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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-11-2
pubmed:abstractText
The production of malondialdehyde (MDA) and thromboxane B2 (TxB2) by platelets following an arachidonic acid (AA) challenge was greater in nephrotic platelet rich plasma (PRP) than in normal PRP. The uptake of 14C-AA, and its subsequent conversion to 14C-TxB2 following a thrombin stimulus, was also greater in nephrotic than normal PRP. Normal plasma diminished the MDA production by nephrotic platelets. The addition of albumin to nephrotic PRP, or, the intravenous infusion of albumin in quantities sufficient to correct hypoalbuminemia also diminished the excessive production of prostaglandin metabolites by nephrotic platelets. The platelet aggregate ratio (PAR), which measures circulating platelet aggregates, was abnormal during the acute phase of nephrotic syndrome but reverted to normal following remission. These data indicate that hypoalbuminemia is associated with increased AA metabolism by platelets and suggest that platelet "hyperactivity" may contribute to the proclivity toward thrombosis observed in nephrotic syndrome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0085-2538
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
671-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
The metabolism of arachidonic acid by platelets in nephrotic syndrome.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article