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Thromb Haemost 1985; 53(01): 075-079
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661240
Original Article
Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

ADP Induced Depolarization of Human Platelet Membrane Potential

June D Wencel-Drake
The Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois,
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Harold Feinberg
The Department of Pharmacology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois,
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Received 03 July 1984

Accepted 07 November 1984

Publication Date:
18 July 2018 (online)

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Summary

The transmembrane potential of human blood platelets suspended in plasma was investigated by studying the distribution of a radiolabeled permeant ion [14C] thiocyanate. The membrane potential of resting platelets was found to be -54.50 mV ± 9.23 S.D. with a range of -39 to -76 mV (n = 27). The possibility that platelet activation alters membrane potential or that changes in membrane potential serve as an activation trigger was investigated. Stimulation by ADP (10 ¼M) resulted in a significant (p :0.05) depolarization of the membrane potential. Preincubation with 6 mM EGTA failed to inhibit ADP-induced depolarization even though EGTA effectively prevented primary and secondary aggregation but not shape change. Preincubation with PGE1 inhibited shape change, aggregation, and the ADP- induced depolarization. No significant change in membrane potential was observed following stimulation by epinephrine (50 ¼M). These results suggest that the initial interaction of ADP and its receptor may involve an inward positive current which can be determined by thiocyanate distribution.

Key words

Human blood platelets - Transmembrane potential - Platelet activation - Thiocyanate
 

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