Platelet Reactivity in Male Smokers Following the Acute Consumption of a Flavanol-Rich Grapeseed Extract

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 725-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Polagruto ◽  
Heidrun B. Gross ◽  
Faranak Kamangar ◽  
Ken-Ichi Kosuna ◽  
Buxiang Sun ◽  
...  
1981 ◽  
Vol 45 (02) ◽  
pp. 110-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
György Csákó ◽  
Eva A Suba

SummaryPlatelet aggregations were studied by a turbidimetric method in citrated human platelet-rich plasmas (PRP) in vitro. Human Clq inhibited the aggregations caused by collagens derived from different tissues and species. Clq was needed by weight in comparable quantities to collagen for neutralizing the aggregating effect. The dependence of the inhibitory reaction on the preincubation of platelets with Clq and the differences in the occurrence of aggregating substances in supernatants of PRP triggered with collagen in the presence or absence of Clq, confirmed that Clq exerts its effect by preventing fixation of collagen to platelets. In addition, the high specificity of the inhibitory action of Clq for collagen-induced platelet aggregation was demonstrated by results obtained for testing a variety of aggregating agents in combination with Clq and/or collagen.Since normal concentrations of Clq in the blood are in the range of inhibitory doses of Clq for collagen-induced platelet aggregations in vitro and upon activation of complement Clq is known to dissociate from Cl, it is proposed that Clq may participate in a highly specific manner in regulating platelet reactivity to collagen in vivo.


1985 ◽  
Vol 54 (04) ◽  
pp. 857-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Remuzzi ◽  
Lucia Raffaella Languino ◽  
Vincenzo Costantini ◽  
Vincenzo Guardabasso ◽  
Giovanni de Gartano ◽  
...  

SummaryThe adherence of human 3H-adenine-labeled platelets to rat subendothelium was quantitated using a rotating probe device. Platelet adhesion increased in relation to the rotation time, reaching a plateau value in about 4-6 min without any further increase. A non-linear fitting analysis of experimental data allowed calculations of initial rate and plateau value of platelet adhesion. Increasing the shear rates (from 35 to 150 sec-1) or the hematocrit (from 10% to 40%), both the adhesion rate and the plateau value were increased. When different platelet concentrations were used the adhesion rate and the plateau calculated increased with platelet concentration. Different plateau values were obtained in the experimental conditions considered. This suggests that the plateau was not reached for the complete occupation of the subendothelial surface by the adherent platelets. Experiments using two different vessels rotated in the same platelet suspension or, viceversa, the same vessel rotated successively in two fresh platelet suspensions, showed that the plateau was not determined by reduced platelet reactivity. Rotating the same vessel first in radiolabeled platelets, until the plateau was reached, and secondly in non labeled platelets, or viceversa, showed that the plateau was indeed a dynamic condition where the number of platelets adhering and detaching reached equilibrium. These observations suggest that the platelet adhesion to subendothelium is the final equilibrium of two platelet fluxes, one adhering to the surface and another detaching from the surface.


1985 ◽  
Vol 54 (04) ◽  
pp. 842-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kandice Kottke-Marchant ◽  
James M Anderson ◽  
Albert Rabinovitch ◽  
Richard A Huskey ◽  
Roger Herzig

SummaryHeparin is known to affect platelet function in vitro, but little is known about the effect of heparin on the interaction of platelets with polymer surfaces in general, and vascular graft materials in particular. For this reason, the effect of heparin vs. citrate anticoagulation on the interaction of platelets with the vascular graft materials expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), Dacron Bionit (DB) and preclotted Dacron Bionit (DB/PC) was studied in a recirculating, in vitro perfusion system. Platelet activation, as shown by a decrease in platelet count, an increase in platelet release and a decrease in platelet aggregation, was observed for all vascular graft materials tested using heparin and was greater for Dacron and preclotted Dacron than for ePTFE. Significant differences between heparin and citrate anticoagulation were seen for platelet release, platelet aggregation and the relative ranking of material platelet-reactivity. However, the trends and time course of platelet activation were similar with both heparin and citrate for the materials tested.


1985 ◽  
Vol 54 (04) ◽  
pp. 808-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Berglund ◽  
Henning von Schenck ◽  
Lars Wallentin

SummaryThe effects of ticlopidine (T) (500 mg daily) on platelet function were investigated in a double-blind placebo-controlled study in 38 middle-aged men with stable incapacitating angina pectoris. The in vitro platelet reactivity to aggregating agents, the platelet sensitivity to prostacyclin and the plasma levels of platelet specific proteins and fibrinogen were determined before and after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment. T exerted a potent inhibitory effect on ADP- and collagen-induced platelet aggregation. The effect of T was proportional to the pretreatment reactivity to ADP and collagen. The inhibitory effect of T on the epinephrine response was less pronounced. The plasma levels of beta-thromboglobulin, platelet factor 4 and fibrinogen were not influenced by T. The platelet inhibition of prostacyclin was potentiated by T, and it was demonstrated that T and prostacyclin had synergistic inhibitory effects on platelet aggregation.


