Inventors:
Alan L. Schwartz - Clayton MO
Guojun Bu - Chesterfield MO
Assignee:
Washington University - St. Louis MO
International Classification:
A61K 3816, A61K 3849, C07K 1447
Abstract:
Methods and compositions for inhibiting the hepatic clearance of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) in vivo by administering a t-PA-hepatic clearance-inhibiting amount of 39 kDa protein or a t-PA-hepatic clearance-inhibiting fragment thereof, or genetically or chemically modified forms of the 39 kDa protein or fragments thereof are described. Methods and compositions for treatment of thrombolytic diseases by administering t-PA and a t-PA-hepatic clearance-inhibiting effective amount of 39 kDa protein, a t-PA-hepatic clearance inhibiting fragment thereof, and genetically or chemically modified forms of the 39 kDa protein or its fragments are described.