Effects of Imidazoline and Non-Imidazoline a-Adrenergic Agents on Rabbit Platelet Aggregation

Pharmacology ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 91 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 135-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shin-ichi Yokota ◽  
Yoshiaki Hikasa ◽  
Hitomi Mizushima
1991 ◽  
Vol 66 (03) ◽  
pp. 355-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harve C Wilson ◽  
William Coffman ◽  
Anne L Killam ◽  
Marlene L Cohen

SummaryThe present study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the ergoline 5HT2 receptor antagonist, LY53857 in a rabbit model of vascular arterial occlusion. LY53857 (1 and 10 εM) inhibited serotonin amplified platelet aggregation responses to threshold concentrations of ADP in rabbit platelets in vitro. LY53857 (1 εM) not only inhibited the serotonin component of rabbit platelet aggregation, but also inhibited in vitro aggregation induced by ADP (48.7 ± 16.7% inhibition), collagen (76.1 ± 15.9% inhibition) and U46619 (65.2 ± 12.3% inhibition). The effectiveness of this ergoline 5HT2 receptor antagonist in blocking aggregation to ADP, collagen and U46619 may be related to its ability to inhibit a serotonin component of platelet aggregation since rabbit platelets possess high concentrations of serotonin that may be released during aggregation produced by other agents. Based on the effectiveness of LY53857 to inhibit rabbit platelet aggregation, we explored the ability of LY53857 to extend the time to carotid artery occlusion in rabbits following electrical stimulation of the artery. Reproducible carotid artery occlusion was induced in rabbits by moderate stenosis coupled to arterial cross clamping, followed by electrical stimulation. With this procedure, occlusion occurred at 47.0 ± 7 min (n = 30) after initiation of the electrical stimulation. Animals pretreated with LY53857 (50 to 500 εg/kg i.v.) showed a delay in the time to carotid artery occlusion (at 100 εg/kg i.v. occlusion time extended to 164 ± 16 min). Furthermore, ex vivo platelet aggregation from animals treated with LY53857 (300 εg/kg i.v.) resulted in 40.5% inhibition of platelet aggregation in response to the combination of ADP (1 εM) and serotonin (1 εM). These studies document the ability to obtain reproducible arterial occlusion in the rabbit and showed that intravenously administered LY53857 prolonged the time to carotid artery occlusion. Prolongation of carotid artery occlusion time was accompanied by inhibition of serotonin-amplified ADP-induced aggregation in rabbit platelets, an effect observed both in vitro and ex vivo. Thus, the rabbit is a useful model for studying the effectiveness of 5HT2 receptor antagonists in prolonging vascular occlusion induced by insult of the carotid artery.


1976 ◽  
Vol 36 (02) ◽  
pp. 376-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teruhiko Umetsu ◽  
Kazuko Sanai ◽  
Tadakatsu Kato

SummaryThe effects of bupranolol, a new β-blocker, on platelet functions were investigated in vitro in rabbits and humans as compared with propranolol, a well-known β-blocker. At first, the effect of adrenaline on ADP-induced rabbit platelet aggregation was studied because adrenaline alone induces little or no aggregation of rabbit platelets. Enhancement of ADP-induced rabbit platelet aggregation by adrenaline was confirmed, as previously reported by Sinakos and Caen (1967). In addition the degree of the enhancement was proved to be markedly affected by the concentration of ADP and to increase with decreasing concentration of ADP, although the maximum aggregation (percent) was decreased.Bupranolol and propranolol inhibited the (adrenaline-ADP-)induced aggregation of rabbit platelets, bupranolol being approximately 2.4–3.2 times as effective as propranolol. Bupranolol stimulated the disaggregation of platelet aggregates induced by a combination of adrenaline and ADP, but propranolol did not. Platelet adhesion in rabbit was also inhibited by the β-blockers and bupranolol was more active than propranolol. With human platelets, aggregation induced by adrenaline was inhibited by bupranolol about 2.8–3.3 times as effectively as propranolol.From these findings. We would suggest that bupranolol might be useful for prevention or treatment of thrombosis.


1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C Stump ◽  
Donald E Macfarlane

Epinephrine induces platelet aggregation, potentiates aggregation by other agents, and blocks the stimulation of the adenylate cyclase by prostaglandins. Synthetic α-adrenergic agents have not been shown to induce aggregation. The effects of clonidine, an α2-agonist, and ρ-aminoclonidine on platelets were examined. Clonidine potentiated aggregation induced by 0.5μM ADP by 1.4-fold (1/2 max 0.5μM). It did not induce significant aggregation itself, and it inhibited aggregation induced by 5μM epinephrine (1/2 max lμM). It inhibited cyclic AMP accumulation induced by PGE1 by a maximum of 25% (1/2 max O.lμM) and it blocked inhibition by epinephrine. No significant specific binding of [3H] clonidine was observed to intact platelets. ρ-Aminoclonidine induced aggregation with delayed second phase (1/2 max 0.2μM), and potentiated ADP aggregation by 2-fold (1/2 max 0.2μM). Aggregation induced by epinephrine was more rapid, and was partially inhibited by ρ-aminoclonidine. It inhibited cyclic AMP accumulation by 50% max (1/2 max O.lμM) and attenuated epinephrine’s effect to the same level. The direct effects of ρ-aminoclonidine were blocked by lμM yohimbine, a selective α2-antagonist. Both clonidine and ρ—aminoclonidine blocked the specific binding of [3H]yohimbine (1/2 max 0.5μM). These results suggest that the platelet bears an α2-receptor with affinity for epinephrine, ρ-aminoclonidine and clonidine as agonists but that these agents display differing intrinsic activity and/or receptor reserve.


