Inhibition and reversal of platelet-rich arterial thrombus in vivo: direct vs. indirect factor Xa inhibition

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The efficacy of a direct factor (F)Xa inhibitor, ZK-807834, was compared with indirect inhibition by enoxaparin for inhibition and deaggregation of acute platelet-rich thrombi in a well-characterized porcine carotid injury model. METHODS: A crush injury was performed on a randomly chosen carotid artery and the thrombus allowed to propagate for 30 min. Pigs then received intravenous drug for 35 min: ZK-807834-Dose 1 (40 microg kg(-1) bolus + 1.5 microg kg(-1) min(-1) infusion, n=6); ZK-807834-Dose 2 (20 microg kg(-1) bolus + 0.75 microg kg(-1) min(-1) infusion; n=6); enoxaparin (1 mg kg(-1) bolus; n=6); or saline (n=6). Five minutes after drug initiation, the contralateral artery was injured. Thrombus size was monitored by scintillation detection of autologous 111In-platelets. RESULTS: The prothrombin time ratio was 2.2 +/- 0.1; 1.4 +/- 0.3; 1.2 +/- 0.9 and 1.1 +/- 0.2, respectively. ZK-807834-Dose 1 significantly inhibited carotid platelet deposition (525 +/- 226 x 10(6) cm(-2); P = 0.008), whereas ZK-807834-Dose 2 (2325 +/- 768) and enoxaparin (1236 +/- 383) were not different from saline (2776 +/- 642). Thrombus deaggregation was greatest for animals receiving ZK-807834-Dose 1 (473 +/- 185). Neither ZK-807834-Dose 2 (1588 +/- 480) nor enoxaparin (1618 +/- 686) was different from saline control (2222 +/- 598). CONCLUSIONS: Direct FXa inhibition with ZK-807834, at a prothrombin time ratio of 2.2, effectively inhibits thrombosis and promptly deaggregates thrombi induced by arterial injury. In contrast, indirect FXa inhibition with enoxaparin was ineffective.     

肝素与低分子量肝素治疗不稳定性心绞痛的比较

目的：比较肝素与低分子量肝素治疗不稳定性心绞痛的疗效和安全性。方法：在常规治疗的基础上分为低分子量肝素组６３例，用低分子量肝素注射液０．４～０．６ｍＬ（０．１ｍＬ相当于１０２５ＵＡＸａ），腹壁ｓｃ，ｑ１２ｈ，１０ｄ为一个疗程。肝素组６０例，用肝素５０ｍｇ，大腿前外侧或腹壁ｓｃ，ｂｉｄ，１５ｄ为一个疗程。结果：低分子量肝素组与肝素组心绞痛的复发率和隐匿性心肌缺血的发生率分别为２５％∶４３％和３２％∶４８％，组间比较差别有显著意义，Ｐ＜０．０５。心肌梗死：前组１例；后组３例（死亡１例）。前组未见明显不良反应；后组出血性瘀斑１例。结论：低分子量肝素的疗效和安全性优于肝素     

Regional anaesthesia in patients taking anticoagulant drugs

Many surgical patients are taking drugs that impair normal coagulation, and this causes concern about the risk of perioperative bleeding events. The anaesthetist is particularly concerned about compressive vertebral canal haematomas, which may occur after spinal or epidural anaesthetic techniques. Fortunately, the risk of this complication is very low. The major risk factors are coagulopathy or technical difficulties with the block. There is also concern about perineural haematomas, which may be associated with peripheral nerve blocks. This article attempts to put the risks of these complications into context, with reference to different classes of anticoagulant drugs.     

低分子肝素钙、阿司匹林联合治疗急性脑梗死的临床研究

 目的观察低分子肝素钙、阿司匹林及其联合应用治疗急性脑梗死的疗效及其安全性。方法共选择240例急性脑梗死患者,随机分为低分子肝素钙治疗组、阿司匹林治疗组、低分子肝素钙与阿司匹林联合治疗组及对照组,每组各60例。治疗前后分别作神经功能缺损程度评分及临床疗效判定,并观察每组的不良反应。结果低分子肝素钙治疗组、阿司匹林治疗组、低分子肝素钙与阿司匹林联合治疗组神经功能恢复均明显优于对照组,低分子肝素钙与阿司匹林联合治疗组临床疗效明显优于低分子肝素钙治疗组与阿司匹林治疗组,各组出血发生率无显著差异性。结论脑梗死急性期给予低分子肝素钙联合阿司匹林治疗安全有效,且明显优于单药治疗。     

