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  • Title: The in vivo antiplatelet effects of thromboxane A2 synthase inhibitors are potentiated by simultaneous thromboxane A2/prostaglandin H2 receptor blockade.
    Author: Golino P, Ambrosio G, Gresele P, Pascucci I, Ragni M, Russolillo E, Leproux GB, Chiariello M.
    Journal: J Pharmacol Exp Ther; 1993 Aug; 266(2):511-7. PubMed ID: 8355187.
    Abstract:
    The aim of the present study was twofold: 1) to assess whether inhibition of thromboxane A2 (TxA2) synthase exerts more potent antiplatelet effects when applied concomitantly with TxA2 and prostaglandin (PG)H2 receptor blockade and 2) whether these effects are mediated through redirection of PG endoperoxides toward the synthesis of antiplatelet PGs, such as PGI2 and PGE2. Thus, cyclic flow variations (CFVs), due to recurrent platelet aggregation, were initiated in the stenotic, endothelially injured carotid arteries of 39 rabbits. After 30 min of CFVs, the animals received: 1) SQ29548 (up to 0.6 mg/kg bolus + 0.2 mg kg-1 hr-1, n = 13), a TxA2/PGH2 receptor antagonist; 2) dazoxiben (up to 15 mg/kg bolus + 5 mg kg-1 hr-1, n = 13), a TxA2 synthase inhibitor and 3) picotamide (up to 20 mg/kg bolus + 20 mg kg-1 hr-1, n = 13), a drug with simultaneous TxA2 synthase and receptor blocking properties. CFVs were abolished in 6, 7, and 12 animals treated with SQ29548, dazoxiben, and picotamide, respectively (P < .01 for picotamide versus SQ29548 and dazoxiben). The animals in which CFVs were not abolished by SQ29548 or dazoxiben received the other drug at the same dose. CFVs were abolished by dazoxiben in five of seven rabbits that initially did not respond to SQ29548 and by SQ29548 in five of six animals that did not respond to dazoxiben. All animals that responded to the combination of SQ29548 and dazoxiben, as well as those that responded to picotamide, received increasing intravenous infusions of epinephrine to restore CFVs.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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