ADP induces partial platelet aggregation without shape change and potentiates collagen-induced aggregation in the absence of Gαq

Blood ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 96 (6) ◽  
pp. 2134-2139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Ohlmann ◽  
Anita Eckly ◽  
Monique Freund ◽  
Jean-Pierre Cazenave ◽  
Stefan Offermanns ◽  
...  

Platelets from Gαq knockout mice are unable to aggregate in response to physiological agonists like adenosine 5′-diphosphate (ADP), thromboxane A2, thrombin, or collagen, although shape change still occurs in response to all of these agonists except ADP. ADP-induced platelet aggregation results from simultaneous activation of the purinergic P2Y1receptor coupled to calcium mobilization and shape change and of a distinct P2 receptor, P2cyc, coupled through Gi to adenylyl cyclase inhibition, which is responsible for completion and amplification of the response. P2cyc could be the molecular target of the antithrombotic drug clopidogrel and the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) analogs AR-C69931MX, AR-C67085, and AR-C66096. The aim of the present study was to determine whether externally added ADP could still act through the Gi pathway in Gαq-deficient mouse platelets and thereby amplify the residual responses to agonists such as thrombin or collagen. It was found that (1) ADP and adrenaline still inhibited cyclic AMP accumulation in Gαq-deficient platelets; (2) both agonists restored collagen- but not thrombin-induced aggregation in these platelets; (3) the effects of ADP were selectively inhibited in vitro by the ATP analog AR-C69931MX and ex vivo by clopidogrel and hence were apparently mediated by the P2cyc receptor; and (4) high concentrations of ADP (100 μmol/L) induced aggregation without shape change in Gαq-deficient platelets through activation of P2cyc. Since adrenaline was not able to induce platelet aggregation even at high concentrations, we conclude that the effects of ADP mediated by P2cyc are not restricted to the inhibition of adenylyl cyclase through Gi2.

Blood ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 96 (6) ◽  
pp. 2134-2139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Ohlmann ◽  
Anita Eckly ◽  
Monique Freund ◽  
Jean-Pierre Cazenave ◽  
Stefan Offermanns ◽  
...  

Abstract Platelets from Gαq knockout mice are unable to aggregate in response to physiological agonists like adenosine 5′-diphosphate (ADP), thromboxane A2, thrombin, or collagen, although shape change still occurs in response to all of these agonists except ADP. ADP-induced platelet aggregation results from simultaneous activation of the purinergic P2Y1receptor coupled to calcium mobilization and shape change and of a distinct P2 receptor, P2cyc, coupled through Gi to adenylyl cyclase inhibition, which is responsible for completion and amplification of the response. P2cyc could be the molecular target of the antithrombotic drug clopidogrel and the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) analogs AR-C69931MX, AR-C67085, and AR-C66096. The aim of the present study was to determine whether externally added ADP could still act through the Gi pathway in Gαq-deficient mouse platelets and thereby amplify the residual responses to agonists such as thrombin or collagen. It was found that (1) ADP and adrenaline still inhibited cyclic AMP accumulation in Gαq-deficient platelets; (2) both agonists restored collagen- but not thrombin-induced aggregation in these platelets; (3) the effects of ADP were selectively inhibited in vitro by the ATP analog AR-C69931MX and ex vivo by clopidogrel and hence were apparently mediated by the P2cyc receptor; and (4) high concentrations of ADP (100 μmol/L) induced aggregation without shape change in Gαq-deficient platelets through activation of P2cyc. Since adrenaline was not able to induce platelet aggregation even at high concentrations, we conclude that the effects of ADP mediated by P2cyc are not restricted to the inhibition of adenylyl cyclase through Gi2.


