title: Endothelin-1 and human platelet activity.
abstract: Endothelin-1, a peptide produced by endothelium, causes vascular smooth muscle contraction possibly by mobilizing intracellular calcium. Shifts in ionized calcium may also play a role in platelet activation. Accordingly, the effects of endothelin on platelet ionized calcium and aggregation were studied. The measurements were made in aequorin-loaded gel-filtered human platelets derived from healthy donors. Endothelin even in a final concentration of 10(-6) M did not cause a measurable change in platelet ionized calcium or aggregation. When tested in combination with collagen, thrombin and platelet activating factor, endothelin showed no synergistic effect. These observations raise the possibility that endothelin may not interact with platelets in a physiologically significant way.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Scicli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grunfeld
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Carretero
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Welch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000331:Aequorin; D000368:Aged; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D003094:Collagen / Q000494:pharmacology; D016232:Endothelins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D015539:Platelet Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D013917:Thrombin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D000331:Aequorin; D003094:Collagen; D013917:Thrombin; D002118:Calcium