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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-9-8
pubmed:abstractText
The mechanisms underlying clinical abnormalities associated with the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APAS) have not been elucidated. We measured plasma levels of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], the active form of plasminogen activator inhibitor (active PAI), thrombin-antithrombin III complex (TAT) and soluble thrombomodulin (TM), to investigate the relationship of these factors to thrombotic events in APAS. Mean plasma levels of Lp(a), TAT, active PAI and TM were all significantly higher in patients with aPL than in a control group of subjects. Plasma levels of Lp(a) and active PAI were significantly higher in patients with aPL and arterial thromboses than in patients with aPL but only venous thromboses. There was a significant correlation between plasma levels of Lp(a) and active PAI in patients with aPL. These findings suggest that patients with aPL are in hypercoagulable state. High levels of Lp(a) in plasma may impair the fibrinolytic system resulting in thromboses, especially in the arterial system.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0340-6245
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
424-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Abortion, Habitual, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Antiphospholipid Syndrome, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Antithrombin III, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Autoimmune Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Disease Susceptibility, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Lipoprotein(a), pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Peptide Hydrolases, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Thrombocytopenia, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Thrombomodulin, pubmed-meshheading:8052957-Thrombosis
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Plasma levels of lipoprotein(a) are elevated in patients with the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article