Platelet hyperactivity and abnormal Ca<sup>2+</sup>homeostasis in diabetes mellitus
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Abstract
We sought to determine the mechanisms for hyperactivity and abnormal platelet Ca(2+) homeostasis in diabetes. The glycosylated Hb (HbA(1c)) level was used as an index of glycemic control. Human platelets were loaded with Ca- green-fura red, and cytosolic Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)) and aggregation were simultaneously measured. In the first series of experiments, the platelets from diabetic and normal subjects were compared for the ability to release Ca(2+) or to promote Ca(2+) influx. A potent and relatively specific inhibitor of Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange, 5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2',4'-dimethylbenzamil (CB-DMB), increased the second phase of thrombin-induced Ca(2+) response, suggesting that the Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger works in the forward mode to mediate Ca(2+) efflux. In contrast, in the platelets from diabetics, CB-DMB decreased the Ca(2+) response, indicating that the Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger works in the reverse mode to mediate Ca(2+) influx. In the second series of experiments we evaluated the direct effect of hyperglycemia on platelets in vitro. We found that thrombin- and collagen-induced increases in [Ca(2+)](i) and aggregation were not acutely affected by high glucose concentrations of 45 mM. However, when the platelet-rich plasma was incubated with a high glucose concentration at 37 degrees C for 24 h, the second phase after thrombin activation was inhibited by CB-DMB. In addition, collagen-stimulated [Ca(2+)](i) response and aggregation were also increased. Thus in diabetes the direction and activity of the Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger is changed, which may be one of the mechanisms for the increased platelet [Ca(2+)](i) and hyperactivity. Prolonged hyperglycemia in vitro can induce similar changes, suggesting hyperglycemia per se may be the factor responsible for the platelet hyperactivity in diabetes.
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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