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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 131-136 |
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Assessment of some plasma fibrinolytic proteins in sickle cell anemia patients in steady state and in vaso-occlusive crises
Timothy Ekwere1, Sunday Paul Ogunro2, Alani S Akanmu3
1 Department of Haematology, College of Health Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria
2 Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Health Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo, Nigeria
3 Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Sunday Paul Ogunro
Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Health Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/1658-5127.127895
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Background: The clinical manifestations of vaso-occlusion result from a dynamic combinations of abnormalities in hemoglobin (Hb) structure and functions, red blood cell membrane integrity, erythrocyte density, endothelial activation, microvascular tone, inflammatory mediators and coagulation factors.
Objective: The objective of the following study is to determine the changes in plasma concentration of fibrinolytic proteins among sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients in two clinical states; steady state and vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) and compare with HbAA controls and also to determine if any, the clinical relevance of these proteins in evaluating these patients in the different clinical state.
Materials and Methods: A total of 25 (14M: 11F) HbSS subjects in VOC, 24 (13M: 11F) HbSS subjects in a steady state and 30 (17M: 13F) healthy HbAA volunteers matched for age and sex with the subjects were recruited for the study. Hematological parameters, i.e., full blood count, fibrinolytic proteins concentration including plasma concentration of D-dimer, plasminogen, fibrinogen (FBG), tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and fibrinopetide-A were determined.
Result: Plasma fibrinopeptide A (FPA) concentration of 680.99 411.37 ng/ml for SCA subjects in VOC and 449.67 310.01 ng/ml in steady state subjects were significantly increased (P < 0.001) compared with 163.52 86.26 ng/ml for HbAA controls. However, there were no statistically significant changes in the plasma concentrations of D-dimer, FBG, plasminogen and tPA among the subjects in any of the clinical states (steady state and VOC) and controls studied.
Conclusion: The significant increase in FPA concentration observed among subjects compared to controls may have been confounded by hyperleucocytosis especially polymorphonuclear leucocytes commonly associated with SCA. Thus, the clinical relevance of these plasma proteins in evaluating these patients in either of the clinical states of this disorder is doubtful. |
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