Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the role of antithrombotic agents in the activation of Factor X in the presence of the Tissue Factor-Factor VIIa (TF-VIIa) complex in a continuous-flow reactor. Tissue Factor immobilized in a phospholipid bilayer on the inner surface of a capillary tube (internal diameter = 0.27 mm) was exposed to a perfusate containing Factors VIIa and X flowing at a flow rate of 12.7 microliters/min, corresponding to a wall shear rate of 100 s-1. Factor Xa (the activated form of Factor X) in the effluent was determined by a chromogenic assay. The effectiveness of two platelet aggregation inhibitors, alpha,alpha'-bis-[3-(N,N-diethylcarbamoyl)piperidino-p-xylene dihydrobromide (A-1) and alpha,alpha'-bis-[3-N-benzyl-N-methylcarbamoyl)piperidino]-p-xylen e dihydrobromide (A-4) in inhibiting Factor X activation is reported here. The results suggest that the Tissue Factor pathway, mediated through TF-VIIa complex, produces significantly lower levels of Factor Xa in the presence of compounds A-1 and A-4. On the basis of these findings, it appears that the anticoagulation action of these compounds reinforces their platelet aggregation-inhibitory properties. These carbamoylpiperidines (nipecotamides) therefore appear to be useful antithrombotic agents.

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