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  • Title: Ouabain affects platelet reactivity as measured in vitro.
    Author: Prodouz KN, Poindexter BJ, Fratantoni JC.
    Journal: Thromb Res; 1987 Apr 15; 46(2):337-46. PubMed ID: 3111004.
    Abstract:
    Ouabain, a digitalis glycoside and an inhibitor of the Mg2+-dependent Na+-K+ ATPase, was used to probe the role of intracellular Na+ levels in the regulation of platelet reactivity. Platelets preincubated with 10 to 150 microM ouabain exhibited a potentiated aggregation response to collagen (14.4 to 180 micrograms/mL), ADP (4 to 12 microM) and thrombin (0.03 to 0.10 unit/mL). Ouabain markedly decreased the time interval between addition of collagen and the onset of shape change. At submaximal concentrations of collagen, thrombin and ADP, preincubation with ouabain increased the rate and amplitude of the aggregation response. Irreversible aggregation was achieved in ouabain-treated platelets by using concentrations of ADP which induced only reversible aggregation in the absence of ouabain. In addition, chelation of extracellular calcium with EGTA or EDTA (2 mM) failed to block reactivity to collagen, ADP or thrombin in ouabain-treated platelets. These results suggest that ouabain induces a "preactivation state" in platelets, perhaps via modulation of intracellular Na+ levels.
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