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The Coagulation System andBlood Clot
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NikitaNayyar, HaigMannasian, LongqiuYang,
andHenryLiu
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Introduction
Hemorrhage is a very common complication in perioperative settings and other invasive procedures. This complication can be caused by various factors, usually by surgical
technical difculties and coagulation abnormalities [1, 2].
Reduction of surgery-related blood loss will be addressed
in other chapters in this book. Here we will discuss normal
coagulation system, coagulation regulations, and clot stability. The coagulation system is a series of enzymatic
reactions that plays an important role in hemostasis and
normal human life. Coagulation cascade is a very dynamic
process that involves multiple enzymes that propagate to
the clot formation [2]. A delicate balance between the
coagulation system and the brinolytic system is critical in
order to maintain a normal blood circulation. Hemostasis
is to stop bleeding after an injury. It is categorized as primary hemostasis and secondary hemostasis [3, 4]. In primary hemostasis, the blood vessel contracts and platelets
adhere to the site of injury. In a series of integrative reactions, the platelets form a temporary hemostatic plug that
prevents extravasation from the site of injury. The nal
step is secondary hemostasis [5]. In secondary hemostasis,
the coagulation system is activated and a series of enzymatic reactions and a cascade of factor activations take
N. Nayyar
New York University Langone School of Medicine, Department of
Anesthesiology, New York, NY, USA
H. Mannasian
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Department of
Anesthesiology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
L. Yang
Huangshi Central Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology,
Huangshi, Hubei, China
H. Liu (
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Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine,
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of
Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
place to form brin which subsequently reinforces the primary platelet plug [6].
Blood maintains its uidity in the vascular system and
its ability to clot when a blood vessel is damaged by various etiologies. In 1905, Morawitz described the classic
theory of blood coagulation (Fig.4.1), in which he rst
described the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin and
then the conversion of brinogen to brin, utilizing
thromboplastin and calcium ions [7]. More intricacies and
details of the coagulation cascade were discovered via
clinical observations and experimental studies in subsequent decades. It was unveiled that there was an abnormality in the blood of patients with hemophilia that leads
to the prolongation of clotting time in 1936. Both invivo
and invitro investigations led to the discovery of Factor
VIII deciency [8]. Furthermore, heparin and antithrombin
were discovered after multiple experiments looking into
the coagulation of blood with enzymes derived from the
livers of dogs [9]. Each of the new factors that were discovered were given their own name by different researchers which led to enormous confusion regarding the
interplay between various factors and their roles in coagulation cascade. An international committee for the nomenclature of blood coagulation factors was established in
1954 with a goal of creating common terminology for the
known clotting factors at that time [10]. With the discovery of procoagulants also came the discovery of anticoagulants. The role of Protein C in anticoagulation was
also discovered after signicantly lower Protein C levels
were found in a family with many members prone to
thrombosis as opposed to normal Protein C levels in those
without coagulation issues [11]. After the discovery of
Protein C deciencies, laboratory tests were developed
and revealed that deciencies in Protein S also lead to
procoagulant tendencies [6, 12].
As our understanding of clotting factors deepened,
adjustments to the classic theory were made and the role
of the coagulation factors was more specically dened.
