title: Effect of fibrinogen concentration on the velocity of platelet aggregation.
abstract: The relationship between fibrinogen binding to its receptor and platelet aggregation has been investigated by comparing 125I-fibrinogen binding and aggregation velocities of gel-filtered platelets in the presence of adenosine diphosphate (ADP). Aggregometric responses at various fibrinogen concentrations are found to be bell-shaped and show a maximum at fibrinogen concentrations (Fmax) similar to the 125I-fibrinogen hemisaturating doses. At higher and lower fibrinogen concentrations, platelet aggregation velocities decrease in a parallel manner. Lowering ADP concentration increases Fmax, in agreement with the modulatory effect of ADP on fibrinogen binding to platelets. Variations of fibrinogen in the range of physiopathologic plasma concentrations affect platelet aggregation induced by any ADP dose. These results clarify the relationship between the fibrinogen binding process and aggregation and demonstrate that plasma fibrinogen concentration has a major influence on the velocity of platelet aggregation.
authors.affiliation: Centro Ricerche Fisiopatologia dell'Emostasi, Istituto di Semeiotica Medica Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Landolfi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Cristofaro
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Candia
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rocca
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bizzi
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000328:Adult; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D005340:Fibrinogen