title: Effect of anti-platelet therapy (aspirin + pentoxiphylline) on plasma lipids in patients of ischaemic stroke.
abstract: Twenty-one patients of ischaemic stroke were put on prolonged administration of antiplatelet drugs (aspirin 320 mg once daily with pentoxiphylline 400 mg thrice daily). The serum lipids along with other biochemical parameters were estimated before starting the treatment and after completion of 2 months of therapy. No significant changes were observed in any of the biochemical parameters including lipid profile except in serum high density lipoprotein (HDL) which increased significantly (< 0.05) after 2 months therapy. It is concluded that 2 months antiplatelet therapy has no adverse metabolic effect in patients of ischaemic stroke and the raised serum HDL may contribute to cerebral protective effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Clinical & Experimental Medicine Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Gaur
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kar
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Srimal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010431:Pentoxifylline / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D001241:Aspirin; D010431:Pentoxifylline