1994 ◽  
Vol 86 (s30) ◽  
pp. 18P-18P
Author(s):  
R S More ◽  
M A Azrin ◽  
M J Underwood ◽  
S Pringle ◽  
M D Ezekowitz ◽  
...  

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiyohisa UCHIDA ◽  
Hisato KAKUSHI ◽  
Tsutomu SHIKE

1988 ◽  
Vol 59 (03) ◽  
pp. 383-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret L Rand ◽  
Marian A Packham ◽  
Raelene L Kinlough-Rathbone ◽  
J Fraser Mustard

SummaryEthanol, at physiologically tolerable concentrations, did not affect the primary phase of ADP-induced aggregation of human or rabbit platelets, which is not associated with the secretion of granule contents. Potentiation by epinephrine of the primary phase of ADP-induced aggregation of rabbit platelets was also not inhibited by ethanol. However, ethanol did inhibit the secondary phase of ADP-induced aggregation which occurs with human platelets in citrated platelet-rich plasma and is dependent on the formation of thromboxane A2. Inhibition by ethanol of thromboxane production by stimulated platelets is likely due to inhibition of the mobilization of arachidonic acid from membrane phospholipids, as ethanol had little or no effect on aggregation and secretion induced by arachidonic acid or the thromboxane mimetic U46619. Rabbit platelet aggregation and secretion in response to low concentrations of collagen, thrombin, or PAF were inhibited by ethanol. Inhibition of the effects of thrombin and PAF was also observed with aspirin-treated platelets. Thus, in addition to inhibiting the mobilization of arachidonate for thromboxane formation that occurs with most agonists, ethanol can also inhibit aggregation and secretion through other effects on platelet responses.


Blood ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack S. C. Fong ◽  
James G. White ◽  
Robert A. Good

Abstract Aggregometry studies on endotoxic lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated rabbit platelet aggregation were performed. Different preparations of LPS showed characteristic aggregometry profiles, and LPS with potent anticomplementary activities generally had a more vigorous platelet aggregation function than did LPS preparations with lesser anticomplementary functions. Cobra venom anticomplementary factor (CVF) inhibited LPS-platelet interaction, and the inhibition was both time and dose dependent. Dose-response curves of CVF inhibition on LPS or zymosan-mediated platelet aggregation were essentially identical. In vitro and in vivo studies showed that CVF inhibition persisted even when hemolytic complement activities reached more than 70% of those originally present. At the critical time of days 5 or 6 following CVF administration, the lack of platelet responses towards LPS could be restored by addition of fresh plasma from normal or C6-deficient rabbits, but not with plasma that had been treated with antigen— antibody complexes, zymosan, or heating at 56° for 30 min. The experimental data indicate that serum protein(s) other than the terminal complement components are involved in LPS-platelet interaction. It seems most likely that the factor(s) perturbed reside in the mechanisms involved in activation of the alternate pathway. Furthermore, it appears quite possible that LPS-platelet interactions can be inhibited by manipulating the humoral factor(s) involved rather than by altering the platelets themselves.


1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Cattaneo ◽  
R L Kinlough-Rathbone ◽  
J F Mustard

In contrast to other release-inducing agents (e.g. thrombin) arachidonic acid (AA) releases only 40-50% of amine storage granule contents and although low concentrations induce aggregation, high concentrations do not. Several theories have been proposed to explain these observations: 1) AA or its products inactivates the cyclo-oxygenase; 2) the products of AA increase platelet cAMP; 3) lipoxygenase products are inhibitory; 4) unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) perturb the cell membrane. Using washed rabbit platelets we examined the effect of AA on platelet function. In these experiments aspirin-treated platelets (ASA 5.5 mM) were exposed to AA (230 μM) for 15 min. and then to PGEj (10 μM) for 30 min. The platelets were then resuspended. These platelets did not aggregate to ADP (9 μM) and their response to thrombin (0.02-0.05 U/ml) was impaired in contrast to control, ASA-treated platelets not exposed to AA. Non-ASA-treated platelets exposed to AA (230 μM), deaggre- gated with PGE1, and then resuspended also did not aggregate in response to ADP (9 μM) collagen, AA (230 μM) or thrombin (0.02-0.05 U/ml). When platelets pretreated with ASA and AA were mixed 1:1 with normal platelets and the mixture stimulated with AA (230 μM), the AA-treated platelets did not release their granule contents whereas the normal platelets did. These results do not support the hypothesis- that the inhibitory effect of AA on platelet aggregation and release is primarily due to inhibition of cyclo-oxygenase or an increase in cAMP caused by AA products. It seems unlikely that inhibition by AA can be due to products of the lipoxygenase pathway, because the effect persists when the platelets are washed and resuspended. Similar results were obtained by incubating platelets with linoleic acid (230 μM). This evidence is compatible with the hypothesis that UFA can inhibit platelet function by perturbing the cell membrane. This effect may be related to changes in receptor availability.


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