1992 ◽  
Vol 67 (01) ◽  
pp. 126-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Spertini ◽  
Jacques Hauert ◽  
Fedor Bachmann

SummaryPlatelet function defects observed in chronic alcoholics are not wholly explained by the inhibitory action of ethanol on platelet aggregation; they are not completely reproduced either in vivo by short-term ethanol perfusion into volunteers or in vitro by the addition of ethanol to platelet-rich plasma. As acetaldehyde (AcH) binds to many proteins and impairs cellular activities, we investigated the effect of this early degradation product of ethanol on platelets. AcH formed adducts with human platelets at neutral pH at 37° C which were stable to extensive washing, trichloracetic acid hydrolysis and heating at 100° C, and were not reduced by sodium borohydride. The amount of platelet adducts formed was a function of the incubation time and of the concentration of AcH in the reaction medium. At low AcH concentrations (<0.2 mM), platelet bound AcH was directly proportional to the concentration of AcH in the reaction medium. At higher concentrations (≥0.2 mM), AcH uptake by platelets tended to reach a plateau. The amount of adducts was also proportional to the number of exposures of platelets to pulses of 20 pM AcH.AcH adducts formation severely impaired platelet aggregation and shape change induced by ADP, collagen and thrombin. A positive correlation was established between platelet-bound AcH and inhibition of aggregation.SDS-PAGE analysis of AcH adducts at neutral pH demonstrated the binding of [14C]acetaldehyde to many platelet proteins. AcH adduct formation with membrane glycoproteins, cytoskeleton and enzymes might interfere with several steps of platelet activation and impair platelet aggregation.This in vitro study shows that AcH has a major inhibitory action on platelet aggregation and may account for the prolonged ex vivo inhibition of aggregation observed in chronic alcoholics even in the absence of alcoholemia.


1983 ◽  
Vol 50 (04) ◽  
pp. 852-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Gresele ◽  
C Zoja ◽  
H Deckmyn ◽  
J Arnout ◽  
J Vermylen ◽  
...  

SummaryDipyridamole possesses antithrombotic properties in the animal and in man but it does not inhibit platelet aggregation in plasma. We evaluated the effect of dipyridamole ex vivo and in vitro on platelet aggregation induced by collagen and adenosine- 5’-diphosphate (ADP) in human whole blood with an impedance aggregometer. Two hundred mg dipyridamole induced a significant inhibition of both ADP- and collagen-induced aggregation in human blood samples taken 2 hr after oral drug intake. Administration of the drug for four days, 400 mg/day, further increased the antiplatelet effect. A significant negative correlation was found between collagen-induced platelet aggregation in whole blood and dipyridamole levels in plasma (p <0.001). A statistically significant inhibition of both collagen (p <0.0025) and ADP-induced (p <0.005) platelet aggregation was also obtained by incubating whole blood in vitro for 2 min at 37° C with dipyridamole (3.9 μM). No such effects were seen in platelet-rich plasma, even after enrichment with leukocytes. Low-dose adenosine enhanced in vitro inhibition in whole blood.Our results demonstrate that dipyridamole impedes platelet aggregation in whole blood by an interaction with red blood cells, probably involving adenosine.


1980 ◽  
Vol 238 (1) ◽  
pp. H54-H60 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Kornecki ◽  
H. Feinberg

The effect of pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) on human platelet function in vitro was studied. PLP inhibited adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-induced shape change, aggregation, and the potentiation by ADP of arachidonic acid-induced aggregation. This inhibition could easily be reversed by increasing concentrations of ADP or by removing PLP. The addition of sodium borohydride to PLP-treated platelets produced an irreversible inhibition of ADP aggregation. Thus it is possible that PLP inhibited ADP-induced platelet function by forming a Schiff base with platelet-surface amino groups. PLP also produced a partial inhibition of platelet aggregation to epinephrine, arachidonic acid, A23187, and a dose-dependent inhibition of [14C]serotonin release to epinephrine and arachidonic acid. PLP did not inhibit [14C]serotonin release to A23187, nor did it suppress arachidonic acid-induced malondialdehyde production. The conclusion is drawn that the partial inhibition by PLP of platelet aggregation observed to epinephrine, arachidonic acid, and A23187 resulted from PLP's inhibition of the effect of released ADP.


