title: Beyond platelet inhibition: potential pleiotropic effects of ADP-receptor antagonists.
abstract: The adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor antagonists, specifically the class of thienopyridines, have emerged as potent tools in the clinician's arsenal for the treatment of athero-thrombotic disease over the last two decades. Though these medications have been clearly demonstrated to have significant platelet-inhibiting effects, their potential positive impact on other systemic processes has been less well elucidated. Recent evidence points to a number of potential pleiotropic effects of these agents, most notably in the attenuation of several pro-inflammatory pathways, which may be independent of their anti-platelet-aggregating effect. Additionally, several new ADP receptor antagonists are under investigation; it remains to be seen if these agents possess any additional beneficial pleiotropic properties as well.
authors.affiliation: Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy, Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. sri9002@nyp.org
authors.forename: Srinivas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iyengar
authors.forename: LeRoy E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Rabbani
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000188:drug therapy; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D058919:Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D058919:Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists; D011725:Pyridines; C446540:thienopyridine