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streptokinase Pharm.|strɛptəʊˈkaɪneɪz| [f. as prec. + kinase.] An enzyme produced by hæmolytic streptococci which activates plasminogen to form plasmin and is given intravenously to dissolve intravascular blood clots.
1944Christensen & Macleod in Jrnl. Gen. Physiol. XXVIII. 581 Streptococcal fibrinolysin, also a misnomer in the light of present knowledge, may be termed ‘streptokinase’, analogous to ‘enterokinase’ or ‘mold kinase’. 1969Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Mar. 812/1 Nine patients with arteriographically proved pulmonary embolism have been treated by a 36-hour infusion of streptokinase. 1978F. X. Hasselberger Uses of Enzymes x. 122 A controlled experiment..confirmed the superiority of streptokinase over heparin (a chemical anticoagulant) in reducing deaths due to acute myocardial infarction. |