Influence of Noise on Blood Coagulation

1984 ◽  
Vol 51 (01) ◽  
pp. 022-023 ◽  
Author(s):  
I S Chohan ◽  
I Singh ◽  
R M Rai

SummaryA study conducted in rats exposed to a continuous noise of 110 decibels over a period of 3 weeks revealed development of significantly prolonged bleeding time, higher plasma fibrinogen content, and progressively shorter activated partial thromboplastin time in test animals. These changes suggest a coagulopathy induced by noise stress.

1984 ◽  
Vol 12 (01n04) ◽  
pp. 116-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jih-Pyang Wang ◽  
Mei-Feng Hsu ◽  
Che-Ming Teng

Bleeding time in rats was markedly prolonged after the adminstration of the water extract of Hsien-Ho-T'sao. This antihemostatic effect was more marked in the group of i.p. injection of the drug than in the group of p.o. administration for 2 to 7 consecutive days. Blood coagulation studies showed that plasma prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time and stypven time were prolonged, while thrombin time adnd fibrinogen level were not changed. The thromboelastographic recording showed that reation time was prolonged and maximal elasticity of clot was decreased. In addition, ADP- and collagen- induced aggregations of platelet-rich plasma was suppressed. In conclusion, the prolongation of the bleeding time might be due to both anticoagulant and antiplatelet action of the drug.


1989 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 544-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Hosokawa ◽  
A. Oyamaguchi ◽  
O. Yoshida

Heparin has generally been used as an anticoagulant during plasmapheresis. In this study plasma heparin levels were studied in nine patients before double filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP), 30, 60 and 120 minutes after the start of DFPP and at the end of DFPP. Prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), bleeding time (BT), plasma fibrinogen levels, FDP and general blood cell examination (CBC) were measured pre and post DFPP. Heparin levels in plasma were lower than 1 (IU/ml) under the dosage of heparin nearly 40 IU/kg/h of heparin administered during DFPP. APTT before DFPP (36.5 ± 8.2 sec) was nearly double the post-DFPP value (61.4 ± 12.2 sec). In two patients who were given 30 IU/kg/h of heparin during DFPP, clotting occurred in the DFPP circuit. In conclusion, the optimized dosage of heparin was 40 IU per kg of body weight per hour during DFPP.


1975 ◽  
Vol 33 (02) ◽  
pp. 278-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Şeref Inceman ◽  
Yücel Tangün

SummaryA constitutional platelet function disorder in a twelve-year-old girl characterized by a lifelong bleeding tendency, prolonged bleeding time, normal platelet count, normal clot retraction, normal platelet factor 3 activity and impaired platelet aggregation was reported.Platelet aggregation, studied turbidimetrically, was absent in the presence of usual doses of ADP (1–4 μM), although a small wave of primary aggregation was obtained by very large ADP concentrations (25–50 μM). The platelets were also unresponsive to epinephrine, thrombin and diluted collagen suspensions. But an almost normal aggregation response occurred with strong collagen suspensions. The platelets responded to Ristocetin. Pelease of platelet ADP was found to be normal by collagen and thrombin, but impaired by kaolin. Platelet fibrinogen content was normal.The present case, investigated with recent methods, confirms the existence of a type of primary functional platelet disorder characterized solely by an aggregation defect, described in 1955 and 1962 under the name of “essential athrombia.”


1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (06) ◽  
pp. 1148-1153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhisa G Minamiguchi ◽  
Keiko T Kitazato ◽  
Eiji Sasaki ◽  
Hideki Nagase ◽  
Kenji Kitazato

SummaryWe studied the use of depolymerized holothurian glycosaminoglycan (DHG) as an anticoagulant in experimental beagle-dog hemodialysis using a hollow-fiber dialyzer compared to that using unfractionated heparin (UFH), low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), and nafamostat mesilate (FUT). Effectiveness was based on 5 h hemodialysis and no marked clot deposition in the extracorporeal circuit. At effective doses, UFH and LMWH significantly prolonged template bleeding time, in sharp contrast to FUT and DHG, which scarcely prolonged bleeding time during hemodialysis. DHG prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) about 6 times that of normal plasma and prolonged thrombin clotting time (TCT) markedly; FUT showed marked APTT prolongation but hardly prolonged TCT in the hemodialysis circuit at the effective dose. The anticoagulant profile of DHG thus differs completely from that of FUT. These results suggest that DHG may be useful as anticoagulant for hemodialysis with low hemorrhagic risk.