1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre Savi ◽  
Eric Heilmann ◽  
Paquita Nurden ◽  
Marie-Claude Laplace ◽  
Claude Bihour ◽  
...  

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of clopidogrel on adenosine diphosphate (ADP)- induced platelet activation in human volunteers. Platelets from human volunteers before and after a 7-day treatment with clopidogrel (75 mg/kg), were tested for their sensi tivity to ADP by measuring ADP-induced aggregation, adenylyl cyclase downregulation, and [3H]-2-MeS-ADP binding. Platelet membrane glycoprotein (GP IIb-IIIa; GP Ib, GMP-140) expression was measured by flow cy tometry using fluorescent-labeled antibodies or fibrino gen. After oral administration to human volunteers (75 mg/day for 7 days), clopidogrel, a novel ADP-selective antiplatelet agent, inhibited ADP-induced aggregation of platelets ex vivo. This effect was irreversible in nature, and no activity could be detected in the plasma of treated subjects. Although clopidogrel did not modify ADP- induced shape change, it prevented the inhibitory effect of ADP (but not that of epinephrine) on the prostoglandin- E 1 (PGE1)-induced increase in platelet cAMP. The num ber of binding sites for [ 3H]-2-MeS-ADP, a stable ana logue of ADP that labels ADP binding sites linked to the inhibition of stimulated adenylyl cyclase, was reduced from 525 ± 62 sites/cell in the controls to 32 ± 5 sites/cell after treatment with clopidogrel (p < 0.001). This effect occurred with no consistent change in the binding affinity of [3H]-2-MeS-ADP, indicating that inhibition of platelet functions by clopidogrel was mainly due to a selective and irreversible reduction of ADP binding sites on plate lets. Flow cytometry experiments showed that clopi dogrel selectively inhibited ADP-inducing binding of fi brinogen to platelets. This effect occurred through a ma jor reduction of the ADP-induced activation of the GP IIb-IIIa complex. These findings therefore indicate that clopidogrel downregulates platelet responses via a selec tive and direct interaction with the ADP receptors, me diating the inhibition of stimulated adenylyl cyclase ac tivity in human platelets.


1989 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 989-993 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. W. Ford-Hutchinson ◽  
Y. Girard ◽  
A. Lord ◽  
T. R. Jones ◽  
M. Cirino ◽  
...  

L-670,596 ((−)6,8-difluoro-9-p-methylsulfonyl benzyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocarbazol-1-yl-acetic acid) has been shown to be a potent receptor antagonist as evidenced by the inhibition of the binding of 125I-labeled PTA-OH to human platelets (IC50, 5.5 × 10−9 M), inhibition of U-44069 induced aggregation of human platelet rich plasma (IC50, 1.1 × 10−7 M), and competitive inhibition of contractions of the guinea pig tracheal chain induced by U-44069 (pA2,9.0). The compound was also active in vivo as shown by inhibition of arachidonic acid and U-44069 induced bronchoconstriction in the guinea pig (ED50 values, 0.04 and 0.03 mg/kg i.v., respectively), U-44069 induced renal vasoconstriction in the pig (ED50, 0.02 mg/kg i.v.), and inhibition of ex vivo aggregation of rhesus monkey platelets to U-44069 (active 1–5 mg/kg p.o.). The selectivity of the compound was indicated by the failure to inhibit, first, ADP-induced human or primate platelet aggregation and, second, bronchoconstriction in the guinea pig in vivo and contraction of the guinea pig tracheal chain in vitro to a variety of agonists. It is concluded that L-670,596 is a potent, selective, orally active thromboxane A2/prostaglandin endoperoxide receptor antagonist.Key words: thromboxane A2, thromboxane antagonist, prostaglandin endoperoxides, platelet aggregation.


