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  • Title: Conversion of prostacyclin to 6 oxo prostaglandin E1 by rat, rabbit, guinea-pig and human platelets.
    Author: Griffiths RJ, Moore PK.
    Journal: Br J Pharmacol; 1983 Oct; 80(2):395-402. PubMed ID: 6360281.
    Abstract:
    The enzymatic catabolism of prostacyclin (PGI2) to 6 oxo prostaglandin E1 (6 oxo PGE1) was studied in platelet-rich and platelet-poor-plasma of rat, rabbit, guinea-pig and man. Rat, rabbit and human platelets convert PGI2 to a product with biological activity and thin layer chromatographic mobility identical to that of authentic 6 oxo PGE1. Platelets from these species also converted 9 beta-[3H]-PGI2 to non-radioactive 6 oxo PGE1 as shown by the progressive loss of extracted radioactivity following incubation. Formation of 6 oxo PGE1 was inhibited by the flavonoid drugs, rutin and naringenin. Guinea-pig platelets did not convert PGI2 to 6 oxo PGE1. Rat, rabbit and guinea-pig platelets do not spontaneously release a 6 oxo PGE1-like substance when incubated at 37 degrees C in the absence of added PGI2 or aggregating agents. The relevance of these findings to the possible physiological and pathophysiological roles of 6 oxo PGE1 in the regulation of platelet function is discussed.
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