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Comparative Study

Turnover of human tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in rabbits

D P Beebe et al. Thromb Res. 1986.

Abstract

The turnover of purified tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) from two different manufacturers was compared in rabbits. The first was melanoma derived one-chain tPA and the second was recombinant two-chain tPA. No differences were noted between the two products. A biphasic disappearance curve was observed for the protein (125Iodine labelled). The first phase was extremely rapid with a T1/2 of 0.59-0.89 min; the secondary phase had a T1/2 of 10-12 min. tPA accumulated rapidly in the liver (44% at twenty min) and appeared to be degraded as demonstrated by the increase in plasma of low molecular weight material which was also TCA soluble. Fractionation of purified recombinant two-chain tPA on a Dupont GF-250 column yielded two peaks of protein (Peak 1 and Peak 2) and the turnover of each in rabbits was compared.

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