Comprehensive anticoagulant effect of heparinoid in blood samples from patients with hemophilia
摘要
Heparinoid (Hirudoid®), a topical heparin-like agent, is labeled as contraindicated in bleeding disorders, yet its propensity for clinically relevant systemic anticoagulation remains uncertain.
AimTo assess heparinoid’s anticoagulant potential in blood from healthy individuals and people with hemophilia (PwH).
MethodsIn normal plasma exposed to heparinoid (≤ 6.5 μg/mL) or heparin, and in plasma from PwH supplemented with FVIII or FIX (0–50 IU/dL), we quantified activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) and adjusted maximum coagulation velocity (Ad|min1|) by clot waveform analysis. In heparinoid-treated whole blood from healthy volunteers (≤ 9 μg/mL), clotting time (CT) and clot formation time (CFT) were assessed by rotational thromboelastometry.
ResultsIn normal plasma, heparinoid dose-dependently prolonged APTT and reduced Ad|min1|; at the estimated Cmax (2.5 μg/mL), APTT increased ~ 1.2-fold and Ad|min1| approximated the effect of ~ 0.2 IU/mL heparin. In FVIII- or FIX-supplemented plasma from PwH, Ad|min1| showed a mild, factor-level-dependent decrease (~ 85% of control). In whole blood, CT + CFT changed minimally at therapeutic concentrations. Heparin controls provided an internal benchmark for assay sensitivity.
ConclusionAt therapeutic levels, heparinoid exerts only mild anticoagulant effects in both normal and hemophilic matrices, supporting the view that topical use is unlikely to pose systemic bleeding risk in PwH.