title: Transient decrease of binding of insulin to platelets in acute ischemic heart disease.
abstract: The specific binding sites of 125I-insulin in platelets from nondiabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris was significantly decreased (192 +/- 84/cell) during the acute ischemic condition when compared with normal platelets (496 +/- 76/cell; p < 0.001, n = 9). A relatively low mean plasma insulin level (20 microU/mL) with an elevated mean glucose level (130 mg/dL) was noted. The decreased binding of insulin and the relatively low mean plasma insulin level during the acute ischemic condition improved into the normal range during 8 to 12 weeks of recuperation. The decrease of insulin binding sites in the acute phase and their subsequent increase during recovery were directly related to the hormone-induced increase in sensitivity to prostaglandin E1 through the stimulation of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate formation in platelets by the prostanoid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Bauman
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sinha
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000097:blood*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D006854:Hydrocortisone