1986 ◽  
Vol 55 (03) ◽  
pp. 361-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Peacock ◽  
M Hawkins ◽  
S Heptinstall

SummaryPlatelet-rich plasma was prepared from 47 patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes treated with glibenclamide and metformin, and 21 controls. The release of radio-labelled 5-hydroxy-tryptamine in response to aggregating agents (adenosine diphosphate, adrenaline and sodium arachidonate), and the effects on release of a selective thromboxane inhibitor (UK-34787) were investigated. Subsequently, 20 of the diabetic subjects were chosen at random for treatment with insulin; the remainder continued to take tablets. Platelet studies were then repeated, in all patients, after 4 and 6 months.The results showed an association between platelet behaviour and the presence of vascular complications, and were consistent with previous observations of reduced platelet reactivity in patients taking sulphonylureas. There was no correlation of platelet reactivity with blood glucose, glycosylated haemoglobin or lipid levels.


2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (8) ◽  
pp. 1426-1436
Author(s):  
Justyna Rosińska ◽  
Joanna Maciejewska ◽  
Robert Narożny ◽  
Wojciech Kozubski ◽  
Maria Łukasik

Introduction: Elevated concentrations of platelet-derived microvesicles are found in cerebrovascular diseases. The impact of acetylsalicylic acid on these microvesicles remains inconsistent, despite its well-established effect on platelet aggregation. High residual platelet aggregation is defined as high on-treatment platelet reactivity, while “treatment failure” is the occurrence of vascular events despite antiplatelet treatment. The aim of this study was to determine whether the antiaggregatory effect of acetylsalicylic acid correlates with platelet-derived microvesicles in convalescent ischaemic stroke patients and cardiovascular risk factor controls as well as to evaluate the association between high on-treatment platelet reactivity and recurrent vascular events with the studied platelet-derived microvesicle parameters. Materials and methods: The study groups consisted of 76 convalescent stroke patients and 74 controls. Total platelet-derived microvesicles, annexino-positive microvesicles number, and platelet-derived microvesicles with surface expression of proinflammatory (CD40L, CD62P, CD31) and procoagulant (PS, GPIIb/IIIa) markers were characterized and quantified using flow cytometry. Cyclooxygenase-1-specific platelet responsiveness, with whole blood impedance platelet aggregation under arachidonic acid stimulation and the serum concentration of thromboxane B2, were evaluated. Results: Neither acetylsalicylic acid intake nor modification of its daily dose caused statistically significant differences in the studied microvesicle parameters. Additionally, no statistically significant differences in the studied microvesicle parameters were revealed between high on-treatment platelet reactivity and non-high on-treatment platelet reactivity subjects in either study subgroup. However, elevated concentrations of PAC-1+/CD61+, CD62P+/CD61+ and CD31+/CD61+ microvesicles were found in stroke patients with treatment failure, defined in this study as a recurrent vascular events in a one-year follow-up period. Conclusions: This study revealed no relationship between circulating microvesicle number and platelet aggregation. The procoagulant and proinflammatory phenotype of circulating platelet-derived microvesicles might contribute to acetylsalicylic acid treatment failure.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 204-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aida Habib ◽  
Giovanna Petrucci ◽  
Bianca Rocca

<P>Under physiological conditions, peripheral arteries release endogenous vascular-protective and antithrombotic agents. Endothelial cells actively synthesize vasoactive mediators, which regulate vascular tone and platelet reactivity thus preventing thrombosis. Atherosclerosis disrupts homeostasis and favours thrombosis by triggering pro-thrombotic responses in the vessels, platelet activation, aggregation as well as vasoconstriction, phenomena that ultimately lead to symptomatic lumen restriction or complete occlusion. <P> In the present review, we will discuss the homeostatic role of arterial vessels in releasing vascular-protective agents, such as nitric oxide and prostacyclin, the role of pro- and anti-thrombotic vascular receptors as well as the contribution of circulating platelets and coagulation factors in triggering the pro-thrombotic response(s). We will discuss the pathological consequences of disrupting the protective pathways in the arteries and the pharmacological interventions along these pathways.</P>


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