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THE fibrinolytic potential of the vasculature is modulated primarily by the availability and activity of plasminogen activators, which convert the zymogen plasminogen into the active fibrin-degrading enzyme plasmin1. The activities of these key regulatory enzymes are directly neutralized by their primary endogenous inhibitor, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1)2–6. Although some individuals with a tendency to develop thrombotic disorders exhibit elevated levels of PAI-1 in their plasma7–10, the cause-and-effect relationship between increased PAI-1 and thrombosis is still unclear. Specifically, it is not known whether chronic depression of fibrinolytic activity results in the development of thrombosis. To address this question we developed transgenic mice in which the contribution of PAI-1 to thrombus formation could be evaluated. The results presented in this report indicate that elevated levels of PAI-1 contribute to the development of venous but not arterial occlusions.
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Erickson, L., Fici, G., Lund, J. et al. Development of venous occlusions in mice transgenic for the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene. Nature 346, 74–76 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/346074a0
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