Defective calcium transport in platelets from stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Aggregation and secretion of washed platelets from stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats(SHRSP) were greatly reduced by the development of hypertension in comparison with age-matched normotensive WKY platelets. In an attempt to clarify the mechanism of the defective functions, Ca2+ transport in platelets from SHRSP and WKY were studied. Changes of cytoplasmic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) were examined by using Quin 2. [Ca2+]i increase in response to thrombin(0.028 - 0.11 U/ml) was significantly delayed in SHRSP platelets compared with that of age-matched WKY platelets. The time(sec) to peak in [Ca2+]i was about two times longer in SHRSP platelets than in WKY platelets. [Ca2+]i levels at resting state were significantly lower in SHRSP platelets while there was no difference in maximal [Ca2+]i level in response to thrombin (0.031 - 0.125 U/ml) between the two strains. In addition thrombin-induced 45Ca2+ uptake was significantly delayed in SHRSP platelets. This delay of [Ca2+]i increase following thrombin stimulation might be associated with the hypofunctions of SHRSP platelets.
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D000818:Animals; D001693:Biological Transport, Active / Q000187:drug effects; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D013917:Thrombin / Q000494:pharmacology
D012701:Serotonin; D013917:Thrombin; D002118:Calcium