Platelet aggregation pathway.
Platelet aggregation pathway.
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DOI:
10.1097/fpc.0b013e3283406323
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发表时间:
2011-08
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Altman RB
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作者:
Sangkuhl K;Shuldiner AR;Klein TE;Altman RB
Platelet activation and coagulation normally do not occur in an intact blood vessel. After blood vessel wall injury, platelet plug formation is initiated by the adherence of the platelets to subendothelial collagen [1, 2]. In high shear arterial blood, platelets are first slowed down from their blood flow velocity by interacting with the collagenbound von Willebrand factor and are subsequently stopped by binding directly to the collagen by their glycoprotein (GP) receptor complex [2, 3]. The activation of these collagen receptors on platelets after their binding to the collagen activates phospholipase C-mediated cascades (Fig. 1)[1–3]. This results in the mobilization of calcium from the dense tubular system [4, 5]. An increase in intracellular calcium is associated with the activation of several kinases necessary for morphologic change, the presentation of the procoagulant surface, the secretion of platelet granular content, the activation of GPs, and the activation of phospholipase A2 (see Fig. 1)[2, 5–7]. The presentation of the procoagulant surface results in the colocalization of different coagulation factors on the surface of the activated platelet, which triggers a series of zymogen conversions, resulting in the release of active thrombin from prothrombin [8]. Adenosine diphosphate (ADP), adenosine triphosphate, and serotonin are released from the dense platelet granule. Activated phospholipase A2 enzymes release arachidonic acid (AA) by the cleaving of fatty acids, especially phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine, at their sn-2 position [9–11]. AA is a precursor for thromboxane A2 (TBXA2) synthesis. In the first step in platelets, prostaglandin (PG)-endoperoxide synthase 1 (PTGS1; also known as cyclooxygenase 1) catalyzes the transformation of AA into cyclic endoperoxide PG G2 and H2 [9]. In platelets, PGG2 and PGH2 are then mainly converted by TBXA synthase into TBXA2 [9].The mechanism of action of aspirin is the inhibition of PTGS1, thereby preventing the production of PGs and, particularly in platelets, inhibiting TBXA2 production [10–12]. In ex vivo platelet aggregation testing, aspirin affects predominantly AA-stimulated platelet aggregation through a direct pathway, and also collagen-stimulated platelet aggregation through indirect pathways. A review