Autoradiographic Observation of Platelets in Cerebrovascular Injuries Induced by Arachidonic Acid and its Prevention by Ticlopidine

Summary

The behavior of circulating ¹¹¹In-labeled platelets in cerebrovascular injuries induced by arachidonic acid injection was studied. Fourteen rabbits were pretreated with the antiplatelet agent ticlopidine, and 10 rabbits were used for controls. Arachidonic acid (AA, 0.7 mg/kg) was injected into the internal carotid artery. Prior to the injection, platelets labeled with ¹¹¹In- oxine were injected for autoradiography of the brain. Evans blue was injected as an indicator of blood-brain barrier disturbance. Nine control animals showed marked blue staining, and one showed slight blue staining. Seven out of the 14 pretreated animals showed slight or no staining, while 7 showed intensive staining. The distributions of the blue staining and the radioactivity showed high correlation. In the rabbits whose platelet aggrega- bility was depressed by ticlopidine, lower blue staining as well as lower radioactivity was observed. Our findings suggest that activated platelets have an important role in the genesis of cerebrovascular injuries.

Keywords

¹¹¹In-oxine labeled platelet - Autoradiogram - Arachidonic acid - Cerebrovascular injury - Ticlopidine

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