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Fig. 4.1 The classic theory
of blood coagulation by
Morawitz (1905) [7]
Table 4.1 Coagulation factors and their functions [15]
Factor
number Coagulation actor name Biological function
I Fibrinogen Clot formation 3000 90
II Prothrombin Activates I, V, VII, VIII, protein C, platelet 100 65
III Tissue factor Cofactor of VIIa
IV Calcium Facilitates factor binding to phospholipids
V Labile factor/Proacclerin Cofactor of X-prothrombinase complex 10 15
VI Unassigned
VII Stable factor/Proconvertin Activates IX, X 0.5 5
VIII Antihemophilic factor A Cofactor of IX-tenase complex 0.1 10
IX Antihemophilic factor B/Christmas
factor
X Stuart-power factor Prothrombinase complex with factor V,
XI Plasma thromboplastin antecedent Activates IX 5 45
XII Hageman factor Activates factor XI, VII, Prekallikrein
XIII Fibrin-stabilizing factor Cross-link brin 30 200
XIV Prekallikrein(F Fletcher) Serine protease zymogen 35
XV HMWK- (F Fitzgerald) Cofactor 150
XVI vWF Binds to VIII, mediates platelet adhesion 10ug/ml 12
XVII Antithrombin III Inhibits IIa, Xa, other proteases 0.15–0.2mg/ml 72
XVIII Heparin cofactor II Inhibits IIa 60
XIX Protein C Inactivates Va, VIIIa 0.4
XX Protein S Cofactor for activated protein C
Activates X: forms tenase complex with
factor VIII
activates II
Plasma concentration
(mg/L)
5 25
10 40
Plasma T
(h)
1/2
The waterfall hypothesis, which was developed in 1964 by
Davie and Rantoff, provided a detailed schematic for the
interactions of the factors leading to clot formation and is
the basis of coagulation cascade today [13]. As the roles of
the various factors began to be better dened, the waterfall
hypothesis has also been continually modied [6].
The coagulation cascade can be broken down into two
pathways, the intrinsic pathway and the extrinsic pathway.
The intrinsic pathway, so named because all of the components in the cascade are found in plasma, it is triggered
when plasma comes into contact with an articial surface,
such as a glass test tube. The extrinsic pathway requires
blood to come into contact with an extrinsic molecule,
tissue factor, which then triggers the clotting cascade [3].
Both pathways are explained in greater depth in subsequent
sections.
Coagulation Factors andTheir Functions
Most of the coagulation factors are zymogens which are inert
precursors of enzymes. Zymogens are activated by limited
proteolysis which results in active serine proteases with low
inherent enzymatic activity. When these active proteases
bind specic protein cofactors, the activity of the proteases
increases signicantly. The cofactors of the clotting cascade
also circulate in the plasma as inert procofactors, which must
be converted to active cofactors via proteolysis. So, both the
enzymes and cofactors of the coagulation cascade require an
activation process prior to exerting their biological effects.
Once these enzymes and cofactors become active, they are
appended with a lower case ‘a’ [14]. Table 4.1 lists all the
coagulation factors currently known and their physiological
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Thromboplastin (TF) is a glycosylated integral membrane
protein and it is unique because it does not require activation.
It functions as a receptor (for involved in inammation,
apoptosis, cell migration) and also as a cofactor for Factor
VII/VIIa [3, 14]. It is expressed in many extravascular tissues
as in the brain, heart, lungs, and kidneys. Furthermore, it can
also be expressed on vascular endothelium in response to
inammatory stimulation, lipopolysaccharides in sepsis,
adhesion molecules, and inammatory cytokines. TF expression has also been found on some cancer tissues [14]. Factor
VII/VIIa, Factor VII is synthesized in the liver. Factor VII
contains a gamma-carboxyglutamic acid-rich (GLA) domain
which allows calcium-dependent binding of Factor VII to
membranes containing negatively charged phospholipids.
Factor VII circulates in both active VIIa and inactive VII
form in the blood. VIIa is not susceptible to most plasma
protease inhibitors and has a half-life of 2hours. Factor VII
can be activated by IXa, Xa, XIIa, thrombin, plasmin, and
TF:VIIa complex [3, 14]. TF:VIIa Complex can activate
Factors IX and X, and it can be inhibited by Tissue Factor
pathway inhibitor XII/XIIa (thrombin).
Thrombin is produced in the liver and is activated by kallikrein, plasmin, Factor XIIa. XII/XIIa activates Protein C,
so thrombin can be both procoagulant and anticoagulant.
PK/Kallikrein is produced in the liver and activated by XIIa.
High-molecular-weight kininogen (HK) is synthesized in
liver but also contained in granulocytes, platelets, and endothelial cells. HK binds to cell surface in a zinc-dependent
manner. HK activates Factor XII to XIIa.
