title: Inhibitors of platelets glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GP IIb/IIIa) receptor: rationale for their use in clinical cardiology.
abstract: The glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GP IIb/IIIa) receptor is the most important receptor involved in platelet aggregation. A stable GP IIb/IIIa inhibition is required when a massive platelet activation triggers thrombosis. Three GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors are currently approved for clinical use: abciximab, tirofiban and integrilin. Their different pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties reflect a different efficacy in platelet inhibition.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Emodinamica, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Milano, Italy. marcolrossi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zavalloni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D015539:Platelet Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex