Oral heparin results in the appearance of heparin fragments in the plasma of rats.
AUTOR(ES)
Larsen, A K
RESUMO
We have previously shown that angiogenesis inhibition and tumor regression can be accomplished by combinations of heparin or heparin fragments with cortisone [Folkman, J., Langer, R., Linhardt, R. J., Haudenschild, C. & Taylor, S. (1983) Science 221, 719-725]. Oral heparin was also effective in combination with cortisone. We now show that a single oral dose of [35S]heparin or [3H]heparin (15,000 units/kg) results in continuous release of radioactive material into the bloodstream for at least 12 hr. This is associated with the presence of anti-factor Xa activity at a level of approximately equal to 0.1 unit/ml. The radioactive material is identified as oligo-, di-, and monosaccharides by its behavior in chromatographic systems, its possession of anti-factor Xa activity, and the effect of treatment with bacterial heparinase. The heparin fragments are extensively metabolized to fragments without anti-factor Xa activity that are readily subject to urinary excretion.
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