Inhibition by nicotine of the formation of prostacyclin-like activity in rabbit and human vascular tissue

British Journal of Pharmacology
T Sonnenfeld, A Wennmalm

Abstract

1 Rings of vascular tissue (from rabbit aorta or human peripheral vein) were incubated at room temperature in Tyrode solution in the absence or presence of nicotine or indomethacin. 2 Addition of portions of the incubates to human platelet-rich plasma (HPRP) elicited a decrease in adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP)-induced platelet aggregation in this plasma. Authentic prostacyclin (PGI2) also induced such a decrease. The decreased aggregation amplitudes that followed the addition of the vascular tissue incubates and of PGI2 were equally potentiated by theophylline (10(-4) M). 3 Both nicotine and indomethacin counteracted the formation of platelet anti-aggregatory activity in the vascular tissue incubates. The IC50S of nicotine and of indomethacin on the formation of platelet antiaggregatory activity were 2 X 10(-5) M and 6 X 10(-6) M, respectively. 4 Nicotine failed to affect the platelet anti-aggregatory effect induced by authentic PGI2 in HPRP. 5 It is concluded that nicotine counteracts the formation of platelet anti-aggregatory activity in rabbit aorta and human peripheral vein by eliciting an inhibitory effect on the bioformation of prostacyclin in these types of vascular tissue.

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