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  • Title: Regulatory role of cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate on the platelet cyclooxygenase and platelet function.
    Author: Fitzpatrick FA, Gorman RR.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1979 Jan 04; 582(1):44-58. PubMed ID: 216415.
    Abstract:
    Thromboxane A2 plays an important role in arachidonic acid- and prostaglandin H2-induced platelet aggregation. Agents that stimulate platelet adenylate cyclase (prostaglandin I2, prostaglandin I1 and prostaglandin E1) and dibutyryl cyclic AMP inhibit both thromboxane A2 formation and arachidonate-induced aggregation in platelet-rich plasma. Despite complete suppression of aggregation with agents that elevate cyclic AMP, considerable thromboxane A2 is still formed. Prostaglandin H2-induced aggregations which bypass the cyclooxygenase regulatory step are also inhibited by agents that elevate cyclic AMP without any measurable effect on thromboxane A2 production. These data demonstrate that cyclic AMP can inhibit platelet aggregation by a mechanism independent of its ability to suppress the cyclooxygenase enzyme. Parallel experiments with washed platelet preparations suggest that they may be an inadequate model for studying the relationship between the platelet cyclooxygenase and platelet function.
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