [lysis time 50%: 257 ± 16 (homocysteine) vs 187 ± 6 min (control); P < 0.004], but there were no differences with t-PA. Homocysteine did not affect the biological activities of plasmin, or plasminogen activation by t-PA and u-PA. Defective fibrinolysis with u-PA was therefore associated with homocysteine-fibrin structural alterations rather than the homocysteine effect on the biological activities of the fibrinolytic components evaluated. Results suggest that hyperhomocysteinemic patients could produce tight clots, were more resistant to lysis, and generated a procoagulant environment in situ. We believe that our findings may contribute to understanding the mechanisms involved in the homocysteine harmful effect. © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
author Lauricella, Ana María
Quintana, Irene Luisa
Castañon, María Mercedes
Sassetti, Beatriz
Kordich, Lucía Clelia
author_facet Lauricella, Ana María
Quintana, Irene Luisa
Castañon, María Mercedes
Sassetti, Beatriz
Kordich, Lucía Clelia
author_sort Lauricella, Ana María
title Influence of homocysteine on fibrin network lysis
title_short Influence of homocysteine on fibrin network lysis
title_full Influence of homocysteine on fibrin network lysis
title_fullStr Influence of homocysteine on fibrin network lysis
title_full_unstemmed Influence of homocysteine on fibrin network lysis
title_sort influence of homocysteine on fibrin network lysis
publishDate 2006
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