Abstract |
We investigated the antithrombotic activity of Z-335, a new thromboxane A2 receptor antagonist, using experimental thrombosis models, and also tested its effect on the rat tail bleeding time. Z-335 (0.1, 0.3, and 1 mg/kg, p.o.) dose-dependently prevented the occurrence of arachidonic acid-induced pulmonary thromboembolism in mice. During photochemically induced thrombosis in the femoral artery of guinea pigs, Z-335 (0.3, 1, and 3 mg/kg, i.v.) dose-dependently prolonged the time required to form thrombi. Moreover, Z-335 (10 mg/kg/day, p.o.) strongly suppressed lauric acid-induced hind limb injury in rats. Z-335 (0.3, 3, 30, and 300 mg/kg, p.o.) did not prolong the tail bleeding time in rats. These results strongly suggest that Z-335 ameliorates experimental thrombosis without prolonging the rat tail bleeding time, and may therefore be a useful antithrombotic drug.
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Authors | T Tanaka, S Ito, R Higashino, Y Fukuta, Y Fukuda, M Takei, T Kurimoto, H Tamaki |
Journal | Thrombosis research
(Thromb Res)
Vol. 91
Issue 5
Pg. 229-35
(Sep 01 1998)
ISSN: 0049-3848 [Print] United States |
PMID | 9755835
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Fibrinolytic Agents
- Indans
- Receptors, Thromboxane
- Z 335
- Thromboxane A2
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Topics |
- Animals
- Bleeding Time
- Fibrinolytic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Indans
(therapeutic use)
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred ICR
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Thromboxane
(antagonists & inhibitors, physiology)
- Thrombosis
(drug therapy, physiopathology)
- Thromboxane A2
(physiology)
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