title: Platelet hyperreactivity in hyperlipidaemia with specific reference to platelet lipids and fatty acid composition.
abstract: Platelet function after thrombin stimulation, the fatty acid composition of individual phospholipids, and levels of lipid components (cholesterol, cholesterol ester, phospholipids and triglycerides) were determined in total membranes of platelets from hyperlipidaemic (HL) and control subjects. Platelet aggregation, thromboxane (TX) B2 production and serotonin release was significantly greater in HL patients than in controls. Levels of platelet cholesterol, total phospholipids, cholesterol ester and triglycerides, were significantly higher in the HL patients. Small differences between the two groups were observed for the phospholipid fatty acid patterns. However, levels of arachidonic acid (AA) were significantly higher in phosphatidylinositol (PI) of HL patients (40.01 +/- 6.59 mol%) as compared to the controls (31.52 +/- 9.91 mol%) (P = 0.002). The higher levels of AA in PI, which is considered a donor pool for eicosanoid synthesis, may be an additional mechanism for the well documented platelet hyperfunction and greater TXB2 production in hyperlipidaemic subjects.
authors: Department of Haematology, School of Pathology, South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg.
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authors: Chetty
authors: N H
authors: NH
authors: Naran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000097:blood; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D012701:Serotonin; D013929:Thromboxane B2; D002784:Cholesterol