1959 ◽  
Vol 196 (5) ◽  
pp. 1015-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harrison H. Shoulders ◽  
Robert C. Hartmann ◽  
H. C. Meng

A fat emulsion prepared for intravenous administration has been studied with regard to its effect upon blood coagulation in dogs. The most characteristic effects found during intravenous infusion of this material at a rate of 1 ml/min. were thrombocytopenia and marked shortening of clotting time. These effects were invariably observed in animals which had not previously received the emulsion. When subsequent infusions were given within 3 hours, no significant changes were observed. When the interval was extended to 1–13 days, variable responses occurred, at times characterized by pronounced hypocoagulability. If the repeat infusion was given 2 weeks or more after the initial one, the effects were similar to those observed during the first infusion. The prothrombin and thrombin clotting times and plasma fibrinogen concentration were not greatly altered during the infusion. Abnormal bleeding time, ‘prothrombin utilization’ and clot retraction accompanied the thrombocytopenia.


1984 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 666-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. O'Brodovich ◽  
M. Andrew ◽  
G. W. Gray ◽  
G. Coates

Acute decompression is associated with a shortening of the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). This study was performed to examine whether this change in aPTT results from hypoxia or hypobaria. We exposed healthy adults on three separate occasions to 2 h of 1) hypoxic hypobaria (410 Torr, n = 5), 2) hypoxic normobaria (fractional inspired O2 tension = 0.11, n = 4), or 3) normoxic hypobaria (410 Torr breathing supplemental O2, n = 5). The aPTT shortened during hypoxic hypobaria and hypoxic normobaria (P less than 0.05) but was unchanged during normoxic hypobaria. The prothrombin and thrombin times, hematocrit, and concentrations of fibrinogen, total plasma protein, and fibrinogen-fibrin fragment E were unchanged. During hypoxic hypobaria biologic levels of prekallikrein, high-molecular-weight kininogen, and factors XII, XI, X, VII, V, and II were unchanged, but procoagulant VIII (VIII:C) increased 50% without an increase in VIII-related antigen levels (VIIIR:Ag). Fibrin monomer was not detected in any group. In one subject who became ill after 1.5 h of hypoxic normobaria aPTT shortened by 10 s; the platelet count decreased by 93,000/mm3; VIII:C increased fivefold, but VIIIR:Ag only increased three-fold. We conclude that it is the hypoxia which shortens aPTT during acute decompression to 410 Torr and speculate that it results from an increase in plasma VIII:C-like activity.


Author(s):  
Kipyegon Shadrack ◽  
Alkizim Faraj ◽  
Muriithi K. Alex ◽  
Ngure Kenneth

Background: The prevalence of thrombotic diseases is rising globally. Presently, stroke and ischemic heart disease account for 25% of all deaths. Use of anti-thrombotic drugs have proven effective in prevention of these ailments but might not be affordable especially in developing countries. They are also associated with undesirable side effects. This study sought to determine the anti-thrombotic effect of ginger since it is affordable, accessible and is widely used as a food enhancer and a medicinal herb.Methods: The current study employed an in-vivo experimental study design. Three groups Sprague dawley rats (N=5) were given different doses of methanolic extract of ginger for 30 days. Two other groups (N=5) which served as controls received 5% dimethyl sulfoxide and aspirin for the same duration. Measurement of bleeding time, platelet count, prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time and thrombin time was done to assess the anti-thrombotic property.Results: There was a statistically significant difference in bleeding time (P=0.03) across the groups investigated. There was however no significant difference across the groups in platelet count, prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time and thrombin time (P=˃0.05).Conclusion: This study demonstrates that methanolic extract of ginger possesses an anti-thrombotic property probably through inhibition of platelet function. Regular consumption of ginger may therefore confer protection against thrombotic diseases.


Author(s):  
Anjaly M. V. ◽  
Sindhu K. R. ◽  
Usha N. P. ◽  
Ajithkumar S. ◽  
Justin Davis K

Coagulatory abnormalities are common in renal dysfunction in humans. The studies on coagulatory abnormalities in renal failure in dogs are limited. The present paper deals with coagulation profile in acute and chronic kidney disease in dogs. The haemostatic defects observed in acute renal dysfunction included thrombocytopaenia, prolonged capillary bleeding time (CBT), elevated D-Dimer and hypoantithrombinemia which indicated a hypercoagulable state. Prolongation of prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), elevated D-Dimer concentration and hypoantithrombinemia in chronic kidney disease indicated the presence of hypocoagulable state


