title: [Can platelets be synthetized from nucleotides?].
abstract: In light of the existing knowledge platelets are not able to de novo synthesis of nucleotides. However single report exists about the possession by thrombocytes of the full enzymatic complex, which is essential to such synthesis. An aim of our study was the estimation of the platelets nucleotide pool of patients subjected to immunossuppresion therapy using azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil, drugs known to block enzymes of de novo synthesis pathways. Fifty-nine patients enrolled to a study were divided to three groups: hemodialysed patients (n = 28), patients after kidney transplantation receiving azathioprine (n = 16) and kidney transplanted patients receiving mycophenolate mofetil (n = 16). Platelets nucleotides concentration was measured using HPLC. In the group of patients after the kidney transplantation receiving AZA concentration of adenine and guanine nucleotides in thrombocytes were statistically lower both with relation to hemodialysed as and with relation to the healthy group. Similarly platelets of patients after the kidney transplant receiving MMF characterized lower adenine and guanine nucleotides concentration comparatively to hemodialyzed patients. One showed also lower ADP, GDP and AMP concentration with relation to of the healthy volunteers. One from possible reasons of the obtainment of above results can be the possession by platelets enzymes, which are vital to de novo nucleotides synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Nefrologii, Transplantologii i Chorób Wewnetrznych AM w Gdańsku.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jagodziński
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lizakowski
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zdrojewski
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Słomińska
authors.forename: Bolesław
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rutkowski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009711:Nucleotides / Q000378:metabolism*; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D009711:Nucleotides; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid; D001379:Azathioprine