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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5B
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-17
pubmed:abstractText
Type 2 diabetes mellitus induces a characteristic platelet hyperactivity that might be due to several factors including oxidative stress and abnormal intracellular Ca(2+) homeostasis. Hyperhomocysteinaemia is considered a risk factor in the development of thrombosis although its effect on platelet function and the mechanisms involved are still poorly understood. Here we show that homocysteine induce a concentration-dependent increase in endogenous production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which was significantly greater in platelets from diabetic patients than in controls. Platelet treatment with homocysteine resulted in Ca2+ release from the dense tubular system and the acidic stores. Ca2+ mobilization-induced by homocysteine consisted in two components, an initial slow increase in intracellular free Ca (+) concentration ([Ca2+]i) and a rapid and marked increase in [Ca2+]i, th second leading to the activation of platelet aggregation. As well as ROS generation, Ca2+ mobilization and platelet aggregation were significantly greater in platelets from diabetic donors than in controls, which indicate that platelets from diabetic donors are more sensitive to homocysteine. These findings, together with the hyperhomocysteinaemia reported in diabetic patients, strongly suggest that homocysteine might be considered a risk factor in the development of cardiovascular complications associated to type 2 diabetes mellitus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1582-1838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2015-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Adenosine Diphosphate, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Blood Platelets, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Calcium Signaling, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Homocysteine, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Platelet Activation, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Platelet Aggregation, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Thapsigargin, pubmed-meshheading:19012728-Thrombin
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of homocysteine on calcium mobilization and platelet function in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology N. Simionescu, Bucharest, Romania.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't