Naslov
Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 Reduces Bleeding and Thrombocytopenia after Amputation in Rats Treated with Heparin, Warfarin, L-NAME and L- Arginine

Autori
Stupnisek, Mirjana ; Kokot, Antonio ; Drmic, Drmic ; Hrelec Patrlj, Masa ; Zenko Sever, Anita ; Kolenc, Danijela ; Radic, Bozo ; Suran, Jelena ; Bojic, Davor ; Vcev, Aleksandar ; Seiwerth, Sven ; Sikiric, Predrag

Izvornik
PLoS One (1932-6203) 10 (2015), 4;

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
BPC 157; Thrombocytopenia; Heparin; Warfarin; L-NAME and L-Arginine

Sažetak
BACKGROUND: BPC 157 is a stable gastric pentadecapeptide recently implicated with a role in hemostasis. While NO is largely implicated in hemostatic mechanisms, in tail- amputation-models under heparin- and warfarin- administration, both the NO-synthase (NOS)- blocker, L-NAME (prothrombotic) and the NOS- substrate L-arginine (antithrombotic), were little investigated. Objective. To investigate the effect of L-NAME and L-arginine on hemostatic parameters, and to reveal the effects of BPC 157 on the L-NAME- and L- arginine-induced hemostatic actions under different pathological condition: tail amputation without or with anticoagulants, heparin or warfarin. METHODS: Tail amputation, and/or i.v.-heparin (10 mg/kg), i.g.-warfarin (1.5 mg/kg/day for 3 days) were used in rats. Treatment includes BPC 157, L-NAME, L-arginine, per se and their combination. RESULTS: After (tail) amputation, with or without i.v.-heparin or i.g.-warfarin, BPC 157 (10 μg/kg, 10 ng/kg, i.p., i.v. (heparin), 10 μg/kg i.g. (warfarin)) always reduced bleeding time and/or haemorrhage and counteracted thrombocytopenia. As for L- NAME and/or L-arginine, we noted: L-arginine (100 mg/kg i.p.)-rats: more bleeding, less/no thrombocytopenia ; L-NAME (5 mg/kg i.p.)-rats: less bleeding (amputation only), but present thrombocytopenia ; L-NAME+L-arginine-rats also exhibited thrombocytopenia: L-NAME counteracted L-arginine-increased bleeding, L-arginine did not counteract L-NAME-thrombocytopenia. All animals receiving BPC 157 in addition (BPC 157 μg+L-NAME ; BPC 157 μg+L-arginine, BPC 157 μg+L-NAME+L-arginine), exhibited decreased haemorrhage and markedly counteracted thrombocytopenia. CONCLUSIONS: L-NAME (thrombocytopenia), L-arginine (increased haemorrhage) counteraction and BPC 157 (decreased haemorrhage, counteracted thrombocytopenia) with rescue against two different anticoagulants, implicate a BPC 157 modulatory and balancing role with rescued NO- hemostatic mechanisms.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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