title: [Endogenous prostacycline and coronaropathy. Plasma levels of 6-keto-PGF1 alpha].
abstract: Prostacycline may play a preventive role in the development of ischaemic complications of coronary atherosclerosis through its vasodilatory and platelet antiaggregant properties. Its biological instability makes it difficult to measure in the plasma; however, it is possible to determine plasma concentrations by radioimmune assay of one of its stable derivatives, 6-Keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha (6KPGF1 alpha). Systemic plasma concentrations at rest of 30 patients with severe atherosclerosis were not significantly different from those of healthy control subjects (7.5 +/- 6.5 vs 10 +/- 5 pg/ml). In addition ischaemia during exercise is not associated with significant variations; at rest 7.1 +/- 6 pg/ml in the "ischaemic" group (n = 20) compared to 7.6 +/- 6.4 pg/ml in the "non-ischaemic" group (n = 10); on effort: 9 +/- 10 pg/ml compared to 13.3 +/- 14 pg/ml. These results show that measuring the plasma 6KPGF1 alpha by peripheral vein blood sampling is of no use in the diagnosis of coronary atherosclerosis or of myocardial ischaemia on effort.
mesh_terms: D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005082:Physical Exertion
chemical_list: D015121:6-Ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha
vernacular_title: Prostacycline endogène et coronaropathie. Dosage de la 6-kéto-PGF1 alpha plasmatique.