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- Title
Clopidogrel Withdrawal Is Associated With Proinflammatory and Prothrombotic Effects in Patients With Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease.
- Authors
Angiolillo, Dominick J.; Fernandez-Ortiz, Antonio; Bernardo, Esther; Ramírez, Celia; Sabaté, Manel; Jimenez-Quevedo, Pilar; Hernández, Rosana; Moreno, Raul; Escaned, Javier; Alfonso, Fernando; Bañuelos, Camino; Costa, Marco A.; Bass, Theodore A.; Macaya, Carlos
- Abstract
Inhibition of the P2Y12 pathway by the platelet antagonist clopidogrel is associated with a marked reduction in platelet reactivity. Recent reports have shown that P2Y12 inhibition has anti-inflammatory effects as well. However, whether clopidogrel withdrawal is associated with proaggregatory and proinflammatory effects has not yet been explored. Since diabetic subjects are characterized by a prothrombotic and proinflammatory status, we hypothesize that these patients may be more vulnerable to these effects. A total 54 patients with diabetes on long-term (12 months) dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin plus clopidogrel) were studied. Platelet aggregation (following 6 and 20 µmol/l ADP stimuli) and inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein and P-selectin expression) were assessed before and 1 month following clopidogrel withdrawal. Following clopidogrel withdrawal, aspirin responsiveness using platelet function analyzer-100 was determined as well. A significant increase in all the assessed platelet (P < 0.0001 for 6 and 20 µmol/l ADP-induced aggregation) and inflammatory (P < 0.05 for C-reactive protein, P < 0.001 for P-selectin expression in resting platelets, and P < 0.0001 for P-selectin expression in ADP-stimulated platelets) biomarkers was observed following clopidogrel withdrawal. Low responders to aspirin had increased platelet aggregation profiles (P < 0.05 for 6 and 20 µmol/l ADP-induced aggregation) but no differences in inflammatory markers. In conclusion, clopidogrel withdrawal is associated with an increase in platelet and inflammatory biomarkers in diabetic patients, supporting pleiotropic effects coupled with P2Ysub 12 receptor antagonism.
- Subjects
DIABETES; BLOOD platelets; PEOPLE with diabetes; ASPIRIN; MEDICAL research
- Publication
Diabetes, 2006, Vol 55, Issue 3, p780
- ISSN
0012-1797
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2337/diabetes.55.03.06.db05-1394