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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
The potential antithrombotic action of losartan, the AT1 receptor antagonist, in an experimental model of venous thrombosis in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY) was tested. The involvement of nitric oxide and prostacyclin in this effect was also studied. Venous stasis was induced by ligation of the vena cava. Losartan, after administration of a single, hypotensive dose (10 mg/kg, p.o.), significantly reduced the thrombus weight in SHR but not in WKY. The antithrombotic activity of losartan in SHR was abolished by NG-nitro L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) (30 mg/kg s.c.) but not by indomethacin (2.5 mg/kg s.c.). No changes in primary hemostasis, platelet aggregation, coagulation parameters such as activated partial thromboplastin time, prothrombin time, euglobulin clot lysis time, and fibrinogen level, either in SHR or in WKY rats, were found. Our results indicate the NO-dependent mechanism in the antithrombotic effect of losartan on venous thrombosis in SHR.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0049-3848
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
271-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Losartan inhibits experimental venous thrombosis in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacodynamics, Medical University, Bia?ystok, Poland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't