title: Effects of highly purified ethyl all-cis-5,8,11,14,17-icosapentaenoate (EPA-E) on rabbit platelets.
abstract: The effects of ethyl all-cis-5,8,11,14,17-icosapentaenoate (EPA-E), highly purified ethyl ester of icosapentaenoic acid (EPA), on rabbit platelets were studied. In in vitro, highly purified EPA (62.5-3000 microM) suppressed the platelet aggregation induced by collagen, arachidonic acid (AA) and adenosine diphosphate (ADP). In ex vivo, a single administration of EPA-E (300 and 1000 mg/kg, p.o.) and repeated administrations (30 and 300 mg/kg/d, p.o.) for 2 weeks showed no effects on collagen-, AA- and ADP-induced platelet aggregation. Repeated administrations (30 and 300 mg/kg/d, p.o.) for 4 weeks suppressed the collagen-induced platelet aggregation, but not the AA- and ADP-induced platelet aggregation. Repeated administrations for 4 weeks also suppressed thromboxane B2 (TXB2) formation induced by collagen, but a single administration and repeated administrations for 2 weeks failed to inhibit TXB2 formation. The EPA level in the platelet phospholipids increased slightly with a single administration, and increased markedly with repeated administrations for 2 and 4 weeks. The AA level in the phospholipids showed practically no changes with a single and repeated administrations. These results suggested that highly purified EPA-E could reduce platelet aggregability by the change of the EPA level in the platelet phospholipids and should allow for a reasonable period of administration.
authors.affiliation: Fuji Central Research Laboratory, Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katsuki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuhara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mizota
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kunihiro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000097:blood; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000097:blood; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D013928:Thromboxane A2 / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D013928:Thromboxane A2; C035276:eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester; D015118:Eicosapentaenoic Acid