Platelet alpha 2-adrenergic receptors in hypercholesterolemia: relationship between binding studies and epinephrine-induced platelet aggregation
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
1997
Citazione:
Platelet alpha 2-adrenergic receptors in hypercholesterolemia: relationship between binding studies and epinephrine-induced platelet aggregation / D. Baldassarre, N. Mores, S. Colli, F. Pazzucconi, C. R. Sirtori, E. Tremoli. - In: CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. - ISSN 0009-9236. - 61:6(1997 Jun), pp. 684-691.
Abstract:
Platelets isolated from patients with hypercholesterolemia are more sensitive in vitro to various aggregating agents, including epinephrine, than those isolated from normocholesterolemic subjects. Increased platelet reactivity is one mechanism that may explain the enhanced risk of thromboembolism in hypercholesterolemia. This study assessed whether platelet hyperreactivity to epinephrine in hypercholesterolemia is associated with higher alpha 2-adrenergic receptor density or affinity for epinephrine.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Humans; Lipids; Yohimbine; Aged; Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2; Platelet Aggregation; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Middle Aged; Epinephrine; Hypercholesterolemia; Female; Male
Elenco autori:
D. Baldassarre, N. Mores, S. Colli, F. Pazzucconi, C. R. Sirtori, E. Tremoli
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