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Evaluation of anti-platelet and anti-thrombotic effects of cilostazol with PFA-100® and Multiplate® whole blood aggregometer in vitro, ex vivo and FeCl3-induced thrombosis models in vivo.

Abstract
We evaluate the anti-platelet and anti-thrombotic effects of cilostazol using Multiplate® and PFA-100® in vitro and ex vivo with freshly isolated rat whole blood and in vivo venous and arterial thrombosis models in the same species, in an effort to assess the sensitivity of the whole blood aggregometer assays without potential issues of species differences. In vitro assay of anti-platelet effects of cilostazol against collagen-induced aggregation using Multiplate® produced a graded dose-dependent inhibition curve with IC50 value of 75.4 ± 2.4 μM while it showed a highly sensitive and all-or-none type inhibition response from 25 μM in PFA-100®. Interestingly, cilostazol manifested anti-thrombotic effects in vivo at much lower plasma concentrations than the effective concentrations measured in ex vivo or in vitro aggregation tests using PFA-100® or Multiplate®. In addition, the tail bleeding time measurement demonstrated that rats have lower sensitivity to the anti-platelet effects of cilostazol than mice. These results suggest that the detailed comparative evaluation of whole blood aggregometer assays with anti-thrombotic effects in vivo should be preceded before the application of these methods for the pharmacodynamic studies of anti-thrombotic agents.
AuthorsChae-Wook Kim, Jun-Won Yun, Il-Hong Bae, Yang-Hui Park, Yeon Su Jeong, Jin Woo Park, Jin-Ho Chung, Young-Ho Park, Kyung-Min Lim
JournalThrombosis research (Thromb Res) Vol. 127 Issue 6 Pg. 565-70 (Jun 2011) ISSN: 1879-2472 [Electronic] United States
PMID21420150 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Chlorides
  • Ferric Compounds
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
  • Tetrazoles
  • Cilostazol
  • ferric chloride
Topics
  • Animals
  • Blood Platelets (drug effects)
  • Chlorides
  • Cilostazol
  • Ferric Compounds
  • Fibrinolytic Agents (pharmacology)
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Platelet Aggregation (drug effects)
  • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors (pharmacology)
  • Platelet Function Tests (methods)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Tetrazoles (pharmacology)
  • Thrombosis (blood, chemically induced, drug therapy)

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