Normal Coagulation Cascade
Intrinsic pathway depends on the activation by a negatively
changed surface and involves coagulation Factors XII, XI,
IX, VIII, and V.The extrinsic pathway depends on the activation by TF and tissue factor (Factor III) and Factor VII.Both
pathways converge on a common pathway to activate Factor
X, which leads to the conversion of prothrombin (Factor II)
to thrombin (IIa). This subsequently converts brinogen to
form brin. The Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) can be
used to assess the intrinsic pathway and the Prothrombin
time (PT) can be used to assess the function of the extrinsic
pathway. The three stages of coagulation are initiation,
amplication, and propagation [2, 16], (Fig.4.2).
The initiation phase begins with the exposure of TF to the
blood by damage to or activation by the endothelium. TF
then forms a complex with Factor VIIa on the surface of the
cell membrane and activates the zymogens Factors IX and
X.Activated Factor X then generates Factor IIa (thrombin).
Tissue Factor pathway inhibitor neutralizes Factor Xa and
TF:VIIa complexes. The duration of the initiation phase is
Fig. 4.2 Coagulation
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Fig. 4.3 Stages of
coagulation [
2, 14]
dependent on the balance between the concentration of
TF:VIIa and tissue Factor pathway inhibitor [2, 17],
(Fig.4.3).
In the amplication phase, Factor IXa and Factor VIIa
form an intrinsic Factor tenase complex (FIXa:FVIIa) in the
presence of calcium. This process greatly enhances the production of Factor Xa which signicantly accelerates thrombin production. The prothrombinase complex (FXa:FVa) is
also increased by its proximity to the tenase complex and the
presence of calcium, resulting in more thrombin production.
A positive feedback loop forms between the tenase and prothombinase complexes to generate substantial quantity of
thrombin to stabilize the newly formed clot [2, 17]. Thrombin
also interacts with platelets via platelet receptor GPIb which
allows interaction of other platelet components and activates
GPIIb/IIIa receptor, further promoting platelet aggregation.
Thrombin also increases Factor VIIIa by releasing it from
vWF:VIII complex and also activates Factor XI to XIa.
Subsequently, Factor XIa adheres to platelets and causes
activation of the intrinsic pathway. The platelets in the hemostatic plug are stimulated by both collagen and thrombin and
then generate more thrombin by further activating tenase and
prothombinase complexes. The main result of the amplication phase is to generate as much thrombin as possible [2, 4,
14, 18], (Fig.4.3).
The propagation phase is the nal step in stabilizing the
clot. It involved the recruitment of all components, tenase
complex, platelets, prothrombinase complexes, calcium to
the phospholipid surface. Then platelets are activated by
thrombin and the “thrombin burst” leads to the accelerated
formation of brin from brinogen. These brin monomers
form brin layers. Thrombin also activates Factor XIII to
Factor XIIIa which then covalently crosslinks the brin
strands to form a more stable brin network. Thrombin also
activates thrombin-activatable brinolysis inhibitor which
protects the clot from plasmin brinolysis [2, 4, 14, 18],
(Figs.4.3 and 4.4).
The intrinsic or contact pathway is generally activated by
Factor XII.Contact of plasma with an articial surface leads
to activation of Factor XII to XIIa. Factor XIIa then activates
Factor XI to XIa. Factor XIa activates Factor IX to IXa and it
allows for the formation of tenase complexes with VIIIa.
This then activates Factor X to Factor Xa. The generation of
Factor Xa leads to the common pathway of thrombin generation and blood clot stabilization. The intrinsic pathway also
produces bradykinin when kallikrein cleaves
HK. Subsequently, bradykinin binds to its receptors and
results in vasodilation, increased vascular permeability, pain,
and neutrophil activation [14, 18], (Fig.4.2).
