title: The effects of sarpogrelate on cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.
abstract: Sarpogrelate was developed as an antiplatelet agent antagonizing 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptors. It had been reported that 5-HT receptors were expressed in cardiovascular system, and that sarpogrelate had antihypertrophic effects in vascular smooth muscle cells. Cardiac hypertrophy is a major problem in cardiac diseases, so the present study was designed to elucidate the effects of sarpogrelate on cardiac hypertrophy. Cultured rat cardiomyocytes (MCs) and cardiac nonmyocytes (NMCs) were prepared by Percoll gradient and adhesion method and MCs were incubated with (MCs/NMCs) or without NMCs. As an index of protein synthesis of MCs, [3H]-leucine uptake into MCs and MCs/NMCs was measured. Sarpogrelate decreased [3H]-leucine uptake into MCs (maximum 62.6+/-20.6% of control at 10(-4)M, p<0.05 vs. control). Sarpogrelate also significantly attenuated angiotensin-II- and endothelin-1-induced [3H]-leucine uptake. These results indicated that sarpogrelate might have antihypertrophic effects and could be a useful aid for cardiovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tojo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tokudome
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hosoya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakao
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000517:prevention & control; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000494:pharmacology; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D007930:Leucine / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013386:Succinates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D019332:Endothelin-1; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D013386:Succinates; D014316:Tritium; D000804:Angiotensin II; C064294:sarpogrelate; D012701:Serotonin; D007930:Leucine