alteplase meaning

• [Medicine]
  A proteolytic enzyme in the serine protease family found in many tissues which converts PLASMINOGEN to PLASMIN. It has fibrin-binding activity and is immunologically different from URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR. The primary sequence,composed of 527 amino acids,is identical in both the naturally occurring and synthetic proteases. EC 3.4.21.68. n : TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR
  

• Alteplase costs about $ 2, 000 for a standard dose.
• Thrombolysis agents include streptokinase, reteplase, alteplase, and tenecteplase.
• Alteplase ( tpa ) is an effective medication for acute ischemic stroke.
• The drugs are alteplase, or Activase, and abciximab, or Reopro.
• It was intended to see if abciximab could boost the effectiveness of alteplase.
• Alteplase is a member of a class of drugs approved for treating heart attacks.
• A major concern was that a smaller-than-standard dose of alteplase would be ineffective.
• Reteplase also binds fibrin with lower affinity than alteplase, improving its ability to penetrate into clots.
• Currently available thrombolytic agents include streptokinase, urokinase, and alteplase ( recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, rtPA ).
• Alteplase alone eased blood flow in 43 percent of the patients at 60 minutes and 62 percent at 90 minutes.

• "alteplase" meaning in Chinese: 前列地尔注射液
• "alteplase" meaning in Japanese: {名} : アルテプラーゼ◆血栓溶解薬
• "alteplase" meaning in Arabic: ألتيبلاس
• "alteplase" meaning in French: altéplase