title: Characterization of P2x1 purinoreceptors on rat platelets: effect of clopidogrel.
abstract: This study aimed to determine the binding characteristics of [3H]alpha,beta-Me-ATP, a specific ligand of the P2x1 receptors to rat platelets, and to investigate the effect of clopidogrel, a thienopyridine compound which has been found to selectively inhibit ADP-induced platelet aggregation and adenylyl cyclase ex vivo. Binding of [3H]alpha,beta-Me-ATP to rat platelets was time-dependent and saturable. Scatchard analysis of the saturation binding data indicated that [3H]alpha,beta-Me-ATP bound to one population of specific binding sites with high affinity (KD = 23.6 +/- 1.6 nM; Bmax = 690 +/- 24 fmole/10[8]cells) (n=3). Unlabelled alpha,beta-Me-ATP as well as 2-MeS-ADP and ADP competitively inhibited the specific binding of [3H]alpha,beta-Me-ATP with IC50 values of 19.0 +/- 6.6, 103 +/- 20 and 1120 +/- 80 nM respectively (n=3). Other nucleotide analogues such as ATP, ATP-gammaS, UTP and GTP also antagonized [3H]alpha,beta-Me-ATP binding. When administered orally (10mg/kg, p.o.), clopidogrel inhibited ADP- or 2-MeS-ADP-induced platelet aggregation but did not affect the binding of [3H]alpha,beta-Me-ATP to rat platelets ex vivo. In vitro, alpha,beta-Me-ATP did not induce the aggregation or shape change of rat platelets and did not interfere with ADP-induced platelet aggregation.
authors.affiliation: Haemobiology Research Department, Sanofi Recherche, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Savi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bornia
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Salel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delfaud
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Herbert
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D005260:Female; D008024:Ligands; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic / Q000378:metabolism*; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D011983:Receptors, Purinergic; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine