Abstract
We have investigated the potential use of perfusion techniques in the evaluation of the thrombogenic profile of factor IX concentrates. Blood from healthy donors was anticoagulated with low molecular weight heparin and incubated with one of the following: (a) diluent (DIL); (b) a prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC); (c) an intermediate-purity concentrate (FIX/X); or (d) a high-purity concentrate (HPFIX). The thrombogenic potential was assessed as: (1) fibrin formation on subendothelium (Baumgartner’s perfusion) and (2) prothrombin activation fragment 1+2 (F1+2, nM) determination. The percentage of fibrin deposition on the subendothelium was only significantly increased after incubation with PCC (62.0±3.6% vs. DIL 35.0±6.1%; p<0.05). None of the FIX concentrates modified platelet interaction versus control blood (DIL: 26.7±2.1%). F1+2 baseline values in anticoagulated blood were 0.6±0.1 nM. Preperfusion levels of F1+2 reached values of 4.4±0.1 nM for PCC and 5.4±0.1 nM for FIX/X. After perfusion, F1+2 values were 2.7±0.2 nM for DIL, 5.6±0.1 nM for PCC and FIX/X, and 3.3±0.2 nM for HPFIX. While measurement of F1+2 was influenced by residual contaminants present in the concentrates, the morphometric evaluation of fibrin deposition on perfused vascular surfaces could be more closely related to the net thrombogenic profile of each FIX preparation.
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