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CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
卷 4, 期 2, 页码 171-U98出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.110.959098
关键词
PAR1 PAR4; collagen platelets arterial thrombosis
资金
- The Medicines Company
- National Institutes of Health [R01-HL64701, RC2-HL101783, R01-HL57905]
- Eli Lilly
Background-Bivalirudin, a direct thrombin inhibitor, is a widely used adjunctive therapy in patients undergoing percutaneous intervention (PCI). Thrombin is a highly potent agonist of platelets and activates the protease-activated receptors, PAR1 and PAR4, but it is not known whether bivalirudin exerts antiplatelet effects in PCI patients. We tested the hypothesis that bivalirudin acts as an antiplatelet agent in PCI patients by preventing activation of PARs on the platelet surface. Methods and Results-The effect of bivalirudin on platelet function and systemic thrombin levels was assessed in patients undergoing elective PCI. Mean plasma levels of bivalirudin were 2.7 +/- 0.5 mu mol/L during PCI, which correlated with marked inhibition of thrombin-induced platelet aggregation and significantly inhibited cleavage of PAR1. Unexpectedly, bivalirudin also significantly inhibited collagen-platelet aggregation during PCI. Collagen induced a conversion of the platelet surface to a procoagulant state in a thrombin-dependent manner that was blocked by bivalirudin. Consistent with this result, bivalirudin reduced systemic thrombin levels by > 50% during PCI. Termination of the bivalirudin infusion resulted in rapid clearance of the drug with a half-life of 29.3 minutes. Conclusions-Bivalirudin effectively suppresses thrombin-dependent platelet activation via inhibition of PAR1 cleavage and inhibits collagen-induced platelet procoagulant activity as well as systemic thrombin levels in patients undergoing PCI. (Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2011;4:171-179.)
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