2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reheman Adili ◽  
Katherine Mast ◽  
Theodore R Holman ◽  
Michael Holinstat

Background: Platelet reactivity is required to maintain hemostasis, however high platelet reactivity leads to thrombus formation, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Platelet 12-lipoxygenase (12-LOX) has been demonstrated by our lab and others to regulate agonist-mediated platelet reactivity suggesting a role for 12-LOX in regulation of in vivo thrombosis. The ability to target 12-LOX in vivo has not been established to date. Therefore, we sought to determine if 12-LOX regulates platelet reactivity and thrombus formation in vivo using the selective 12-LOX inhibitor ML355 to determine whether platelet 12-LOX is an effective target for anti-platelet therapeutics. Methods: ML355 effects on human platelet function was assessed in vitro by platelet aggregometry, ex vivo by perfusion chamber, and in vivo by thrombus formation and vessel occlusion in small and large vessels in 12-LOX -/- , WT mice, and mice treated with ML355 via intravital microscopy using the FeCl 3 and laser injury models. Results: In in vitro platelet aggregation, ML355 dose-dependently inhibited agonist-induced aggregation. In ex vivo flow chamber assays, platelet adhesion and thrombus formation on collagen-coated surfaces at high shear was attenuated in both mouse and human whole blood after incubation with ML355. Further, platelet aggregation and thrombus growth in 12-LOX -/- mice were impaired in both laser and FeCl 3 -induced mesenteric, carotid artery and cremaster arteriole thrombosis models. Thrombi in 12-LOX -/- mice were unstable and frequently formed emboli, which resulted in impaired vessel occlusion or reopening. Additionally, thrombus formation and vessel occlusion was impaired in ML355 treated WT mice. Conclusions: The 12-LOX inhibitor ML355 inhibits platelet aggregation induced by a number of platelet agonists. Ex vivo high shear conditions in both mice and human was attenuated in the presence of ML355. Thrombus formation and vessel occlusion were impaired in mice deficient in 12-LOX. Finally, ML355 attenuates thrombus formation and prevents vessel occlusion in vivo . Our data strongly indicates 12-LOX is an important determinant of platelet reactivity and inhibition of platelet 12-LOX may represent a new target for anti-platelet therapeutics.


1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
D A F Chamone ◽  
M Ivany-Silva ◽  
C Cassaro ◽  
G Bellotti ◽  
C Massumoto ◽  
...  

Guarana, a methylxanthine obtained from the seeds of Paullinia cupana has been largely used in the Amazon region by native indians during centuries as stimulant. We evaluated the effect of guarana on ex-vivo and in vitro platelet aggregation induced by adenosine-5-diphosphate (ADP) in human and rat whole blood with an impedance (Chrono-Log, model 500) and in their platelet rich plasma (PRP) with an optical aggregometer (Chrono-Log, model 440). Ex-vivo studies were carried out after single oral intake of guarana. Seven healthy volunteers (5 male and 2 female) aged 19-26 years who had taken no drugs for 10 days before, ingested 8gm of crude powder of guarana. Blood samples were drawn before and 1 hour after guarana intake. We observed a significative inhibition of platelet aggregation in whole blood meanwhile PRP was un changed as compared to basal values. In vitro studies were performed in whole blood and PRP from human volunteers and male Wis-tar rats. The combined effect of guarana and adenosine was also studied. A control aggregation was always run with saline. The results demonstrated an inhibition statistically significative (p < 0.001) of platelet aggregation in whole blood. Differently from whole blood the PRP with the same concentration of guarana did not result in inhibition of ADP induced aggregation when eva luated with the impedance method. The blood incubation with adenosine and guarana resulted in synergistic inhibitory effect that was much more strinking in whole blood than in PRP. Guarana fails to inhibit aggregation of rat platelets.Our results demonstrate that guarana prevents platelet aggregation in whole blood which depends on red blood cells, probably involving adenosine.


