Naftopidil inhibits 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced platelet aggregation and 5-hydroxytryptamine uptake in platelets of healthy volunteers

Abstract Naftopidil exerts its antihypertensive action via $ α_{1} $-adrenoceptor blockage and $ Ca^{2+} $ antagonism in vascular smooth muscle. Since the chemically similar 1-(1-naphthyl) piperazine is known to be a 5-$ hydroxytryptamine_{2} $ receptor antagonist, the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) antagonistic properties of naftopidil were tested by examining 5-HT-induced aggregation and 5-HT uptake in platelets from 12 healthy volunteers after oral administration of 60 mg naftopidil or placebo. Platelet aggregation in vitro was inhibited by naftopidil with a $ K_{i} $ value of 1.1 μM, the $ pIC_{50} $ was 5.09 with induction of aggregation by 1 μM 5-HT. After oral administration of naftopidil, 5-HT-induced aggregation was significantly inhibited by 36%. 4 h after naftopidil administration, 5-HT uptake velocity was reduced by 33%. Naftopidil not only cancelled the circadian increase in 5-HT-induced aggregation velocity observed during placebo application, but also caused a decrease in aggregation velocity directly after peak plasma naftopidil levels. 5-HT uptake in platelets was also reduced following peak naftopidil plasma concentrations. The 5-HT inhibitory action of naftopidil adds a third possible antihypertensive property to naftopidil's $ α_{1} $-adrenoceptor blocking and $ Ca^{2+} $ antagonistic properties..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

1994

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1994

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

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European journal of clinical pharmacology - 46(1994), 3 vom: Apr., Seite 271-274

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Englisch

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Kirsten, R. [VerfasserIn]
Breidert, M. [VerfasserIn]
Nelson, K. [VerfasserIn]
Heine, A. [VerfasserIn]
Rosenkranz, S. [VerfasserIn]
Erdeg, B. [VerfasserIn]
Niebch, G. [VerfasserIn]
Borbe, H. O. [VerfasserIn]
Siebert-Weigel, M. [VerfasserIn]
Respondek, J. [VerfasserIn]

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© Springer-Verlag 1994

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10.1007/BF00192561

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OLC2064072152