title: Effects of plumbagin on platelet aggregation and platelet-neutrophil interactions.
abstract: The effects of plumbagin were investigated on platelet aggregation in vitro and ex vivo, on the binding of thrombin-stimulated platelets to neutrophils, and platelet aggregation induced by intact neutrophils and N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) or platelet activating factor (PAF) activated neutrophils, by use of the methods of Hamburger, McEver and Born, respectively. The results showed that plumbagin in vitro significantly inhibited adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-, arachidonic acid (AA)-, or platelet activating factor (PAF)-induced platelet aggregation, in a concentration-dependent manner. The medium inhibitory concentrations (IC 50 ) were 39.4, 82.7 and 38.1 microM, respectively. Intragastric plumbagin at 10 mg/kg markedly suppressed platelet aggregation induced by ADP, AA, or PAF. Plumbagin decreased the binding between thrombin-stimulated platelets and neutrophils with an IC 50 of 62.9 microM. Plumbagin significantly inhibited washed platelet aggregation stimulated by fMLP- or PAF-activated neutrophils. The IC 50 values were 54.3 and 47.6 microM, respectively. On the other hand, plumbagin and aspirin increased the inhibition of intact neutrophils on AA-induced platelet aggregation. It is suggested that plumbagin inhibited platelet aggregation in vitro and ex vivo, suppressed the binding of activated platelets to neutrophils, inhibited platelet aggregation induced by activated neutrophils, and increased inhibition of intact neutrophils on platelet reactivity. Abbreviations. DMSO:dimethyl sulphoxide fMLP: N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine ADP:adenosine diphosphate AA:arachidonic acid PAF:platelet activating factor
authors.affiliation: Kunming Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Zhiqiang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Zejun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhihe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jikai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009285:Naphthoquinones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects*; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects*; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D009285:Naphthoquinones; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; C014758:plumbagin