Potentiation of Adrenaline-Induced Platelet Aggregation by Angiotensin II

1985 ◽  
Vol 54 (03) ◽  
pp. 717-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-An Ding ◽  
D Euan MacIntyre ◽  
Christopher J Kenyon ◽  
Peter F Semple

SummaryThe effects of angiotensin II (ANG II) alone and in combination with other agonists on human platelet aggregation, thromboxane B2 (TxB2) and cytosolic [Ca2+]i were investigated. ANG II (10™11 - 10™7 M) alone had no direct effect on aggregation, TxB2 production or [Ca2+]i after short- (<2 min) or longterm (30 min) incubation. In contrast, low concentrations of ANG II (10™11 M) enhanced adrenaline-induced platelet aggregation but high concentrations (10™7 M) had an inhibitory effect. Moreover, ANG II (10™11 - 10™7 M) augmented platelet responses to the TxA2 mimetic, U44069. Pretreatment of platelets with flurbiprofen abolished this facilitatory effect of ANG II on adrenaline- but not on U44069-induced platelet aggregation. These results suggest that ANG II stimulation of agonist-induced platelet activation may be due to potentiation of the effects rather than the synthesis of TxA2

1993 ◽  
Vol 70 (05) ◽  
pp. 834-837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Suehiro ◽  
Yoshio Oura ◽  
Motoo Ueda ◽  
Eizo Kakishita

SummaryWe investigated the effect of staphylokinase (SAK), which has specific thrombolytic properties, on human platelet aggregation. Platelet aggregation induced with collagen was observed following preincubation of platelets in platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or washed platelet suspension (WP) with SAK at 37° C for 30 min. SAK inhibited platelet aggregation in PRP only at the highest examined concentration (1 x 10-4 g/ml). Although SAK did not inhibit platelet aggregation in WP which contained fibrinogen, it did when the platelets had been preincubated with SAK and plasminogen. The most effective concentration in WP was 1 x 10-6 g/ml. The effect could be inhibited by adding aprotinin or α2-antiplasmin. The highest generation of plasmin in the same preincubation fluid was detected at 1 x 10-6 g/ml SAK. We concluded that SAK can inhibit platelet aggregation in WP by generating plasmin and/or fibrinogen degradation products, but is only partially effective in PRP because of the existence of α2-antiplasmin.


1983 ◽  
Vol 49 (02) ◽  
pp. 081-083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vittorio Bertelé ◽  
Maria Carla Roncaglioni ◽  
Maria Benedetta Donati ◽  
Giovanni de Gaetano

SummaryIt has recently been reported that heparin neutralizes the inhibitory effect of prostacyclin (PGI2) on human platelet aggregation. The mechanism of this interaction has not yet been unequivocally established. We present here evidence that heparin (Liquemin Roche) does not react directly with PGI2 but counteracts its inhibitory effect by potentiating platelet aggregation. In the absence of heparin, PGI2 was a less effective inhibitor of platelet aggregation induced by the combination of ADP and serotonin than by ADP alone. Moreover, the inhibitory effect of PGI2 was similarly reduced when increasing the concentrations of ADP (in the absence of heparin). The lack of a specific interaction between heparin and PGI2 is supported by the observation that, in the presence of heparin, other prostaglandins such as PGD2 and PGE1, and a non-prostanoid compound such as adenosine also appeared to lose their inhibitory potency. It is concluded that heparin opposes platelet aggregation inhibitory effect of PGI2 by enhancement of platelet aggregation.


