In this review, we hypothesized the importance of the interaction between the brain glutathione (GSH) system, the proteolytic tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA)/plasminogen/ plasmin system, regulated by plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1), and neuroserpin in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. The histopathological characteristic hallmark that gives personality to the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of neurofibroid tangles located intracellularly in the brain, such as the protein tau and extracellular senile plaques made primarily of amyloidal substance. These formations of complex etiology are intimately related to GSH, brain protective antioxidants, and the proteolytic system, in which t-PA plays a key role.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSulodexide is a highly purified glycosaminoglycan containing a combination of heparan sulfate with affinity for antithrombin III and dermatan sulfate with affinity for heparin cofactor II. This antithrombotic and antithrombin activity is of great pharmacologic interest and makes sulodexide a suitable drug for the prophylaxis and treatment of arterial and venous peripheral diseases. In arterial pathology, changes in the Winsor Index, improvement in peripheral blood flow, and reduction in pain-free walking distance confirm that treatment with oral sulodexide is effective.
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August 1996
The case of a patient who developed deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremities in the late postoperative course after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is presented. Thrombosis occurred in spite of correct prophylactic therapy. Factors influencing and predisposing to thromboembolism are reviewed, in particular the effect of pneumoperitoneum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContribution of one case of spontaneous retroperitoneal haemorrhage presented after therapy with anticoagulants. Review of causes of transperitoneal haemorrhage, relative frequency, as well as signs and symptoms, and diagnosis. The sparse number of haemorrhagic complications after anticoagulant therapy with heparin and urokinase-associated adjusted heparin are described.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA study is presented which was carried out in twenty-five patients operated on in a surgical service, and who received total parenteral nutrition. Samples were taken to check modifications to the fibrinolytic system occurring after administration of hyperosmotic solutions, principally lipidic emulsions, from a contemporary standpoint. We performed three extractions: on day one, day five and following the withdrawal of the fat emulsion, with study of modifications to antithrombin III, alpha 2 antiplasmin, plasminogen, C protein, plasminogen tissular activator (t-PA), plasminogen tissular activator inhibitor (PAI 1), fibrinogen, and fibrinogen/fibrin degradation products.
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