Author(s):  
М.С. Успенская ◽  
М.Г. Ляпина ◽  
М.Д. Калугина

Введение. Актуальность темы исследования обусловлена проблемой борьбы с тромбозами и тромбоэмболиями безопасными для организма методами. Во многих растениях обнаружены антикоагулянты разной природы (гепариноподобные, пептиды). Цель исследования - изучение возможности проявления синергических эффектов на антикоагулянтную и фибринолитическую активность крови и процессы полимеризации фибрина экстракта из корней пиона «Иван Горожанкин» в сравнительном аспекте с действием экстракта из корней пиона «молочноцветковый». Методика. Объектом исследования служили корни пионов «Иван Горожанкин» и «молочноцветковый», произрастающих в Ботаническом саду МГУ. Пион «Иван Горожанкин» был создан скрещиванием пиона «молочноцветкового» и «лекарственного» Разработаны методы получения экстрактов из корней различных пионов. При различных разведениях экстрактов (0.1, 1, 5%) определены антикоагулянтная активность по тестам, характеризующим внутренний, внешний и общий пути свертывания крови, а также степень полимеризации фибрина плазмы крови крыс. Для сравнения был использован стандартный препарат низкомолекулярного гепарина (LMWH) животного происхождения фирмы «Celsus» (США). Проведены выделение и очистка активного начала (гепариноидов) из сухих препаратов и измерены их активности. Pезультаты. Показано, что экстракты из обоих препаратов пионов обладали антикоагулянтной и суммарной фибринолитической активностью на нестабилизированном фибрине, но в разной степени. В экстрактах из корней пиона «Иван Горожанкин» отмечались преимущественные синергические эффекты, а именно превышение антикоагулянтной активности на 20-30%, суммарной фибринолитической - на 18% по сравнению с таковыми, отмечаемыми в экстрактах из корней пиона «молочноцветковый». Подобные результаты выявлены и при изучении степени полимеризации фибрина под влиянием очищенных препаратов из пионов. Рассмотрены возможные механизмы активирующего действия экстракта из пиона «Иван Горожанкин» на антикоагулянтные свойства плазмы, суммарную фибринолитическую активность и степень полимеризации фибрина. Это связано с блокадой активности тромбина и факторов внутреннего механизма свертывания крови. При этом антикоагулянтный эффект от применения экстракта из пиона «Иван Горожанкин» по тесту APTT (activated partial thromboplastin time) превышал на 20-30% ту же активность, выявленную у пиона «молочноцветковый», которая соответствовала антикоагулянтной активности препарата сравнения LMWH. В экстракте из пиона «Иван Горожанкин» впервые обнаружено наличие антикоагулянтного гепариноподобного вещества. Заключение. Впервые установлена способность экстракта из корней пиона «Иван Горожанкин» проявлять синергические антикоагулянтные и фибриндеполимеризационные эффекты, превышающие таковые у экстракта из пиона «молочноветковый». На основе полученных данных возникает необходимость исследования пиона «Иван Горожанкин» в качестве антитромботического, а возможно, и антиатеросклеротического агента. Introduction. The research topic is relevant due to the problem of safely combating thrombosis and thromboembolism. Anticoagulants of various kinds, e.g., heparin-like and peptides, have been found in many plants. Aim. To investigate the possibility of synergistic effects on the blood anticoagulant and fibrinolytic activity and on processes of fibrin polymerization by an extract from the roots of the «Ivan Gorozhankin» peony compared with the root extract from «Paeonia lactiflora». Methods. The focus of the study was the roots of the “Ivan Gorozhankin” peony and the Paeonia lactiflora growing in the Botanical Garden of the Moscow State University. The “Ivan Gorozhankin” peony was created by crossing P. lactiflora and the “medicinal” peony. Methods for obtaining extracts from the roots of various peonies have been developed. In 1%, 3%, and 5% dilutions of the extracts, the anticoagulant activity was determined according to tests characterizing the internal, external and general blood coagulation pathways, as well as by the degree of polymerization of rat blood plasma fibrin. For comparison, we used a standard preparation of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) of animal origin (Celsus, USA). Isolation and purification of the active substances, heparinoids, were isolated from dry preparations and purified, and their activities were measured. Results. Extracts from both peony preparations had anticoagulant and total fibrinolytic activity on unstabilized fibrin, but to different extents. In the extracts from the roots of the “Ivan Gorozhankin” peony, preferential synergistic effects were noted, namely, the anticoagulant activity was higher by 20-30%, and the total fibrinolytic activity was higher by 18% compared to those of extracts from Paeonia lactiflora roots. Similar results were obtained when studying the degree of fibrin polymerization as influenced by purified peony preparations. Possible mechanisms of the activating action of the «Ivan Gorozhankin» peony extract on the anticoagulant properties of plasma, the total fibrinolytic activity, and the degree of fibrin polymerization are considered. This action is due to the inhibition of thrombin activity and factors of the internal mechanism of blood coagulation. According to the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) test, the anticoagulant effect of extracts from the «Ivan Gorozhankin» peony exceeded by 20-30% the activity of Paeonia lactiflora extract, which corresponded to the anticoagulant activity of the LMWH comparator drug. Using the described biochemical methods, the presence of an anticoagulant heparin-like substance in an extract from the peony «Ivan Gorozhankin» has been discovered. Conclusion. For the first time, the ability of an extract from the roots of the «Ivan Gorozhankin» peony to exhibit synergistic anticoagulant and fibrin-depolymerization effects was demonstrated. These effects exceeded those of the Paeonia lactiflora extract. Based on these data, it appears necessary to study the «Ivan Gorozhankin» peony as an antithrombotic, and possibly as an anti-atherosclerotic agent.


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