High concentrations of arachidonic acid induce platelet aggregation and serotonin release independent of prostagladin endoperoxides and thromboxane A2 |
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Authors: | Yoshiaki Hashimoto Chikayuki Naito Shoji Kume Hirokazu Kato Tsuyoshi Watanabe Mitsunobu Kawamura Tamio Teramoto Hiroshi Oka |
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Affiliation: | 1. First Department of Internal Medicine and the Central Clinical Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 3-1, Hongo 7-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan;2. Department of Internal Medicine, The Tokyo Teishin Hospital, 14-23, Fujimi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102, Japan |
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Abstract: | We examined platelet aggregation and serotonin release, induced by less than 60 μM arachidonic acid, using washed platelet suspensions in the absense of albumin. The concentration of arachidonic acid use did not cause platelet lysis. Platelet responses induced by less than 20 μM arachidonic acid were inhibited by aspirin, whereas those induced by above 30 μM arachidonic acid were not inhibited, even by both aspirin and 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraynoic acid. Although phosphatidic acid and 1,2-diacylglcerol increased after the addition of arachidonic acid in aspirin-treated platelets, the amounts were not parallel to platelet aggregation. Oleic, linoleic and linolenic acids also induced platelet responses, while palmitic, stearic and arachidic acids did not. EDTA, dibutyryl cyclic AMP, apyrase and creatine phosphate / creatin phosphokinase brought about almost the same effects in platelet responses induced by the unsaturated fatty acids, other than arachodinic acid, as those induced by 40 μM arachodonic acid. These results suggest that the mechanism of the actions of more than 30 μM arachodinic acid on platelets is the same as that of the other unsaturated fatty acids and is independent of prostaglandin endoperoxides, thromboxane A2 and, perhaps, phosphatidic acid and 1,2-diacylglycerol. |
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Keywords: | Arachidonic acid Platelet aggregation Serotonin release Prostaglandin endoperoxide |
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