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Altered vascular responses to platelets from hypercholesterolemic humans

S Kaul1, B J Waack, R C Padgett

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242.

Circulation Research
|April 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Platelets from hypercholesterolemic humans show impaired vasodilation and augmented vasoconstriction, contributing to abnormal vascular responses in atherosclerosis. These findings highlight platelet dysfunction in hypercholesterolemia beyond known factors.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Biology
  • Platelet Physiology
  • Atherosclerosis Research

Background:

  • Platelets release vasoactive factors influencing vascular tone.
  • Previous research focused on vascular abnormalities in atherosclerosis.
  • The role of hypercholesterolemia-altered platelets in vascular responses was unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test if hypercholesterolemia-activated platelets cause abnormal vascular responses.
  • To investigate platelet-mediated vascular effects in hypercholesterolemia.

Main Methods:

  • Examined in vitro responses of rabbit carotid arteries to activated platelets from normal and hypercholesterolemic humans.
  • Assessed vascular responses to intraluminal and abluminal platelet activation.
  • Utilized pharmacological agents including a 5-hydroxytryptamine2-serotonergic antagonist, a thromboxane A2/prostaglandin H2 receptor antagonist, and apyrase.

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Main Results:

  • Intraluminal activation of normal platelets caused significant arterial dilation.
  • Hypercholesterolemic platelets exhibited greatly impaired vasodilator responses.
  • Abluminal activation of hypercholesterolemic platelets resulted in augmented vasoconstriction.
  • Impaired vasodilation was not restored by tested antagonists or apyrase.

Conclusions:

  • Hypercholesterolemia profoundly impairs platelet-mediated vasodilation and augments vasoconstriction.
  • Mechanisms beyond serotonin, thromboxane, and ADP contribute to these altered platelet responses.
  • Both platelet alteration by hypercholesterolemia and vascular reactivity changes likely contribute to atherosclerosis-related vascular dysfunction.