过氧化氢氧化降解法制备低分子玻璃酸

目的制备低分子玻璃酸 (HA)。方法过氧化氢氧化降解法。结果随着过氧化氢浓度增加 ,反应温度的升高 ,降解速率加快。中性条件下HA的氧化降解速率较快 ,而酸性或碱性时却较慢。为了方便降解过程的可控性 ,过氧化氢浓度选 0 .0 5 % ,反应温度定为 5 0℃ ,反应pH为中性。随着HA相对分子质量的降低 ,运动黏度迅速下降 ,而糖醛酸含量基本不变。不同过氧化氢浓度降解时 ,低分子HA收率基本相同。结论过氧化氢氧化降解法可用于制备低分子HA。     

Echocardiography

Echocardiography occupies a unique place as an investigative tool in cardiology. This introduction to the technique reviews the basic principles and outlines the diagnosis of common cardiac lesions. Being entirely noninvasive, echocardiography can be repeated to ascertain the severity and observe the progression of cardiac lesions.     

Administration of low-molecular-weight heparin in patients with two or more unsuccessful IVF/ICSI cycles: a multicenter cohort study

To compare the effects of the administration of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) in subfertile patients with two or more unsuccessful IVF/ICSI cycles. In this six-center two-arm retrospective cohort study, the study population (230 women) underwent a GnRH-antagonist protocol and was classified into two groups, according to the couse of LMWH or not. Groups were compared regarding the clinical and IVF/ICSI cycle characteristics and reproductive outcomes, whereas clinical pregnancy and miscarriage constituted the primary endpoints. Logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the potential predictors of clinical pregnancy, miscarriage and live birth rates using the Enter method. Baseline characteristics were comparable in the two groups. There was no statistically significant difference between the two study groups with regard neither to clinical pregnancy and miscarriage rates (33/133 vs. 20/97, p?=?.456 and 15/133 vs. 9/97, p?=?.624, respectively), nor to the secondary outcomes preset for this study (all p values?>.05). Logistic regression revealed that age of the woman and ICSI and dose of gonadotrophins used were predictors of clinical pregnancy and live birth, respectively. In conclusion, there is no evidence to support the standard addition of LMWH in patients with two or more unsuccessful IVF/ICSI cycles.     

宫腔内灌注粒细胞集落刺激因子联合低分子肝素在薄型子宫内膜患者冻融胚胎移植周期中的研究

目的:探讨宫腔内灌注粒细胞集落刺激因子(G-CSF)联合低分子肝素(LMWH)对薄型子宫内膜患者冻融胚胎移植(FET)周期中的临床疗效。方法:选取2018年6月-2019年10月于山西医科大学第一医院进行FET助孕治疗的薄型子宫内膜患者175例,根据患者自身意愿分为3组,A组:63例患者仅接受激素替代治疗;B组:52例患者接受激素替代治疗+宫腔内G-CSF灌注;C组:60例患者接受激素替代治疗+宫腔内G-CSF灌注+皮下注射LMWH。对3组患者的子宫内膜厚度、子宫内膜血流阻力指数(RI)、搏动指数(PI)、周期取消率、胚胎种植率、临床妊娠率、早期流产率、异位妊娠率等指标进行比较。结果:在内膜转化日,与A组相比,B、C组子宫内膜厚度、Ⅱ+Ⅲ型血流比例均增加,RI、PI均降低(P<0.05)。治疗结局方面,与A组相比,B、C组胚胎种植率、临床妊娠率增加,周期取消率降低,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);B、C组间比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05);C组早期流产率较B组降低,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:在FET周期中宫腔内灌注G-CSF可提高薄型子宫内膜患者的子宫内膜厚度,改善子宫内膜的血流情况,提高胚胎种植率及临床妊娠率,注射LMWH可降低早期流产率。     

Fraxiparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin, stimulates megakaryocytopoiesis in vitro and in vivo in mice

Summary. The effect of a low-molecular-weight heparin, faxiparin (Nadroparinŕ;), on murine megakaryocytopoiesis in vitro and in vivo was studied in comparison with unfractionated heparin. The addition of fraxiparin at 1–20 IU/ml into plasma clot cultures but not serum-free agar culture significantly enhanced MK colony growth. Furthermore, fraxiparin was found to potentiate the stimulating activity of aplastic anaemia serum (AAS) but not stem cell factor (SCF), interleukin-3 (IL-3), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and erythropoietin (Epo), on MK colony growth in vitro , and to neutralize the inhibitory effect of platelet factor 4 (PF4) in vitro and in vivo . Fraxiparin also acted synergistically with heparin confactor II and antithrombin III to promote megakaryocyte colony formation. Intraperitoneal administration of fraxiparin twice daily for 4d at 0.1–25IU/injection increased in mice the level of blood platelet counts and the number of single MKs and CFU-MK in bone marrow. These data demonstrate that fraxiparin is able to positively regulate megakaryocytopoiesis.