Influences of prostaglandins on electrophoretic mobility and aggregation of rabbit platelets

Influences of prostaglandin (PG)s on electrophoretic mobilities and aggregation of rabbit platelets were studied. The PGs studied (PGI2, PGE1, PGD2, PGF2 alpha, PGA2 and PGA1) had no effect on platelet electrophoretic mobility. However, both PGE1 and PGI2 in 0.3 and 3.0 muM inhibited ADP-induced aggregation and ADP-induced decrease in the mobility. PGD2 in 0.3 and 3.0, and PGE2 in 30 microM inhibited the aggregation but did not depress the ADP-induced decrease in the mobility. PGF2 alpha, PGA2 and PGA1 had no effect on the decrease in electrophoretic mobility and on the aggregation caused by ADP.