Heparin-protamine complexes and C-reactive protein induce activation of the classical complement pathway: studies in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and in vitro
| Autor: | P, Bruins, H, te Velthuis, A J, Eerenberg-Belmer, A P, Yazdanbakhsh, E M, de Beaumont, L, Eijsman, A, Trouwborst, C E, Hack |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Analysis of Variance Cardiopulmonary Bypass Dose-Response Relationship Drug Heparin Phosphorylcholine Anticoagulants Heparin Antagonists Arrhythmias Cardiac Complement C4 Complement C3 Complement System Proteins Middle Aged C-Reactive Protein Myocardial Revascularization Humans Female Complement Pathway Classical Prospective Studies Protamines |
| Zdroj: | Thrombosis and haemostasis. 84(2) |
| ISSN: | 0340-6245 |
| Popis: | The administration of protamine to patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) to neutralize heparin and to reduce the risk of bleeding, induces activation of the classical complement pathway mainly by heparin-protamine complexes. We investigated whether C-reactive protein (CRP) contributes to protamine-induced complement activation. In 24 patients during myocardial revascularization, we measured complement, CRP, and complement-CRP complexes, reflecting CRP-mediated complement activation in vivo. We also incubated plasma from healthy volunteers and patients with heparin and protamine in vitro to study CRP-mediated complement activation. During CPB, CRP levels remained unchanged while C3 activation products increased. C4 activation occurred after protamine administration. CRP-complement complexes increased at the end of CPB and upon protamine administration. Incubation of plasma with heparin and protamine in vitro generated complement-CRP complexes, which was blocked by phosphorylcholine and stimulated by exogenous CRP. C4d-CRP complex formation after protamine administration correlated clinically with the incidence of postoperative arrhythmia. Protamine administration during cardiac surgery induces complement activation which in part is CRP-dependent, and correlates with postoperative arrhythmia. |
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