Effect of Anabolic Steroids on Plasma Antithrombin III
1975; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 34; Issue: 01 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1055/s-0038-1651450
ISSN2567-689X
AutoresIsobel D. Walker, JohnF. Davidson, P Young, J. A Conkie,
Tópico(s)Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
ResumoSummary The effect of seven different anabolic steroids (Ethyloestrenol, Methenolone acetate, Norethandrolone, Methylandrostenediol, Oxymetholone, Methandienone, and Stanozolol) on three α-globulin antiprotease inhibitors of thrombin and plasmin was studied in men with ischaemic heart disease. In distinct contrast to the oral contraceptives, five of the six 17-α-alkylated anabolic steroids studied produced increased plasma Antithrombin III levels and five produced decreased levels of plasma α2-macroglobulin. The effect on plasma α1antitrypsin levels was less clear-cut but three of the steroids examined produced significantly elevated levels. The increased plasma fibrinolytic activity which the 17-α-alkylated anabolic steroids induce is therefore unlikely to be secondary to disseminated intravascular coagulation.
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