title: The combined effects of 2,3-DPG and Na-arachidonate on platelet aggregation and on TXA2 formation.
abstract: We have investigated the effects of 2,3-DPG on platelet aggregation in the presence of suboptimal concentrations of Na-Arachidonate by using the two cuvette transfer experiments of Hamberg, Svensson and Samuelsson (3). The results show that 2,3-DPG enhanced or induced platelet aggregation in the presence of suboptimal concentrations of Na-Arachidonate. Imidazole, a TXA2 synthetase inhibitor, and Lasix, when added inhibited 2,3-DPG effects on platelet aggregation, suggesting that 2,3-DPG may act either on cyclooxygenase or on TXA2 synthetase of prostaglandin synthesis. A specific RIA assay showed that 2,3-DPG when added to suboptimal concentrations of Na-Arachidonate enhanced the formation of TXB2, a stable metabolite of TXA2. We have concluded that during intravascular hemolysis 2,3-DPG release may be a key component in preventing and/or inducing thrombosis.
mesh_terms: D019794:2,3-Diphosphoglycerate; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004163:Diphosphoglyceric Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects*; D013928:Thromboxane A2 / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D004163:Diphosphoglyceric Acids; D019794:2,3-Diphosphoglycerate; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D013928:Thromboxane A2