title: Upregulation of antithrombotic ectonucleotidases by aspirin in human endothelial cells in-vitro.
abstract: Ecto ATP-diphosphohydrolase (apyrase) activity of human endothelial cells following aspirin treatment has been studied in-vitro. It was shown by HPLC analysis of supernatant samples that pre-incubation of the cultures with aspirin resulted in a significantly increased turnover of supplemented ATP into its degradation products (ADP and AMP). Enhanced expression of ectoenzyme after aspirin treatment could be observed as demonstrated by immunofluorescence-staining with monoclonal anti-apyrase antibodies. This suggests enhancement of endothelial ATP-diphosphohydrolase activity induced by aspirin. The present data obtained in human vascular cells in-vitro are in line with results from previous animal studies in-vivo, suggesting a novel cyclooxygenase-independent antithrombotic activity of aspirin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Bakker
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D001081:Apyrase / Q000378:metabolism*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014471:Umbilical Veins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D001081:Apyrase; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate; D001241:Aspirin