Effects of epinephrine on ADP-induced changes in platelet inositol phosphates

Conference · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5322846

Vickers, J D; Keraly, C L; Kinlough-Rathbone, R L; Mustard, J F

Epinephrine (EPI) does not aggregate rabbit platelets, but it does increase the labelling of inositol phosphate (IP) at 60s (21%, p < 0.05) in the presence of 20 mM Li/sup +/, in platelets prelabelled with (/sup 3/H) inositol. In contrast, 0.5 ..mu..M ADP which causes aggregation, increases the labelling of inositol bisphosphate (IP/sub 2/) by 30% (p < 0.01) at 10s and by 46% (p < 0.05) at 60s and IP by 26% (p < 0.05) at 60s. The combination of 0.5 ..mu..M ADP and 50 ..mu..M EPI causes more extensive aggregation and increases IP/sub 2/ by 154% (p < 0.01) and IP by 65% (p < 0.01) at 60s. The increase in IP/sub 2/ stimulated by ADP + EPI was greater than the increase caused by ADP (p < 0.05). The authors examined the effects of ..cap alpha..- and ..beta..-adrenergic receptor blockers on EPI + ADP-induced changes in the inositol phosphates. The ..beta..-adrenergic blocker Sotalol (50 ..mu..M), which had no effect by itself, enhanced the accumulation of IP/sub 2/ due to 0.2 ..mu..M ADP + 0.6 ..mu..M EPI by 70% (p < 0.01) at 60s, as well as aggregation. This is consistent with EPI inhibition mediated through stimulation of adenylate cyclase via the ..beta..-adrenergic receptor. The ..cap alpha..-adrenergic blocker phentolamine (50 ..mu..M), reduced aggregation stimulated by 0.5 ..mu..M ADP + 50 ..mu..M EPI, and reduced the accumulation of IP by 53% (p < 0.05) and IP/sub 2/ by 108% (0 < 0.05). These data are compatible with the hypothesis that the effect of EPI on ADP-induced aggregation involves IP/sub 2/ metabolism stimulated via the ..cap alpha..-adrenergic receptor.

• Research Organization: McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ontario
• OSTI ID: 5322846
• Report Number(s): CONF-8604222-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 45:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ADP
ADRENAL HORMONES
ADRENALINE
ANIMALS
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BLOOD PLATELETS
BODY FLUIDS
CARBOHYDRATES
CARDIOTONICS
CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS
CYCLASES
DRUGS
ENZYMES
HORMONES
INOSITOLS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LABELLING
LYASES
MAMMALS
MATERIALS
MEMBRANE PROTEINS
MONOSACCHARIDES
NEUROREGULATORS
NUCLEOTIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHATES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PROTEINS
RABBITS
RECEPTORS
SACCHARIDES
STEROID HORMONES
SYMPATHOMIMETICS
SYNERGISM
TRACER TECHNIQUES
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS
VERTEBRATES