Improvement in blood fluidity characteristics via Phlogenzym -An in
vitro pilot study
1Saradeth T., 2Quittan M.,
2Ghanem A. H., 3Ernst E.
1University Clinic for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
2University Clinic
for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Vienna, General Hospital,
Austria
3Centre for Complementary Health Studies, Postgraduate
Medical School, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Perfusion 1995: Jahrgang 8, Nr. 6, pp. 196-198.
PZ 4 (17-06-2)
Summary
The goal of this in vitro study was to establish whether Phlogenzym (a
mixture of proteolytic enzymes) alters hemorheological variables in the blood of
healthy volunteers.
Twelve healthy test subjects with a mean age of 32.1 ±
6.1 years (10 men, 2 women, no smokers) consented to having a single sample of
blood taken from a cubital vein. Following anticoagulation with EDTA and the
addition of Phlogenzymâ at various doses (18, 36, 71,
107, 214 mg/ml), hematocrit, plasma viscosity, serum
viscosity, fibrinogen, native and standardized blood viscosity, erythrocyte
aggregation and filterability were measured in vitro. As compared with control
blood (with constant hematocrit values), significant reductions in plasma
viscosity, the native and standardized blood viscosity (at three different shear
rates) and of erythrocyte aggregation were found following even a minimum
concentration of 18 ml/ml Phlogenzym®. Erythrocyte
filterability was only increased numerically. Aside from the effects on
fibrinogen, a 12-fold increase in the concentration of Phlogenzym® (214 ml/ml) demonstrated only insignificant changes and even
revealed a slight deterioration in blood fluidity as compared with the control
blood (samples without Phlogenzymâ ). These results
indicate, at least in part, that there is a dose-dependent increase in the in
vitro fluidity of the blood as a result of the activity of the Phlogenzym. These
findings will require further investigation via controlled clinical trials.
Keywords: hemorheology, fibrinolysis, volunteers,
in vitro study, Phlogenzym