title: Synergistic platelet inhibitory effect of the phosphodiesterase inhibitor piroximone and iloprost.
abstract: Platelet activity is regulated through synthesis and degradation of the intracellular second messengers cAMP or cGMP. The antiplatelet effect of the phosphodiesterase (PDE) III inhibitor Piroximone (PIR) was studied in vitro in platelet rich plasma. ADP induced aggregation was inhibited by PIR with an IC50 of 67 +/- 43 microM. The inhibitory effect was time and dose dependent. The antiaggregatory effects in vivo were studied in anaesthetised rats. Reduction of platelet count following injection of 100 micrograms/kg bw collagen was measured after bolus injection of PIR and vehicle. Piroximone bolus 2 mg/kg bw resulted in a 50% inhibition of platelet aggregation in rats. Cyclic AMP levels in washed platelets rose time and dose dependently after PIR. Coincubation of PDE III inhibitor PIR and adenylate cyclase activator Iloprost (ILO) resulted in a significant synergistic enhancement of the antiaggregatory effect. The PDE III inhibitor PIR exerted an effective inhibition of platelet aggregation in vivo and in vitro. The inhibitory effects in vitro were synergistically augmented by the prostacyclin analog Iloprost. These platelet inhibitory effects might be of clinical importance.
authors.affiliation: II. Medizinische Klinik, J. Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, FRG.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buerke
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Dieterich
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Darius
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003094:Collagen / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000097:blood; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D016285:Iloprost / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010976:Platelet Count; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; C039686:piroximone; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D003094:Collagen; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D016285:Iloprost