Circulating activated protein C levels are not increased in septic patients treated with recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin.
Takuro ArishimaTakashi ItoTomotsugu YasudaNozomi YashimaHiroaki FurubeppuChinatsu KamikokuryoTakahiro FutatsukiYutaro MadokoroShotaro MiyamotoTomohiro EguchiHiroyuki HarauraIkuro MaruyamaYasuyuki KakihanaPublished in: Thrombosis journal (2018)
Plasma APC activity is not increased in septic patients treated with rTM. It is possible that APC acts locally and does not circulate systemically.