title: Antithrombotic and vasorelaxant properties of a novel synthetic RGD peptide containing nitric oxide.
abstract: We have developed a novel synthetic peptide containing both the antiadhesive Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) amino acid sequence and a nitric oxide (NO) moiety well known for its vasorelaxant properties. The main objective of this study was to determine whether this hybrid molecule is concurrently effective with regard to antithrombotic and vasorelaxation actions. Studies of in vitro platelet adhesion and of in vivo platelet thrombus formation in the rat demonstrated that the RGD-NO peptide increased the antithrombotic characteristics of the RGD peptide alone. The RGD-NO peptide also caused relaxation of rat aortic rings, while the RGD peptide did not induce relaxation. These characteristics of Ac-RGDC-SNO suggest that this or similar compounds may have potential as effective antithrombotic agents in coronary and peripheral artery disorders.
authors.affiliation: Center for Applied Microcirculatory Research, University of Louisville, Ky., USA.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Gurevich
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Lominadze
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Adeagbo
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Burov
authors.lastname: Popov YuG
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Leko
authors.forename: F N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Schuschke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010973:Platelet Adhesiveness / Q000187:drug effects; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D009842:Oligopeptides; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D009569:Nitric Oxide; C047981:arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid