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AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL
Volume 154, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.07.014
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Background Clopidogrel inhibits the platelet P2Y12 receptor, leading to increased intracellular cyclic AMP (CAMP) levels. Caffeine also causes a rise in platelet CAMP. We aimed to test the effect of acute caffeine administration on platelet inhibition by clopidogrel, in healthy volunteers and patients with coronary artery disease. Methods Cohort 1: 12 healthy subjects were enrolled in a 2-week crossover study. Blood samples were drawn at baseline, 2, 4, and 24 hours after 300 mg clopidogrel intake. At the first week, 6 subjects received caffeine (300 mg pill, equivalent to a medium sized coffee drink) 30 minutes after clopidogrel. At week 2, the other 6 subjects received caffeine. One month later the effect of caffeine alone was tested. Platelet function was evaluated by aggregation in response to 5, 10, and 20 mu mol/L adenosine diphosphate, 1 mu g/mL Collagen, and flow cytometric determination of P-selectin expression, PAC-1 binding, and vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation. Cohort 2: 40 patients with coronary artery disease receiving aspirin and clopiclogrel (75 mg daily) for >= 1 week were tested at baseline and 2.5 hours after caffeine (300 mg). Results In cohort 1 (crossover study), caffeine was associated with lower adenosine diphosphate-induced aggregation at 4 hours, lower activation markers at 2 hours, and lower vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation at A hours after clopiclogrel. Caffeine alone had no effect on the assessed platelet surface biomarkers. In cohort 2, caffeine administration was associated with lower platelet activation markers (P-selectin, PAC-1 binding), without significant effect on aggregation. Conclusions Acute caffeine administration after clopidogrel loading appears to be associated with enhanced platelet inhibition 2 to 4 hours after clopidogrel intake. The mechanism probably involves synergistic increase in CAMP levels.
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