title: Effect of WEB 2086-BS, an antagonist of platelet-activating factor receptors, on retinal vascularity in diabetic rats.
abstract: Specific antagonists of platelet-activating factor (PAF) receptors inhibit platelet aggregation and thromboxane synthesis. These two processes have been implicated in the course of diabetic retinopathy. We assessed the effect of a specific PAF receptor antagonist, WEB 2086-BS (3-(4-(2-chlorophenyl)-9-methyl-6H-thieno(3,2-f) (1,2,4 triazolo-(4,3-a(1,4)-diazepine-2-yl)-1-(4-morpholinyl)-1-propanone) on retinal vascularity in a model of experimental streptozocin-induced diabetes in rats. Rats were divided into five experimental groups (10 animals/group): group I, non-diabetic group II, untreated diabetic group III, diabetic given 1 mg/kg per day of WEB 2086-BS (p.o.) group IV, diabetic given 5 mg/kg per day (p.o.) and group V, diabetic given 10 mg/kg per day (p.o.). After 3-month treatment, platelet aggregometry, platelet synthesis of thromboxane B2, aortic production of 6-keto-prostaglandin F1alpha, platelet and vascular lipid peroxidation, and percentage of the retinal area occupied by horseradish peroxidase-labeled vessels were measured. Untreated diabetic rats showed an increase in platelet reactivity, reduced 6-keto-prostaglandin F1alpha production, increased thromboxane B2 and lipid peroxides, and a decrease in the percentage of retinal area occupied by horseradish peroxidase-labeled vessels. WEB 2086-BS produced a decrease in platelet aggregation induced by collagen in whole blood, in thromboxane B2 synthesis and lipid peroxide production, and an increase in the percentage of retinal area occupied by horseradish peroxidase-labeled vessels (13.9+/-1.1% in group II and 9.9+/-0.8% in group V). There was a statistically significant linear correlation (Y= -0.72 + 137X, r2 = 0.7247, P < 0.0007) between thromboxane B2 values and the percentages of retinal area occupied by horseradish peroxidase-labeled vessels in the groups of animals treated with WEB 2086-BS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, University of Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, Spain.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: de la Cruz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Ruiz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Campos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sánchez de la Cuesta
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001381:Azepines / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D011464:Epoprostenol / Q000378:metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D012160:Retina / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000097:blood; D014230:Triazoles / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001381:Azepines; D001786:Blood Glucose; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D014230:Triazoles; C039351:platelet activating factor receptor; C052518:WEB 2086; D013929:Thromboxane B2; D011464:Epoprostenol