The oral bioavailability of pentosan polysulphate sodium in healthy volunteers

Objective: Pentosan polysulphate sodium (PPS), a heparin-like drug, is supposed to be orally applicable. The objective of the present study was to assess the oral bioavailability of PPS. However, since specific assays for PPS do not exist, this was done by using primary and secondary effect parameters. Methods: The study was carried out using a...

Usefulness and limitations of Actilyse® for standardisation of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) assays in blood

Standardisation of t-PA antigen and activity assays requires a t-PA standard which ideally is a single preparation suitable for all assays. Most t-PA preparations, however, are not homogeneous; they can contain several forms of t-PA: single-chain and two-chain t-PA, and two glycoforms (I and II). In this study, the behaviour of Actilyse...

Causes of variability in the pharmacokinetics of thrombolytic drugs