@article{APS4538,
author = {Harold J Ting and Wallace J Murray and Fadi T Khasawneh},
title = {Repurposing an old drug for a new use: glybenclamide exerts antiplatelet activity by interacting with the thromboxane A 2 receptor},
journal = {Acta Pharmacologica Sinica},
volume = {31},
number = {2},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Aim: To investigate the potential antagonistic activity of the antidiabetic agent glybenclamide for the human platelet thromboxane A2 receptor (abbreviated as TPR).
Methods: Platelets were obtained from healthy donors. Aggregation studies were performed in a model 700 aggregometry system. Radioactivity was counted in a Beckman LS 6000 liquid scintillation counter and calcium imaging was performed using an LS50B PerkinElmer Fluorescence Spectrometer.
Results: It was found that glybenclamide: 1) inhibited aggregation induced by the TPR agonist U46619 (IC50=2.3±0.31 μmol/L) and by the thromboxane A2 precursor arachidonic acid (IC50=2.6±0.24 μmol/L); 2) displaced SQ29,548 from its binding sites on platelets; 3) lacked any detectable effects on aggregation stimulated by ADP, or the thrombin receptor activating-peptide 4; 4) blocked calcium mobilization induced by U46619, but not by ADP; and 5) failed to raise cAMP levels.
Conclusion: The findings indicate that glybenclamide exerts inhibitory effects on platelets by interacting with TPR. Thus, glybenclamide or a rationally designed derivative has the potential to serve as an antithrombotic agent.},
issn = {1745-7254}, url = {http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/4538}
}