Aspirin triggers antiinflammatory 15-epi-lipoxin A4 and inhibits thromboxane in a randomized human trial
AUTOR(ES)
Chiang, Nan
FONTE
National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
There is increasing evidence that aspirin initiates biosynthesis of novel antiinflammatory mediators by means of interactions between endothelial cells and leukocytes. These mediators are classified as aspirin-triggered 15-epi-lipoxins. Such compounds may account at least in part for aspirin's clinical benefits, which are distinct from the well appreciated action of aspirin as a platelet inhibitor. Here, we addressed whether aspirin-triggered 15-epilipoxinA4 (ATL) formation is aspirin-dependent in humans and its relationship to aspirin's antiplatelet activity. We conducted a randomized clinical trial among 128 healthy subjects allocated to placebo or to 81-, 325-, or 650-mg daily doses of aspirin for 8 weeks. Plasma thromboxane (TX)B2, an indicator of platelet reactivity, and ATL were assessed from blood collected at baseline and at 8 weeks. Plasma ATL levels significantly increased in the 81-mg aspirin group (0.25 ± 0.63 ng/ml, P = 0.04), with borderline increases in the 325-mg group (0.16 ± 0.71 ng/ml) and no apparent significant changes in the 650-mg group (0.01 ± 0.75 ng/ml, P = 0.96). When ATL and TXB2 were compared, levels changed in a statistically significant and opposite direction (P < 0.01) for all three aspirin doses. These results demonstrated that low-dose aspirin (81 mg daily) initiates production of antiinflammatory ATL opposite to the inhibition of TX. Monitoring ATL may represent a simple clinical parameter to verify an individual's vascular leukocyte antiinflammatory response with low-dose aspirin treatment. These results also emphasize the importance of cell-cell interactions in the modulation of hemostatic, thrombotic, and inflammatory processes.
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