title: Lack of inhibition of thrombin-induced rise in intracellular Ca2+ levels and 5-hydroxytryptamine secretion by 1-oleoyl-2-acetylglycerol in human platelets.
abstract: The effect of 1-oleoyl-2-acetylglycerol (OAG) on the thrombin-induced rise in intracellular Ca2+ levels ([Ca2+]i) and 5-hydroxy[14C]tryptamine ([14C]5HT) secretion was studied. In washed human platelets prelabelled with [14C]5HT and quin 2, OAG (10-50 micrograms/ml) induced no significant aggregation, [14C]5HT secretion or rise in [Ca2+]i in the presence or absence of fibrinogen. However, addition of OAG (10-50 micrograms/ml) 10 s to 5 min before or 10-60 s after addition of threshold concentrations of thrombin (less than 0.03 U/ml) resulted in a significant potentiation of aggregation and [14C]5HT secretion without any effect on the thrombin-induced rise in [Ca2+]i. Both EGTA, which abolished the latter and creatine phosphate/creatine phosphokinase, the ADP scavenger, totally inhibited the aggregation but only partially reduced [14C]5HT secretion in response to thrombin plus OAG. At higher concentrations of thrombin, neither the rise in [Ca2+]i nor the extent of [14C]5HT secretion was significantly altered by OAG addition. The results demonstrate that, unlike phorbol esters, OAG has no inhibitory effect on thrombin-induced [Ca2+]i mobilisation but can synergize with low concentrations of thrombin in potentiating [14C]5HT secretion even at basal [Ca2+]i.
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D004075:Diglycerides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005989:Glycerides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000097:blood; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D013917:Thrombin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004075:Diglycerides; D005989:Glycerides; D012701:Serotonin; C038237:1-oleoyl-2-acetylglycerol; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013917:Thrombin; D002118:Calcium