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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1988-12-21
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pubmed:abstractText |
The catabolism of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) was investigated after injection of radiolabelled material into rats. Both Iodogen and Chloramine T iodination procedures yielded similar biological activity loss in the resultant labelled rt-PA and had half lives in the rat circulation of 1 and 3 min respectively. Complex formation of rt-PA was investigated by HPLC gel exclusion (TSK G3000 SW) fractionation of rat plasma samples taken 1-2 min after 125I-rt-PA injection. A series of radiolabelled complexes of varying molecular weights were found. However, 60% of the counts were associated with a single large molecular weight complex (350-500 kDa) which was undetectable by immunologically based assays (ELISA and BIA) and showed only low activity with a functional promoter-type t-PA assay. Two major activity peaks in the HPLC fractions were associated with free t-PA and a complex having a molecular weight of approximately 180 kDa. HPLC fractionation to produce these three peaks at various timed intervals after injection of 125I-rt-PA showed each to have a similar initial rate half life in the rat circulation of 4-5 min. The function of these complexes as yet is unclear but since a high proportion of rt-PA is associated with a high molecular weight complex with a short half life in the rat, we suggest that the formation of this complex may be a mechanism by which t-PA activity is initially regulated and finally cleared from the rat circulation.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Aug
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pubmed:issn |
0340-6245
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
30
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pubmed:volume |
60
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
107-12
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2003-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3142088-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:3142088-Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid,
pubmed-meshheading:3142088-Immunochemistry,
pubmed-meshheading:3142088-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:3142088-Rats,
pubmed-meshheading:3142088-Rats, Inbred Strains,
pubmed-meshheading:3142088-Recombinant Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:3142088-Tissue Plasminogen Activator
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pubmed:year |
1988
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Investigation by HPLC of the catabolism of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator in the rat.
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pubmed:affiliation |
National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, South Mimms, Herts, UK.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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