title: Prostaglandin synthesis in aorta and platelets of fawn-hooded rats with platelet storage pool disease and its response to cholesterol feeding.
abstract: Fawn-hooded (FH) rats possess a hereditary bleeding diathesis and platelet function defect, which is presumably the result of a storage pool deficiency. In this study, we have investigated the prostaglandin synthesis capacity of platelets and aorta from FH rats as compared to Sprague Dawley (SD) rats, after 2 months on a normal or 1% cholesterol diet. No difference was found in thromboxane B2 (TXB2) production by platelets of FH as compared to SD rats. Cholesterol-feeding resulted in an increased TXB2 production by SD platelets, but not FH platelets. FH rat aorta was found to convert significantly less arachidonic acid (AA) to 6-keto-prostaglandin-F1 alpha (PGF1 alpha) and cholesterol-feeding stimulated this reduced capacity. In contrast, cholesterol-feeding in the SD rat reduced aortic 6-keto-PGF1a production. Aggregation of platelet-rich plasma by AA was enhanced in the cholesterol-fed FH rat. This result suggests the possibility of an influence of platelet aggregability on aortic prostacyclin production.
mesh_terms: D000527:Alprostadil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000032:analysis*; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders / Q000097:blood*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000032:analysis*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D011453:Prostaglandins; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D013929:Thromboxane B2; C022950:6-ketoprostaglandin E1; D002784:Cholesterol; D000527:Alprostadil