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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Tranexamic acid inhibits group A streptococci-mediated fibrinolysis

Maresa Possehl, Praveen Vasudevan, Sonja Schenk, Claudia Maletzki, Robert David, Bernd Kreikemeyer, Sonja Oehmcke-Hecht

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Maresa PossehlInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
Praveen VasudevanRudolf-Zenker-Institute for Experimental Surgery, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
Sonja SchenkInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
Claudia MaletzkiDepartment of Medicine, Clinic III-Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Medicine, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
Robert DavidDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
Bernd KreikemeyerInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
Sonja Oehmcke-HechtInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) exploits the host fibrinolytic system by activating plasminogen via streptokinase, promoting clot degradation, tissue invasion, and immune evasion. Tranexamic acid (TXA), a clinically used antifibrinolytic agent, inhibits fibrinolysis, but its impact on GAS virulence and host immune responses remains incompletely understood. We investigated whether clinically relevant concentrations of TXA or ϵ-aminocaproic acid (AHA) inhibit GAS-induced fibrinolysis, affect bacterial survival in blood, and modulate host immune responses.

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Antifibrinolytic AgentsFibrinolysisStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pyogenesTranexamic AcidAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMicePlasminogenAntifibrinolytic AgentsPlasminogenTranexamic Acidfibrinolysisgroup a streptococcusinnate immune cellspneumosepsistxa

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PMID41322414
PMCPMC12660259

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