Uptake and inactivation of a-type prostaglandins by human red cells |
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Authors: | JB Smith MJ Silver CM Ingerman JJ Kocsis |
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Institution: | From the Cardeza Foundation and Department of Pharmacology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA |
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Abstract: | Incubation of A type prostaglandins with whole blood or washed red cells at 37°C converted them to more polar products with negligible vasodepressor and smooth muscle-contracting activities. This conversion did not occur in platelet-rich plasma. Uptake of the prostaglandins by red cells was demonstrated at both 4°C and 37°C. The data suggest 1) that if PGA is released from tissues into the blood stream or is administered for therapeutic purposes, its biological activity would be diminished by human red cells, and 2) that development of an assay for PGA in blood should take into account its uptake and metabolism by human red cells. |
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