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Evidence of the escape of antithrombin from the blood into the interstitial space in pregnant women

  • Mamoru Morikawa , Takashi Yamada , Takahiro Yamada , Takahiro Koyama , Rina Akaishi , Masamitsu Takeda , Naoto Araki , Kazutoshi Cho und Hisanori Minakami
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 13. August 2010
Journal of Perinatal Medicine
Aus der Zeitschrift Band 38 Heft 6

Abstract

Objective: We investigated whether ascites samples obtained from pregnant women during cesarean sections contained antithrombin because it is unknown whether antithrombin escapes from the blood and passes into the interstitial space during pregnancy.

Methods: The concentration and activity levels of antithrombin were determined in six ascites samples obtained from six consecutive women who exhibited generalized edema, ascites, and a gradual decline in antithrombin activity.

Results: All six ascites samples contained antithrombin (mean±SD, 4.9±2.2 mg/dL; range, 2.7–8.8 mg/dL) and exhibited an antithrombin activity level of 15.5±6.0% (range, 10–24%).

Conclusions: Antithrombin escapes from the blood into the interstitial space in pregnant women. This phenomenon partially explains the gradual decline in antithrombin activity observed in these six pregnant women with generalized edema and large volumes of ascites.


Corresponding author: Mamoru Morikawa, MD, PhD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hokkaido University School of Medicine Kita-ku N15 W7 Sapporo 060-8638 Japan Tel./Fax: +81-11-706-6051

Received: 2010-3-14
Revised: 2010-6-1
Accepted: 2010-6-7
Published Online: 2010-08-13
Published Online: 2010-08-13
Published in Print: 2010-11-01

©2010 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York

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