Anticoagulant and calcium-binding properties of high molecular weight derivatives of human fibrinogen (plasmin fragments Y)

The present study was undertaken as a step to delineate further the localization of the calcium-binding sites in fibrinogen and to assess the anticlotting properties of fibrinogen degradation products. To this purpose, fragments Y were prepared by plasmin digestion of human fibrinogen in the presence of added Ca2+, and purified. We found that,...

The metabolism in vitro of human low-density lipoprotein by the human hepatoma cell line Hep G2

The human hepatoma cell line Hep G2 was studied with respect to metabolism of human low-density lipoprotein (LDL). The Hep G2 cells bind, take up and degrade human LDL with a high-affinity saturable and with a low-affinity non-saturable component. The high-affinity binding possesses a K(D) of 25 nM-LDL and a maximal amount of binding of about 70...

Identification of a reversible inhibitor of plasminogen activators in blood plasma

Inhibition of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) by pooled plasma could be ascribed for only 60% to the endothelial cell type PA inhibitor. The residual inhibition is ascribed to a so-far undescribed plasma component present at 0.2 nmol/l. This component shows reversible binding to t-PA with an apparent K(i) of 10 pmol/l (does not hinder t...