Experimental study of L-Arg-Glu's activity on antiplatelet and anticoagulation in rats and its mechanism / 中国药理学通报

ABSTRACT

AIM To observe Arg-Glu*ss activity of antiplatelet and anticoagulation in rats and to further explore its mechanism. METHODS Twenty four male sprague dewley rats were divided into three groups randomly (eight rats in each group).Each group was orally given Arg-Glu (61 4 mg?kg -1 ?d -1 ), ASA (36 mg?kg -1 ?d -1 ) and equal placebo solution respectively.Eight days later all rats were given anesthesia and blood was taken from abdominal aorta with a plastic catheter, then the indexes related to blood hemodynamics,coagulation and blood fibrinolysis were measured. Twenty four SD rats were treated in the same way mentioned above. Platelet aggregation was measured by turbidimetric method. Plasma level of cyclic GMP and prostacyclin was evaluated by radioimmunoassay and nitric oxide by spectrophotometric determination. Common carotid artery-external jugular vein bypass was established in another 24 rats, and the weight of wet thrombus was measured with high sensitive electrical scale. RESULTS In group of Arg-Glu, statistically significance decrease versus placebo group was observed on blood apparent viscosity, reduced viscosity, hematocrit and plasma viscosity, increase versus placebo was also observed on blood reciprocal calcium time, activated partial thromboplastin time and prothrombin time ( P 0 05). Platelet aggregation activation decreased compared with placebo 〔(0 75%?3.62%) vs (32 8%?6 62%) P 0 05)〕. CONCLUSION Arg-Glu with its properties of antiplatelet、anticoagulation and improvement of blood rheology status in rats could be regarded as one antiplatelet drug and one NO precursor .Its mechanism of action was thought to be by Arg-NO-cGMP metabolism pathway while other mechanism might be involved.