title: [Effects of econazole and clotrimazole on TXB2 and PGE2 production in calcimycin-stimulated neutrophils and arachidonic acid-stimulated platelets].
abstract: The effects of econazole and clotrimazole which are used as antifungal agents, on TXB2 and PGE2 production in calcimycin (A-23187)-stimulated rat pleural neutrophils and arachidonic acid (AA)-stimulated washing rabbit platelets were examined by radioimmunoassay. Econazole and clotrimazole 0.05-100 mumol.L-1 inhibited TXB2 production both in rat pleural neutrophils and in rabbit platelets with a dose-dependent manner. The most potent inhibition was found in rabbit platelets. At the concentration of 50 mumol.L-1, econazole and clotrimazole were sufficient to inhibit TXB2 production in rabbit platelets by up to 99% and 98% respectively. Econazole and clotrimazole 0.05-5 mumol.L-1 also increased PGE2 biosynthesis in rabbit platelets. But econazole and clotrimazole 50 mumol.L-1 reduced the PGE2 production in rabbit platelets to 11% and 37% of the amounts of 5 mumol.L-1 econazole and clotrimazole respectively. The results suggest that econazole and clotrimazole at lower concentration may have a selective inhibitory effect on thromboxane synthetase, at higher concentration they also inhibit cyclooxygenase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Y Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: X S
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D003022:Clotrimazole / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004464:Econazole / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D013929:Thromboxane B2; D004464:Econazole; D003022:Clotrimazole; D015232:Dinoprostone