1986 ◽  
Vol 55 (01) ◽  
pp. 136-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
K J Kao ◽  
David M Shaut ◽  
Paul A Klein

SummaryThrombospondin (TSP) is a major platelet secretory glycoprotein. Earlier studies of various investigators demonstrated that TSP is the endogenous platelet lectin and is responsible for the hemagglutinating activity expressed on formaldehyde-fixed thrombin-treated platelets. The direct effect of highly purified TSP on thrombin-induced platelet aggregation was studied. It was observed that aggregation of gel-filtered platelets induced by low concentrations of thrombin (≤0.05 U/ml) was progressively inhibited by increasing concentrations of exogenous TSP (≥60 μg/ml). However, inhibition of platelet aggregation by TSP was not observed when higher than 0.1 U/ml thrombin was used to activate platelets. To exclude the possibility that TSP inhibits platelet aggregation by affecting thrombin activation of platelets, three different approaches were utilized. First, by using a chromogenic substrate assay it was shown that TSP does not inhibit the proteolytic activity of thrombin. Second, thromboxane B2 synthesis by thrombin-stimulated platelets was not affected by exogenous TSP. Finally, electron microscopy of thrombin-induced platelet aggregates showed that platelets were activated by thrombin regardless of the presence or absence of exogenous TSP. The results indicate that high concentrations of exogenous TSP (≥60 μg/ml) directly interfere with interplatelet recognition among thrombin-activated platelets. This inhibitory effect of TSP can be neutralized by anti-TSP Fab. In addition, anti-TSP Fab directly inhibits platelet aggregation induced by a low (0.02 U/ml) but not by a high (0.1 U/ml) concentration of thrombin. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that TSP is functionally important for platelet aggregation induced by low (≤0.05 U/ml) but not high (≥0.1 U/ml) concentrations of thrombin. High concentrations of exogenous TSP may univalently saturate all its platelet binding sites consequently interfering with TSP-crosslinking of thrombin-activated platelets.


1991 ◽  
Vol 66 (06) ◽  
pp. 694-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Cattaneo ◽  
Benjaporn Akkawat ◽  
Anna Lecchi ◽  
Claudio Cimminiello ◽  
Anna M Capitanio ◽  
...  

SummaryPlatelet aggregation and fibrinogen binding were studied in 15 individuals before and 7 days after the oral administration of ticlopidine (250 mg b.i.d.). Ticlopidine significantly inhibited platelet aggregation induced by adenosine diphosphate (ADP), the endoperoxide analogue U46619, collagen or low concentrations of thrombin, but did not inhibit platelet aggregation induced by epinephrine or high concentrations of thrombin. Ticlopidine inhibited 125I-fibrinogen binding induced by ADP, U46619 or thrombin (1 U/ml). The ADP scavengers apyrase or CP/CPK, added in vitro to platelet suspensions obtained before ticlopidine, caused the same pattern of aggregation and 125I-fibrihogen binding inhibition as did ticlopidine. Ticlopidine did not inhibit further platelet aggregation and 125I-fibrinogen binding induced in the presence of ADP scavengers. After ticlopidine administration, thrombin or U46619, but not ADP, increased the binding rate of the anti-GPIIb/IIIa monoclonal antibody 7E3 to platelets. Ticlopidine inhibited clot retraction induced by reptilase plus ADP, but not that induced by thrombin or by reptilase plus epinephrine, and prevented the inhibitory effect of ADP, but not that of epinephrine, on the PGE1-induced increase in platelet cyclic AMP. The number of high- and low-affinity binding sites for 3H-ADP on formalin-fixed platelets and their K d were not modified by ticlopidine. These findings indicate that ticlopidine selectively inhibits platelet responses to ADP.


2007 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1025-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mabel A. Cejas ◽  
Cailin Chen ◽  
William A. Kinney ◽  
Bruce E. Maryanoff

Author(s):  
Nathalie Bernoud-Hubac ◽  
Denise Al Alam ◽  
Jennifer Lefils ◽  
Sean S. Davies ◽  
Venkataraman Amarnath ◽  
...  

1985 ◽  
Vol 53 (02) ◽  
pp. 221-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Cattaneo ◽  
Maria Teresa Canciani ◽  
Pier Mannuccio Mannucci

SummaryThe effects of the cyclo-oxygenase inhibition on PAF-acether- induced human platelet aggregation and secretion are controversial. We studied the above parameters on citrated platelet-rich plasma of 12 normal subjects before and after the in vivo administration of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). Individual sensitivities to PAF-acether were highly variable. ASA completely inhibited the platelet secretion induced by low concentrations of PAF-acether, but caused only partial inhibition when platelets were exposed to high concentrations of PAF-acether. The concentration of PAF-acether which overcame the cyclo-oxygenase inhibition varied substantially, depending on the individual sensitivity of the platelets to it. The addition of CaCl2 2 mM to the samples did not affect the extent of the platelet secretion, but increased irreversible aggregation in samples taken both before and after the ASA administration. These data suggest that low concentrations of PAF-acether stimulate the human platelet secretion by activating the cyclo-oxygenase pathway, whereas higher concentrations also trigger other mechanism(s) that suffice to induce human platelet secretion and full aggregation.


