title: The effect of some epsilon-aminocaproic acid derivatives on platelet responses.
abstract: epsilon-Aminocaproic acid (EACA) is a synthetic low molecular drug with antifibrinolytic activity. However, treatment with this drug can be incidentally associated with an increased thrombotic tendency. The aim of the present work was to test synthetic EACA derivatives for their antiplatelet activities. We investigated the effect of three EACA derivatives with antifibrinolytic activity: I. epsilon-aminocaproyl-L-leucine hydrochloride (HCl*H-EACA-L-Leu-OH), II. epsilon-aminocaproyl-L-(S-benzyl)-cysteine hydrochloride (HCl*H-EACA-L-Cys(S-Bzl)-OH) and III. epsilon-aminocaproyl-L-norleucine (H-EACA-L-Nle-OH) on platelet responses (aggregation and adhesion) and on their integrity. It was found that: 1. as judged by LDH release test, none of the tested compounds, up to 20 mM, was toxic to platelets, 2. in comparison with EACA, all the synthetic derivatives inhibited much stronger the ADP- and collagen-induced aggregation of platelets suspended in plasma (platelet rich plasma) and aggregation of these cells in whole blood, 3. EACA and its derivatives exerted a similar inhibitory effect on the thrombin-induced adhesion of platelets to fibrinogen-coated surfaces. Since platelet activation and blood coagulation are tightly associated processes, the antiplatelet properties of EACA derivatives are expected to indicate reduced thrombotic properties of these derivatives compared to EACA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Irena
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bruzgo
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomasiak
authors.forename: Halina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stelmach
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Midura-Nowaczek
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D015119:Aminocaproic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D003094:Collagen / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D010973:Platelet Adhesiveness / Q000187:drug effects*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects*; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D003094:Collagen; D015119:Aminocaproic Acid