Thromb Haemost 1989; 62(02): 802-806
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1646907
Original Article
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Platelet Adhesion to Subendothelial Structures under Flow Conditions: No Effect of the Lipoxygenase Product 13-HODE

Authors

  • Jacques C de Graaf

    1   The Dept, of Hematology, University Hospital Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Hidde Bult

    2   The Division of Pharmacology, University of Antwerp (UIA), Wilrijk, Belgium
  • Guido R Y de Meyer

    2   The Division of Pharmacology, University of Antwerp (UIA), Wilrijk, Belgium
  • Jan J Sixma

    1   The Dept, of Hematology, University Hospital Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Philip G de Groot

    1   The Dept, of Hematology, University Hospital Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Further Information

Publication History

Received 17 February 1989

Accepted after revision 16 May 1989

Publication Date:
30 June 2018 (online)

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Summary

It has been shown that endothelial cells can convert linoleic acid to 13-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid (13-HODE) and it has been suggested that 13-HODE has non-thrombogenic properties. However, no direct evidence has been presented that indicates that 13-HODE indeed modulates platelet-vessel wall interaction.

In this study we have bound a purified 13-HODE to a thrombogenic surface and its effect on platelet adhesion was studied and compared to the effects of an analogous hydroxy fatty acid, 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE). The effect of 13-HODE on platelet adhesion was studied both under static and flow conditions. In this report we show that binding of up to 40 times the physiological concentration to a thrombogenic surface has no inhibitory effect on platelet adhesion under static or flow conditions. We conclude that 13-HODE is not an important regulatory substance in platelet-subendothelium interaction, although this does not exclude it has a putative anti-adhesive role on intact endothelium.