Abstract
In vitro stimulation of washed rat platelets (2.5 x 10 10/1) with thrombin (0.002 U/l) as well as their activation on de-endothelialized vascular preparations, produced a strong contraction of isolated rat caudal arteries. Pharmacodissection and specific measurements of various mediators (5-hydroxytryptamine, thromboxane B 2, ATP) showed the platelet-mediated contraction to be mainly mediated by 5-hydroxytryptamine, either by its direct effect or through amplification of prostaglandin-effects at the level of the vessel or the platelets. Platelet-mediated vasospastic episodes were effectively reduced by ketanserin, a selective 5-HT 2 receptor antagonist.
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