plasmin
Fibrin-degrading enzyme
Plasmin is an enzyme in the blood that dissolves fibrin, the protein mesh forming blood clots.
The body produces plasmin to break down clots after wounds heal, preventing dangerous blockages.
Drugs that activate plasmin are used to treat heart attacks and strokes by dissolving clots in arteries: The patient received a plasmin activator within the critical window.
Clot-forming protein
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- clotCoagulated mass
- degradationDecline in condition
- lysisCell membrane rupture
D-dimer · thrombus · embolus · fibrinogen · tranexamic acid
Process that stops bleeding
- thrombusIntravascular coagulated mass
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
thrombosis · prothrombin · fibrinogen · clotting factors · bleeding · hemorrhage · thrombin
Inactive enzyme precursor
- activationSetting into operation
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
- active siteEnzyme region binding substrates
hydrolysis · cofactor · protein structure · polypeptide · biochemistry · proenzyme · cascade
Agent dissolving vascular obstructions
- myocardial infarctionCardiac tissue death event
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- pulmonary embolismClot blocking lung artery
- deep vein thrombosisClot in leg vessel
reperfusion · angioplasty · ischemia · thrombectomy · revascularization
Restoration after injury
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
- basement membraneExtracellular matrix beneath epithelia
- collagenStructural body protein
- growth factorsProteins stimulating cell proliferation
fibrin
Clot-forming protein
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- clotCoagulated mass
- degradationDecline in condition
lysis · D-dimer · thrombus · embolus · fibrinogen · tranexamic acid
hemostasis
Process that stops bleeding
- thrombusIntravascular coagulated mass
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
anticoagulant · thrombosis · prothrombin · fibrinogen · clotting factors · bleeding · hemorrhage · thrombin
zymogen
Inactive enzyme precursor
- activationSetting into operation
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
active site · hydrolysis · cofactor · protein structure · polypeptide · biochemistry · proenzyme · cascade
clot buster
Agent dissolving vascular obstructions
- myocardial infarctionCardiac tissue death event
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- pulmonary embolismClot blocking lung artery
deep vein thrombosis · reperfusion · angioplasty · ischemia · thrombectomy · revascularization
wound healing
Restoration after injury
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
- basement membraneExtracellular matrix beneath epithelia
- collagenStructural body protein
plasminfibrin
Clot-forming protein
fibrinogen · thrombus · blood clot · coagulum · tranexamic acid
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