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Acetaldehyde (AcH) at preincubationconcentrations of 447, 89.4, and 17.9 mM potentiates theeffects of heparin on the clotting time of plasma. Whilecontrol plasma clotted in the range of 12.6 ± 0.1 to 13.8 ± 0.1 sec, and heparin-treatedplasma clotted in a range from 131.5 ± 2.5 to168.2 ± 1.2 sec, heparin that was preincubated atroom temperature for 30 min with 89.4 or 447 mM AcH didnot clot plasma in 300 sec. Heparin exposed to 17.9 mMAcH clotted plasma in 193 ± 1.1 sec. Ethanol ata 404 mM concentration also prolonged the clotting timeof heparin-treated plasma >300 sec, while 202 mM ethanol prolonged the clotting time ofheparin-treated plasma from 149.0 ± 2.0 sec to219.5 ± 1.7 sec. It is suggested that AcH altersthe tertiary structure of heparin by adduct formation,possibly by formation of cyclic acetals with iduronicand glucuronic acids, thereby more readily affectingbinding of the glycosaminoglycan to antithrombin IIIand/or thrombin, prolonging clotting time. Ethanol, which does not react covalently with heparin,might affect its conformation as a consequence of anorganic solvent effect. Protamine sulfate prolonged theclotting time of plasma from 13.6 ± 0.1 sec to 17.9 ± 0.2 sec. Protaminesulfate-treated heparin clotted plasma in 21.0 ±0.4 sec relative to heparin-treated plasma (160.4± 1.7 sec). In subsequent experiments,AcH-treated protamine sulfate extended the clotting time of protamine sulfate from17.9 ± 0 sec to 33.7 ± 0.6 sec. Prioraddition of protamine sulfate to AcH- heparin mixturesor heparin to protamine sulfate-AcH mixtures beforeaddition to plasma resulted in clotting times of 22.0± 0.4 sec and 24.1 ± 0.5 sec,respectively, relative to control clotting times of162.3 ± 2.6 sec for plasma-heparin mixtures.These results confirm both the reduction in coagulation time ofheparin-treated plasma by protamine sulfate and theprolongation of clotting time of plasma by protaminesulfate. Furthermore, and importantly, they indicatethat acetaldehyde-treated protamine sulfate is a more effectiveanticoagulant than protamine sulfate. It is suggestedthat reversible adduct formation between acetaldehyde,heparin, and protamine sulfate may occur as a meansexplaining the essentially identical coagulation time ofthese mixtures when added to plasma regardless of theorder of premixing. Ethanol (404 mM) did not influenceprotamine sulfate effects. Lastly, the potentiation of the anticoagulant function of heparin byacetaldehyde suggests that a structural modification ofthe glycosaminoglycan may occur in alcoholics.
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Brecher, A.S., Hellman, K. & Basista, M.H. Coagulation Protein Function VI (Augmentation of Anticoagulant Function by Acetaldehyde-Treated Heparin). Dig Dis Sci 44, 1349–1355 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026635331519
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