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Activation and Impairment of Platelet Function In Vitro by Fatty Acid Ethyl Ester, a Nonoxidative Ethanol Metabolite: Effect of Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters on Human Platelets
Author(s) -
Salem Raneem O.,
Laposata Michael
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00256.x
Subject(s) - chemistry , platelet , arachidonic acid , epinephrine , platelet activation , metabolite , biochemistry , fatty acid , thromboxane , ethanol , endocrinology , medicine , enzyme , biology
Background: The goal of this study was to investigate the effect of fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE), nonoxidative metabolites of ethanol, on platelet function. We hypothesized that FAEE increase the risk of bleeding by producing an alteration in platelet membrane structure or function. Methods: Isolated human platelets incubated with FAEE were prepared and multiple assays for platelet activation were performed; β ‐thromboglobulin release from platelet granules, platelet aggregation, arachidonate release from phospholipids, and intracellular cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels. We examined also the combined effect of epinephrine and FAEE on platelet aggregation. Results: FAEE induced platelet shape change, release of α granules and release of arachidonate from phospholipids without an increase in eicosanoid production and decreased cAMP levels. The platelets did not aggregate in response to FAEE alone, but did shorten the time to maximum aggregation with epinephrine. Conclusion: These studies show that FAEE potentiate platelet activation but do not induce aggregation, presumably because they do not stimulate thromboxane A 2 production.