Fibrinolytic inhibitor levels and polymorphisms in Behçet disease and their association with thrombosis

Br J Haematol. 2008 May;141(5):716-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07078.x. Epub 2008 Mar 12.

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the fibrinolytic inhibitors and their association with thrombosis in Behçet disease. Thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) (P < 0.001) and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) levels (P = 0.022) were significantly higher in 79 patients than in 84 controls. No significant differences were observed in CPB2 (TAFI) Thr325Ile and SERPINE1 (PAI1) 4G/5G polymorphism distribution between patients and controls. TAFI activity levels were significantly higher in patients with thrombosis than in those without thrombosis (P = 0.024). In conclusion, the increased TAFI levels in Behçet disease could contribute to the increased risk of thrombosis observed in these patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Behcet Syndrome / blood*
  • Behcet Syndrome / genetics
  • Blood Glucose / analysis
  • Carboxypeptidase B2 / blood*
  • Female
  • Fibrinolysis
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Lipids / blood
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 / blood*
  • Polymorphism, Genetic*
  • Thrombosis / blood*
  • Thrombosis / genetics

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Lipids
  • Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1
  • SERPINE1 protein, human
  • Carboxypeptidase B2