Regulation ofCoagulation
The coagulation cascade is regulated at every step in order to
maintain a balance between procoagulation and anticoagulation. The most important regulation mechanisms are multiple
zymogens and cofactors requiring activation prior to exerting
their effects. Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) neutralizes Factor Xa and it inhibits the TF:VIIa complex. TFPI is
primarily produced by the endothelium and it can also be
found on platelets. When heparin is administered, the endothelial form of TFPI is released [2, 14]. In mice whose TFPI have
been knocked out, these mice do not survive, indicating that
lack of TFPI is incompatible with life [19]. Endothelial cells
secrete heparan sulfate which activates antithrombin. This
antithrombin heparan complex can inhibit multiple coagulation enzymes [2, 14]. When Protein C is activated by thrombin, Protein C inhibits the procoagulant functions of Factors
VIIIa and Va. Protein C is vitamin K dependent. Protein S
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tal principle of clot stability is that it is a balance between
clot formation and brinolysis. This balance can be skewed
in either direction by a multitude of factors, including those
molecular, metabolic, mechanical, and pharmacologic in
nature. Furthermore, the processes of coagulation and brinolysis occur simultaneously in many clinical scenarios. It
is necessary to rst mitigate the inherent complexity of this
topic by providing a global roadmap for how coagulation
and brinolysis interrelate to afford hemostasis. We will
then point to specic factors in this framework that inuence clot stability, and brinolysis and its role in disease
process. After the blood coagulation cascade is initiated
and subsequently thrombin is activated, which then catalyzes the formation of brin from its parent zymogen,
brinogen. Fibrin creates a hemostatic milieu in the blood
vessels due to its low solubility in the blood. The brin peptides are then cross-linked at lysine residues by the action
of Factor XIIIa in the process known as “polymerization”.
Simultaneously, leukocytes, erythrocytes, and platelets
assimilate into the brin cross- link network to enhance the
structural integrity of the clots [20–22]. Once the injured
tissue has healed, then the process of brinolysis begins to
take effect. The core of brinolysis process is the enzyme
plasmin, which is converted from plasminogen via tissue
plasminogen activator (tPA) or urokinase- type plasminogen activator (uPA) on the surface of the brin clot, and one
of its main functions is to “dissolve” the brin clot through
its serine protease activity [23, 24]. However, a brinolytic
cross-talk mechanism may potentially bypass the requirement for their molecular co assembly on the same surface,
plasmin can be formed by uPA [25].
Fig. 4.4 Regulation of coagulation cascade [2, 14]
VIIIa and Va. Deciencies of both protein C and S will clinically present signicant prothrombotic conditions [19].
Mechanisms ofClot Stability andFibrinolysis
Precise regulation of clot stability is of paramount importance, as an insubstantial or excessively robust clot can lead
to hemorrhage or thrombosis, respectively. The fundamen-
Factors Aecting Clot Stability
The stability of a clot is dependent on the structural integrity
with which it was formed, as well as external factors. Fibrin
ber diameter and the specic geometry of the brin network are the main determinants of clot stability [21]. Even
the local blood ow rate in the vessel affects how brin networks are oriented as the thrombus forms [26]. Higher concentrations of thrombin also seem to have an impact on the
quality of the brin structure [21]. Understandably, if the
newly formed clot is loose and fragile to begin with, then it
is more susceptible to brinolysis. Fibrinogen polymorphisms can also impact brin clot architecture and create a
prothrombotic or antithrombotic state [27]. The biological
environment in which the clot forms can also affect the various reactions involved in forming and stabilizing a clot,
including local calcium concentration, pH, and platelet count
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Fibrinolysis: Regulation andIts Role inDisease
Process
As above mentioned, plasmin is the primary molecular factor in brinolysis, and it is activated from plasminogen by
either tPA or uPA. The function of endothelial cells and
monocytes that produce tPA and uPA, respectively have
signicant impact on the rate of brinolysis. Plasminogen
activator inhibitor-1 (PAI1) is an important serine protease
inhibitor (“serpin”) that protects against excessive brinolysis by inhibiting tPA and uPA and ultimately limiting
their half- lives. Serpins are present in the blood in excess
concentrations to ensure that tPA and uPA are rapidly neutralized [28]. There is also thrombin-activated brinolysis
inhibitor (TAFI), which is a nonserpin and is activated by
thrombin as the name suggests [29]. TAFI serves as just one
of the many molecular links between coagulation and brinolysis, illustrating the inter relatedness of the two
processes.
Clinical applications of brinolysis in perioperative period
are vast. The brinolytic system itself is usually subject to
perturbations from the level of organ system functions (e.g.,
organ failure) to that of genetic polymorphisms (e.g., brinogen). These “acquired” disorders of brinolysis can be categorized into hyperbrinolysis and hypobrinolysis. Examples
of acquired hyperbrinolysis include disseminated intravascular coagulation, coagulation factor deciency secondary to
chronic liver disease, and nephrotic syndrome [30, 31].