1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
H D Lehmann ◽  
J Gries ◽  
D Lenke

6- [p-(2-(Chiorpropionylamino)phenyl] -4.5-dihydro-5-methyl-3(2H)-pyridazinone, LU 23051, is primarily characterized by its strong inhibition of platelet aggregation under in vitro and in vivo conditions. In vitro there is a concentration-dependent inhibition of ADP and collagen induced aggregation in platelet rich plasma of man, rat and dog. The inhibitory concentration EC 33 % is 0.0010-0.030 mg/1 (man: ADP-0.030, col 1.-0.013 mg/l) depending on species and type of aggregation. When administered orally in ex vivo experiments on rats and dogs the substance is found to have a dose-dependent antiaggregatory effect in the range from 0.1-3.16 mg/kg. The ED 33 % is 0.27-0.63 mg/kg.-In addition after oral administration the substance has a good inhibitory effect in models being based on intravascular platelet aggregation. Thus, a dose of 1 mg/kg inhibits laser-induced aggregation in mesenteric venules of rats. Mortality after i.v. injection of collagen in mice is reduced by 50 % after a dose of 0.02 mg/kg. A dose of 0.039 mg/kg prolongs the bleeding time of rats by 50 %. The aggregation-inhibiting action is of long duration (0.1 mg/kg p.o.∼24 h). The substance does not interfere with clotting.Besides its effect on platelet aggregation LU 23051 acts as vasodilatator as well. Dilatation of coronary vessels by 100 % is seen in isolated guinea-pig hearts at a concentration of 0.1 mg/l. In spontaneously hypertensive rats the substance has an anti hypertensive effect. The ED 20 % is 0.36 mg/kg p.o.The combination of antiaggregatory and vasodilatatory effects opens up interesting aspects with respect to the pharmacotherapeutic use of the new substance


Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 1875-1875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiyasu Ogihara ◽  
Sumie Muramatsu ◽  
Yuki Kaneda ◽  
Takako Iijima ◽  
Tomoko Shibutani ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction: Bleeding risk accompanied with anti-platelet drugs is an ultimate dilemma in the treatment of thrombosis patient. Under high shear condition of blood flow, vWF- and collagen-induced signaling pathways are likely to trigger the platelet adhesion to the injured endothelium, which leads to the activation of platelets and arterial thrombus formation. Thus, the recent studies suggest that the selective inhibitor of these pathways is a new target of anti-platelet drugs with lower bleeding risk. We report here a pharmacological profile of DZ-697b, which selectively inhibits platelet aggregation evoked by ristocetin and collagen in vitro and ex vivo. Materials and methods: Human volunteers blood was processed platelet rich plasma (PRP) or washed platelets. PRP aggregation was induced by ristocetin and collagen. To reveal the selectivity, effect of DZ-697b on U46619 (TXA2 analogue), ADP, thrombin and TRAP induced aggregation in the washed platelets were examined. In guinea pigs and cynomolgus monkeys, effects of DZ-697b given orally were also examined on ex vivo PRP aggregation induced by collagen. To investigate the underlying mechanisms of DZ-697b, changes in phosphorylation of FcR γ chain, a common signaling pathway of both vWF- and collagen-induced platelet aggregation, were studied. Results: DZ-697b potently inhibited both ristocetin- and collagen-induced human PRP aggregation, the IC50 being 0.74 μM and 0.55 μM, respectively. In contrast, DZ-697b even at 50 μM did not show any influences on U46619, ADP, thrombin and TRAP induced platelet aggregation. DZ-697b did not affect ovine COX-1 and COX-2 activities at up to 300 μM. The bioavailability of this compound was more than 80% in monkeys. Oral administration of DZ-697b at 1–3 mg/kg significantly and persistently inhibited collagen induced PRP aggregation in monkeys and guinea pigs. Application of ristocetin, vWF, and collagen significantly increased the intensity of phosphorylation of FcR γ chain in washed platelets, which were inhibited by DZ-697b. Conclusion: DZ-697b is an orally active compound which selectively inhibits ristocetin- and collagen-induced platelet aggregation and seems to be promising as novel anti-platelet drug.


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