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Arzneimittel-Forschung1994; 44(6); 793-797;

Activity of coagulation and fibrinolysis parameters in animals.

Abstract: Using diagnostics for the determination of clotting factors and fibrinolytic parameters in human plasma, samples from rat, guinea pig, rabbit, cat, dog, sheep, cattle, horse, pig, and monkey were analysed. The human system was employed even for standard curves and controls. Results obtained in this way are relative values in relation to pooled fresh human plasma of healthy donors which is defined to contain 100% of the norm or 1 unit of each factor per 1 ml. Under these conditions, marked differences between the human clotting system and those of different animal species appear. Thus, rabbits have an about 50 times higher activity of factor V than humans and guinea pigs only 6% of the factor VII activity of human plasma. Plasma levels of fibrinogen, alpha 2-antiplasmin and antithrombin III in plasma samples of the investigated animal species are in the range of human plasma. Differences in the plasma level of single factors as compared to human plasma are reflected by clotting times of the screening tests. For the determination of plasminogen, streptokinase was used as activator of the fibrinolytic system. Hence, the results obtained by this method merely reflect the activatability of the animal plasminogen in comparison to the human system, however, do not allow statements concerning the real plasminogen content of the plasma sample from the animal species. For pharmacological investigations a proper selection of the animal species is important to prevent wrong conclusions.
Publication Date: 1994-06-01 PubMed ID: 8053983
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This research article examines the clotting factors and fibrinolytic parameters in various animal species including rat, guinea pig, rabbit, cat, dog, sheep, cattle, horse, pig, and monkey, in comparison to those parameters in human plasma.

Objective of Research

  • The main objective of the research was to study the activity of coagulation and fibrinolysis parameters in different animal species and compare them with the parameters in human plasma. This was done with the use of diagnostic tools for clotting factors and fibrinolytic parameters.

Methodology

  • The researchers analyzed plasma samples from different animal species by using the human system as a standard for curves and controls.
  • The results obtained were relative values in relation to pooled fresh human plasma from healthy donors. This plasma is defined as containing 100% of the norm or 1 unit of each factor per 1 ml.
  • For determining plasminogen, streptokinase was used as an activator of the fibrinolytic system.

Results

  • Significant differences were found between the human clotting system and those of different animal species. For instance, rabbits have an activity of factor V that is approximately 50 times higher than in humans, while guinea pigs have only 6% of the factor VII activity of human plasma.
  • The plasma levels of fibrinogen, alpha 2-antiplasmin, and antithrombin III in the plasma samples of the investigated animal species were found to be in the range of human plasma.
  • Differences in the plasma level of single factors compared to human plasma correlated with clotting times of the screening tests.

Conclusions

  • The research indicates that the results obtained by using streptokinase merely reflect the ability of the animal plasminogen to be activated in comparison to the human system. However, these results do not allow for any statements to be made about the real plasminogen content of the plasma sample from the animal species.
  • The researchers concluded that the proper selection of animal species is important for pharmacological investigations to prevent inaccurate conclusions.

Cite This Article

APA
Karges HE, Funk KA, Ronneberger H. (1994). Activity of coagulation and fibrinolysis parameters in animals. Arzneimittelforschung, 44(6), 793-797.

Publication

ISSN: 0004-4172
NlmUniqueID: 0372660
Country: Germany
Language: English
Volume: 44
Issue: 6
Pages: 793-797

Researcher Affiliations

Karges, H E
  • Research Laboratories of Behringwerke AG, Marburg/Lahn, Fed. Rep. of Germany.
Funk, K A
    Ronneberger, H

      MeSH Terms

      • Animals
      • Blood Coagulation / physiology
      • Blood Coagulation Factors / metabolism
      • Cats
      • Cattle
      • Dogs
      • Female
      • Fibrinolysis / physiology
      • Guinea Pigs
      • Horses
      • Humans
      • In Vitro Techniques
      • Macaca fascicularis
      • Male
      • Rabbits
      • Rats
      • Rats, Wistar
      • Reference Standards
      • Reference Values
      • Sheep
      • Species Specificity
      • Swine

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