Webbläsaren som du använder stöds inte av denna webbplats. Alla versioner av Internet Explorer stöds inte längre, av oss eller Microsoft (läs mer här: * https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/windows/end-of-ie-support).

Var god och använd en modern webbläsare för att ta del av denna webbplats, som t.ex. nyaste versioner av Edge, Chrome, Firefox eller Safari osv.

The APC-PCI concentration as an early marker of activation of blood coagulation A study of women on combined oral contraceptives

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

Background: The risk of venous tromboembolism (VTE) in women taking combined oral contraceptives (COCs) is attributed to changes in coagulation and fibrinolysis. The impact of the COCs may be greater in women with preexisting thrombophilic defects. Nevertheless most women who suffer from venous thrombosis do not have any of the well known hereditary or acquired risk factors. A simple and sensitive marker of "thrombogenicity" has not been identified. Objectives: To investigate the effects of two different monophasic combined oral contraceptives (COCs) on the plasma concentrations of activated protein C-inhibitor of protein C (APC-PCI) and on comparable hemostatic factors in fertile women. Method: Forty four healthy nulliparous women with regular menstrual periods were included and randomly assigned to start with a monophasic preparation containing 30 mu g ethinylestradiol and 150 mu g levonogestrel (LNG/EE) or a preparation containing 30 mu g ethinylestradiol and 150 mu g desogestrel (DG/EE). After a wash out period of two months, treatment with the alternate preparation was initiated and continued for two more cycles. Results: The plasma concentration of the APC-PCI complex and thrombin-antithrombin complex (TAT) increased during treatment with the two COCs. During DG/EE treatment the APC-PCI complex increased significantly more than during LNG/EE (p < 0,01). The plasma concentration of D-dimer did not increase during OC treatment. Conclusion: The APC-PCI complex concentration, which serves as a marker for thrombin generation and indicates hypercoagulability, was increased during COC treatment compared to baseline. The method is a sufficiently sensitive marker to detect even small differences in the activation of coagulation. c (c) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publiceringsår

2012

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

636-639

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Thrombosis Research

Volym

130

Issue

4

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Elsevier

Ämne

  • Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems

Status

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Clinical Chemistry, Malmö

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1879-2472