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ArticleThe Annals of thoracic surgery2010

Interstitial plasmin activity with epsilon aminocaproic acid: temporal and regional heterogeneity.

Daryl L Reust, Scott T Reeves, James H Abernathy, Jennifer A Dixon, William F Gaillard, Rupak Mukherjee, Christine N Koval, Robert E Stroud, Francis G Spinale

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Article in The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daryl L ReustDepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29403, USA.
Scott T Reeves
James H Abernathy
Jennifer A Dixon
William F Gaillard
Rupak Mukherjee
Christine N Koval
Robert E Stroud
Francis G Spinale
Medical University of South Carolina · USRalph H. Johnson VA Medical Center · US

Funding

COLLAGENASE INHIBITION IN HEART FAILURER01HL059165 · NHLBI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI SPINALE, FRANCIS G · 1998 to 2010
$3.2M
Imaging of MMP activation and myocardial strainsR01HL078650 · NHLBI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI SINUSAS, ALBERT J · 2004 to 2007
$2.3M
Continuous monitoring of anti-fibrinolytic therapy in cardiovascular surgeryR42HL099258 · NHLBI · MICRO VIDE, LLC · PI SPINALE, FRANCIS G · 2010 to 2012
$812k
NHLBI NIH HHS HL059165NHLBI NIH HHS HL078650NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL059165NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL078650NHLBI NIH HHS R42 HL099258
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEpsilon aminocaproic acid (EACA) is used in cardiac surgery to modulate plasmin activity (PLact). The present study developed a fluorogenic-microdialysis system to measure in vivo region specific temporal changes in PLact after EACA administration.

methodsPigs (25 to 35 kg) received EACA (75 mg/kg, n = 7) or saline in which microdialysis probes were placed in the liver, myocardium, kidney, and quadricep muscle. The microdialysate contained a plasmin-specific fluorogenic peptide and fluorescence emission, which directly reflected PLact, determined at baseline, 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes after EACA/vehicle infusion.

resultsEpsilon aminocaproic acid caused significant decreases in liver and quadricep PLact at 60, 90, 120 minutes, and at 30, 60, and 120 minutes, respectively (p < 0.05). In contrast, EACA induced significant biphasic changes in heart and kidney PLact profiles with initial increases followed by decreases at 90 and 120 minutes (p < 0.05). The peak EACA interstitial concentrations for all compartments occurred at 30 minutes after infusion, and were fivefold higher in the renal compartment and fourfold higher in the myocardium, when compared with the liver or muscle (p < 0.05).

conclusionsUsing a large animal model and in vivo microdialysis measurements of plasmin activity, the unique findings from this study were twofold. First, EACA induced temporally distinct plasmin activity profiles within the plasma and interstitial compartments. Second, EACA caused region-specific changes in plasmin activity profiles. These temporal and regional heterogeneic effects of EACA may have important therapeutic considerations when managing fibrinolysis in the perioperative period.

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Aminocaproic AcidAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAntifibrinolytic AgentsArea Under CurveDisease Models, AnimalFibrinolysinFibrinolysisHeartInfusions, IntravenousIn Vitro TechniquesKidneyLiverMaleMicrodialysisProbabilityAminocaproic AcidAntifibrinolytic AgentsFibrinolysin

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PMID20417774
PMCPMC2890310
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