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Thrombolysis vs. bleeding from hemostatic sites by a prourokinase mutant compared with tissue plasminogen activator.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Jul 2006
Gurewich V, Pannell R, Simmons-Byrd A, Sarmientos P, Liu J-N, Badylak S F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A single site mutant (M5) of prourokinase (proUK) was developed to make proUK less vulnerable to spontaneous activation in plasma. This was a problem that seriously compromised proUK in clinical trials, as it precluded proUK-mediated fibrinolysis at therapeutic concentrations. METHODS AND RESULTS: After completing dose-finding studies, 12 anesthetized dogs with femoral artery thrombosis were given...
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