Cumulative effects of quinidine and aspirin on bleeding time and platelet α2-adrenoceptors: Potential mechanism of bleeding diathesis in patients receiving this combination
JOURNAL OF LABORATORY AND CLINICAL MEDICINE(1986)
摘要
We observed quinidine-induced prolongation of bleeding time without thrombocytopenia in three subjects. In addition, we noticed a cumulative prolongation of bleeding time by a combination of quinidine and aspirin. We postulated that because both quinidine and aspirin inhibit epinephrine-induced platelet aggregation, a cumulative effect of the two drugs might be responsible for the hemostatic defect. In studies using normal human platelets, we confirmed a marked reduction in epinephrine-induced platelet aggregation by the combination of these two agents. To further study the potential mechanism of this cumulative effect, platelet lysates were incubated with the alpha 2-adrenoceptor antagonist tritiated yohimbine in the presence of quinidine and aspirin. On the basis of the radioligand binding data, the dissociation constant (KD) of alpha 2-adrenoceptors was observed to increase in the presence of quinidine as well as aspirin. The combination of these two agents caused a marked increase in the KD of platelet alpha 2-adrenoceptors without alteration in the number of receptor sites. These data suggest that the cumulative effects of quinidine and aspirin on platelet alpha 2-adrenoceptor KD may relate to the significant reduction in epinephrine-induced platelet aggregation. This phenomenon, coupled with other well-known effects of aspirin on the platelet release reaction and arachidonate metabolism, may lead to bleeding problems in some patients receiving this combination.
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ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid,platelet-rich plasma,ADP,ACD,dissociation constant,EDTA,B max,PRP,PPP,acid-citrate-dextrose,platelet-poor plasma,maximal number of binding sites,K D,Adenosine diphosphate
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