Simvastatin depresses blood clotting by inhibiting activation of prothrombin, factor V, and factor XIII and by enhancing factor Va inactivation

Circulation
Anetta UndasAndrzej Szczeklik

Abstract

The mechanism of the antithrombotic action of statins is unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of simvastatin on the coagulation process at sites of microvascular injury. Tissue factor-initiated coagulation was assessed in blood samples collected every 30 seconds from bleeding-time wounds of 17 patients who had advanced coronary artery disease and total cholesterol levels of 224.6+/-11.8 mg/dL (mean+/-SEM). Quantitative Western blotting for time courses of fibrinogen depletion and activation of prothrombin, factor V, and factor XIII was performed before and after 3 months of simvastatin treatment (20 mg/d). Simvastatin induced reductions in total cholesterol (23%) and LDL-cholesterol (36%), which were accompanied by significant decreases in the rates of prothrombin activation (16.2+/-2.1%; P=0.004), formation of alpha-thrombin B-chain (27.4+/-1.8%; P=0.001), generation of factor Va heavy chain (29.7+/-3.1%; P=0.007) and factor Va light chain (18.9+/-1.2%; P=0.02), factor XIII activation (19.8+/-1.3%; P=0.001), and fibrinogen conversion to fibrin (72.2+/-3%; P=0.002). Posttreatment fibrinopeptides A and B concentrations, determined by using high-performance liquid chromatography, were reduced within the last...Continue Reading

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