Examples of acquired hypobrinolysis include multiple
myeloma, antiphospholipid syndrome, and diabetes [30].
There are also pharmaceutical means of intentionally altering
brinolysis to achieve a desirable clinical outcome, such as
administering tPA in the setting of early ischemic stroke and
tranexamic acid to prevent excessive bleeding in surgical procedures and in patients with hemophilia.
Summary
Normal coagulation is a very dynamic process involving a
series of enzymatic reactions. Activation of either intrinsic
pathway or extrinsic pathway will lead to brin production and
clot formation. Coagulation has three stages (initiation, amplication, and propagation). A delicate balance between clot formation and brinolysis, which often occurs simultaneously, is
critical to normal blood circulation and hemostasis. Coagulation
system is regulated by ways of multiple zymogens and cofactors all requiring activation prior to exerting their effects. And
the clot stability is also regulated by numerous factors. The
many steps in coagulation and brinolysis pathways also offer
targets for pharmacological interventions.
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Abbreviations
A2AP Alpha-2-antiplasmin
ACT Activated clotting time
APTT Activated partial thromboplastin time
ATC Acute traumatic coagulopathy
BART Blood conservation using antibrinolytics in a
randomized trial
CABG Coronary artery bypass graft
CPB Cardiopulmonary bypass
CRASH Clinical randomization of an antibrinolytic in
signicant hemorrhage
EACA Epsilon-aminocaproic acid
FDA Food and drug administration
GABA/A Gamma-aminobutyric acid type A
INR International normalized ratio
IV Intravenous
LY30 Lysis measurement 30minutes
MATTERs Military application of tranexamic acid in
trauma emergency resuscitation study
PAI-1 Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1
PAI-2 Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2
PATCH Prehospital antibrinolytics for traumatic
coagulopathy and hemorrhage
PPH Postpartum hemorrhage
RCT Randomized control trial
ROTEM Rotational thromboelastometry
SAH Subarachnoid hemorrhage
TAFI Thrombin-activated brinolysis inhibitor
TBI Traumatic brain injury
TEG Thromboelastography
THA Total hip arthroplasty
TKA Total knee arthroplasty
tPA Tissue plasminogen activator
A. N. Primm (*)
NYU Langone Health, Department of Anesthesiology,
Perioperative Care and Pain Medicine, New York, NY, USA
e-mail: aaron.primm@nyulangone.org
TXA Tranexamic acid
ULTRA Ultra-early tranexamic acid after subarachnoid
hemorrhage
uPA Urokinase plasminogen activator
WHO World health organization
Introduction
Fibrinolysis is a process that works to limit clot formation
and is tightly controlled by cofactors, receptors, and inhibitors. Its actions are integrally counterbalanced by the coagulation process, maintaining physiologic homeostasis and
protecting against excessive clot formation or hemorrhage.
When plasmin or plasminogen is produced in excess quantities through, for example, trauma and surgery, multiple
inammatory responses can be generated, leading to coagulopathy and unwanted pathophysiology. To combat these
unwanted events, clinicians have employed antibrinolytic
agents to reduce surgical blood loss, allogenic blood transfusion, and other potential adverse outcomes. Of the antibrinolytic agents, tranexamic acid has been the most widely
studied and utilized and will be the focus going forward.
This chapter will review brinolysis and its measurement,
antibrinolytic agents, and the role of tranexamic acid in the
most studied perioperative settings.
