title: [Alteration of prostaglandin metabolism in alcoholic liver disease: its association with platelet dysfunction after chronic alcohol ingestion].
abstract: Recently, hepatic microcirculation has been focused on as an important pathogenic factor in progression of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). Therefore, blood levels of several prostaglandins, which are associated with organ microcirculation, were determined in various liver diseases, including ALD. Blood thromboxane B2 (TXB2) level was significantly increased in ALD, when compared to other types of liver diseases, whereas both 6-keto prostaglandin F1 alpha (6-keto PGF1 alpha) and prostaglandin E were not changed. These consequences resulted in the imbalance of 6-keto PGF1 alpha to TXB2, which might promote platelet aggregation and blood vessel contraction. Indeed, the increase of beta-thromboglobulin and platelet factor 4 in blood was observed in ALD. Furthermore, in ALD, the rate of arachidonate-induced platelet aggregation was prominently enhanced, and malondialdehyde production in platelet, which was well correlated with blood TXB2 levels, significantly increased. Thus, the present study may indicate that, in ALD, hyper-aggregability of platelet is produced, because of the derangement of prostaglandin metabolism and platelet dysfunction.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sujita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsugu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000097:blood*; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D010978:Platelet Factor 4 / Q000032:analysis; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000097:blood*; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000097:blood; D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011453:Prostaglandins; D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin; D010978:Platelet Factor 4; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D013929:Thromboxane B2