Question

Name the enzyme which is used as clot buster to remove blood clots within the blood vessels

Answer 1

Hint: The clot buster is used to split up the clot that is causing an obstruction or disruption in the flow of blood to the brain and helps to restore the blood to the area of the brain.
It is commonly given by intravenous (IV) and not by mouth. Clot-busting drugs are known as tPA.

Complete answer: The enzyme which is used as a clot-buster to remove blood clots within the blood vessels is streptokinase. The blood clot is a clump of blood that changes from a liquid state to a semisolid state. Clotting is necessary for our body to prevent the loss of blood during any injury or cut.
When a clot forms inside any blood vessel it won't dissolve on its own. So, it is necessary to prevent the clotting inside any of the blood vessels to prevent many diseases. Streptokinase is a thrombolytic medication and an enzyme. As a medication, it is used to break down clots in some cases of myocardial infarction or heart attack, pulmonary embolism and arterial thromboembolism. STEMI is the type of heart attack that is used in an ST elevation of myocardial infarction. It is given intravenously in the body.
Side effects include
1. Nausea
2. Bleeding
3. Low blood pressure
4. Allergic reactions.
Streptokinase comes in the antithrombotic family of medications and it works by switching on the fibrinolytic system. Streptokinase was discovered from beta-hemolytic streptococci in 1933.

Note: Though streptokinase is used as a clot-buster, it has some contradictions and they are as follows:
1. It can not be administered to a person who has any prior intracranial haemorrhage.
2. Suspected aortic dissection is another condition where it can be given intravenously.
3. Active bleeding or bleeding from menstruation.
4.Intracranial and intraspinal within 2 months.
5. History of prior ischemic stroke within 6 months.