TY - JOUR
T1 - A new point-of-care method for monitoring anti-platelet therapy
T2 - Application of the cone and plate(let) analyzer
AU - Spectre, Galia
AU - Brill, Alexander
AU - Gural, Alexander
AU - Shenkman, Boris
AU - Touretsky, Natalia
AU - Mosseri, Elinor
AU - Savion, Naphtali
AU - Varon, David
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - Recent studies suggest that anti-platelet agents are not equally effective in all individuals. We have developed a new method to evaluate the effect of anti-platelet drugs using the cone and plate(let) analyzer (CPA) test. The method is based on the ability of activators to reduce platelet adhesion under flow conditions. Treatment of a blood sample with arachidonic acid (AA) or ADP in vitro significantly decreased platelet deposition to a surface coverage (SC) of 2.1 ± 0.4 and 1.3 ± 0.6%, respectively, compared with the basic SC of 12.3± 6.8%. The effect of AA was prevented by aspirin (SC 8.1 ± 3.8%) and that of ADP was reduced by 2-methylthio-AMP, a P2Y12 ADP receptor inhibitor (SC 4.8 ± 2.0%). Pre-incubation with AA of whole blood samples from untreated healthy volunteers resulted in a marked decline of SC (from SC 9.8 ± 2.2 to 0.6 ± 0.3%). In contrast, in volunteers treated with 100, 300, and 500 mg aspirin per day, AA (but not ADP) decreased SC only to 3.5± 1.3, 4.4 ± 1.7, and 4.1 ± 2.0%, respectively (P < 0.001 versus SC with AA before treatment). A good correlation was observed between the modified CPA and aggregometry (R2 = 0.55). In conclusion, the modified CPA test is a useful tool to evaluate the efficacy of anti-platelet therapy.
AB - Recent studies suggest that anti-platelet agents are not equally effective in all individuals. We have developed a new method to evaluate the effect of anti-platelet drugs using the cone and plate(let) analyzer (CPA) test. The method is based on the ability of activators to reduce platelet adhesion under flow conditions. Treatment of a blood sample with arachidonic acid (AA) or ADP in vitro significantly decreased platelet deposition to a surface coverage (SC) of 2.1 ± 0.4 and 1.3 ± 0.6%, respectively, compared with the basic SC of 12.3± 6.8%. The effect of AA was prevented by aspirin (SC 8.1 ± 3.8%) and that of ADP was reduced by 2-methylthio-AMP, a P2Y12 ADP receptor inhibitor (SC 4.8 ± 2.0%). Pre-incubation with AA of whole blood samples from untreated healthy volunteers resulted in a marked decline of SC (from SC 9.8 ± 2.2 to 0.6 ± 0.3%). In contrast, in volunteers treated with 100, 300, and 500 mg aspirin per day, AA (but not ADP) decreased SC only to 3.5± 1.3, 4.4 ± 1.7, and 4.1 ± 2.0%, respectively (P < 0.001 versus SC with AA before treatment). A good correlation was observed between the modified CPA and aggregometry (R2 = 0.55). In conclusion, the modified CPA test is a useful tool to evaluate the efficacy of anti-platelet therapy.
KW - Anti-platelet drugs
KW - Cone and Plate(let) analyzer
KW - Platelets
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=21744434186&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/09537100400028800
DO - 10.1080/09537100400028800
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C2 - 16011980
AN - SCOPUS:21744434186
SN - 0953-7104
VL - 16
SP - 293
EP - 299
JO - Platelets
JF - Platelets
IS - 5
ER -