@article{APS8119,
author = {Wei Wang and Yi-Ping Wang and Wei-Kang Sun and Ya-Ming Xu and Li-Jiang Xuan},
title = {Effects of magnesium lithospermate B on aggregation and 5-HT release in rabbit washed platelets},
journal = {Acta Pharmacologica Sinica},
volume = {21},
number = {9},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {\"AIM:
To study the effects and mechanism of magnesium lithospermate B(MLB) on rabbit platelet aggregation and 5-HT release.
METHODS:
The platelet aggregation was determined by Born's method. Release of serotonin (5-HT) and formation of thromboxane A2 (TXA2) were measured by fluorophotometry and radioimmunoassay (RIA) respectively. Cytoplasmic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) in platelets was measured by Fura 2-AM fluorescence technique.
RESULTS:
In washed platelets, thrombin (200 U/L) or arachidonic acid (AA) (30 mumol/L)-induced aggregation was inhibited by MLB 50-800 mg/L in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, MLB had more inhibitory effects on platelet aggregation in the absence of extracellular calcium with IC50 of 102 mg/L than in the presence of CaCl2 1 mmol/L with IC50 of 194 mg/L. MLB concentration-dependently decreased the thrombin-activated release of 5-HT, whereas it did not affect the formation of TXA2 in platelets. Furthermore, MLB not only inhibited the rise of [Ca2+]i in thrombin stimulated platelets, but decreased the [Ca2+]i in resting platelets.
CONCLUSION:
MLB inhibited the aggregation and 5-HT release in rabbit platelets and it is probably by attenuating intracellular calcium concentration.\"},
issn = {1745-7254}, url = {http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/8119}
}