2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1200700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huei-Ping Dong ◽  
Rei-Cheng Yang ◽  
I-Chun Chunag ◽  
Li-Ju Huang ◽  
Hsing-Tan Li ◽  
...  

The effects of hexahydrocurcumin on adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-induced human platelet aggregation were studied. Treatment of human platelet-rich plasma with hexahydrocurcumin resulted in an inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation, suggesting the potential of this compound as an anti-atherosclerogenic agent in humans.


1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.E. MacIntyre ◽  
E.W. Salzman

11-Deoxy and/or 15 or 16 alkyl substitution confer platelet aggregating activity to bis-enoic PG's: e.g., 11-deoxy-PGE2 (threshold (T)-5μM); ll-deoxy-15(S)-15-methyl-PGE2 (T=0.1μM);ll-deoxy-15(S)-16-methyl-PGE2(T=0.1μM). Responses induced by such PG’s mimic those induced by PGH2 and PGH2 analogues (e.g., U44069). N0164 competitively inhibits aggregation induced by PG’s and suppresses “secondary” responses induced by low concentrations of ADP or arachidonic acid, suggesting involvement of a specific PG stimulatory receptor in platelet aggregation. We compared non-aggregatory PG’s as inhibitors of pri mary aggregation induced by ADP or U44069. PG’s containing 11-deoxy and/or 16-alkyl groups selectively inhibited aggregation induced by U44069. Mean I50 values (n-4) against ADP and U44069 respectively were PGA2 (>100μM; 0.3μM); PGB2 (>100μM; 5μM); PGD2 (6nM; 2nM); PGE1(10nM; 5nM); 11-deoxy PGE1 (60μM; 2μM); ll-deoxy-15-(R)-16-methyl (100μM; 2μM); 13,14-dihydro-16-methyl-PGE2 methyl ester(750nM; 15nM). A low ADP: 406 I50 ratio (e.g., PGD2) indicates that inhibition is mainly due to adenylate cyclase stim ulation, and a high ratio (e.g., PGA2) that inhibition is mainly due to PG receptor antagonism. We have demonstrated a PG stimulatory receptor on the platelet, and its involvement in “secondary” aggregation. PG’s inhibit aggregation by combining with this receptor and/or by stimulating adenylate cyclase.


1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
N J Cusack ◽  
S M O Hourani

ADP induces human platelet aggregation and inhibits the stimulation of platelet adenylate cyclase by prostaglandin E1 (PGE1), but analogues of ADP in which the diphosphate group is modified retain only weak aggregating activity. However, ADP-β-S, an ADP analogue in which a terminal phosphate oxygen is replaced by sulphur, is known to be equipotent with ADP as an inhibitor of PGE1-stimulated adenylate cyclase in purified human platelet membranes. We therefore tested ADP-β-S on intact human platelets. ADP-β-S induced human platelet aggregation and inhibited PGE1-stimulated adenylate cyclase, but in botn cases was less potent than ADP and only achieved 75% and 50% respectively of the maximal effects of ADP. Aggregation induced by ADP-β-S was competitively inhibited by ATP (50 μM), a known ADP antagonist.Both these actions of ADP could be inhibited by the simultaneous addition of ADP-β-S (50 μM). Aggregation induced by a stable endoperoxide analogue (11 ,9 -epoxymethano PGH2), which acts at a prostaglandin receptor rather than at an ADP receptor, was not inhibited by the simultaneous addition of ADP-β-S (50 μM). The behaviour of ADP-β-S towards human platelets is therefore tnat of a partial agonist at the ADP receptor.


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