Thromb Haemost 1985; 53(01): 024-025
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661229
Original Article
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

The Effect of Histamine (H2) Receptor Antagonists on the Fibrinolytic Activity In Vitro

Antoni Stadnicki
The Department of Gastroenterology, Silesian School of Medicine, Katowice, Poland
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Teresa Kacperek
The Department of Gastroenterology, Silesian School of Medicine, Katowice, Poland
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Publication History

Received 03 May 1984

Accepted 21 October 1984

Publication Date:
18 July 2018 (online)

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Summary

The effect of cimetidine and ranitidine on the fibrinolytic activity in vitro was tested. The inhibition rate of spontaneous lysis rose proportionally to the increasing drug doses. However, a similar effect was obtained with two other drugs of different chemical structures and pharmacological properties. Streptokinase activated fibrinolyse was not affected by either of the drugs at any concentration. Nor was clot formation affected in these experiment conditions.

The results of the tests in vitro indicate that inhibition of euglobulin fibrinolysis by H2-receptor antagonists is not specific for these drugs and not connected with their pharmacological properties. It is possible to assume that, during therapeutic use, cimetidine and ranitidine have no antifibrinolytic effect. Possible explanation and relevance of these observations are discussed.