Fibrinolysis andMolecular Regulation
Fibrinolysis is an integral component of hemostasis that acts
to regulate brin formation. Generally, hemostasis is the
process of maintaining the integrity of the vascular system
after damage [1]. Vessel wall injury and extravasation of
blood from the circulation will trigger multiple processes to
begin the repair. To do this, expressed tissue factor and circulating platelets combine to achieve vascular hemostasis
and thrombin is generated through the coagulation cascade
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[2]. More specically, after endothelial cell disruption,
platelets are activated when they come in contact with
subendothelial matrix proteins such as collagen, bronectin,
and von Willebrand factor [3]. This activation exposes
anionic phospholipids, which attract procoagulant proteins
to the cell surface. A sequential series of enzymatic cleavage
events lead to thrombin activation from its zymogen prothrombin [4, 5]. Thrombin will catalyze the conversion of
soluble brinogen to insoluble brin, and hence achieves
hemostasis [4]. Fibrin will be cross-linked through Factor
XIIIa, a transglutaminase, as more platelets, red blood cells,
and white blood cells are incorporated for greater clot stability to resist brinolysis [6].
As the clot forms, the brinolytic system is activated to
counterbalance the coagulation response at the site of injury,
as well as throughout the body. Plasmin is formed on the
surface of the brin clot, or cell surfaces, from plasminogen
[7]. Plasmin is the primary brinolysin that is activated by
two primary serine proteases, tissue plasminogen activator
(tPA) and urokinase (uPA) (Fig. 5.1) [4]. Endothelial cells
synthesize and release tPA, while uPA is made in macrophages, monocytes, and urinary epithelium. Both are cleared
by the liver [8]. Plasminogen also exhibits positive feedback
on its activation because plasmin increases activator activity
by converting single-chain tPA and uPA to their two-chain
counterparts [4]. In response to vascular injury, tPA and uPA
are released in high concentrations, although they exist in
plasma at a low, “surveillance,” concentration [9].
Plasmin is the key enzyme of brinolysis, acting to cleave
brin and release brin degradation products. This action is
facilitated by sites in the plasminogen molecule that can bind
brin’s lysine residues [10]. However, plasmin can also be
involved in multiple enzymatic pathways leading to worsening coagulopathy, bleeding, and inammation [10]. Plasmin,
especially when bound to the surface of macrophages, is
critical in monocyte activation and inammation. Activated
plasmin conveys chemotaxis and actin polymerization in
monocytes leading to cytokine release [11]. Also, plasmin
can be generated from inammation secondary to bacterial
infection and exposure to lipopolysaccharide, which can
contribute to disseminated intravascular coagulation and
sepsis [12]. By whatever means, these actions can occur
when plasmin is present in concentrations that exceed its
physiologic inhibitors and is the basis for the use of antibrinolytic therapy [10, 13]. Bursts of free plasmin lead to degradation of coagulation factors like brinogen and factors V
and VII.Additionally, the cleavage of glycoprotein Ib and
IIb/IIIa receptors on platelets through brinolysis will hinder
platelet adhesion and aggregation [14]. By all of these processes, plasmin can bring on a serious pathophysiologic state
that will lead to poor clinical outcomes if left unchecked.
Molecular inhibitors are vitally important in brinolysis
to control any surplus of plasmin or plasminogen activator.
Serine protease inhibitors form covalent complexes with circulating plasmin and plasminogen activators, neutralizing
their effects [15]. The most important serine protease inhibi-
Fig. 5.1 Schematic of hemostasis and brinolysis with inhibitors.
After vessel wall injury (red dashed arrow), expressed tissue factor (TF)
binds with factor VIIA, leading to the generation of thrombin and
hemostasis. Thrombin will catalyze the conversion of soluble brinogen into an organized brin meshwork that will lead to clot formation.
Thrombin also stimulates release of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)
from the endothelium (black dashed arrow) that will form a complex
with plasminogen on the surface of brin to release active plasmin.
Plasmin formation can also be achieved with urokinase plasminogen
activator (uPA), which is released from macrophages, monocytes, and
urinary epithelium. Plasmin will cleave brin to soluble brin degradation products. Tranexamic acid (TXA) and epsilon-aminocaproic acid
(EACA) inhibit brinolysis intravascularly by competitive inhibition on
plasminogen’s lysine-binding site. This prevents plasmin release and
allows for a stable brin clot. Aprotinin reversible inhibits free plasmin.
Fibrinolysis is inhibited by plasminogen activator inhibitors (PAI-1 and
PAI 2), alpha-2-antiplasmin (A2AP), and thrombin-activated brinolysis inhibitor (TAFI)
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