The neurokinin 1 receptor: a potential new target for anti-platelet therapy?

Sarah Jones, Jonathan M. Gibbins

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    Abstract

    The important role of platelets in the development of arterial thrombosis and cardiovascular disease is well established. Current treatments for arterial thrombosis include anti-platelet agents such as aspirin, thienopyridines and glycoprotein IIb-IIIa inhibitors. Despite these drugs being effective there remains a substantial unmet clinical demand for more effective therapeutic approaches, which may reflect the existence of alternative underlying regulatory mechanisms to those already targeted. Recent publications have demonstrated a key role for tachykinins in the positive feedback regulation of platelet aggregation and thrombus formation. The pro-thrombotic effects of tachykinins on platelets are mediated through the neurokinin 1 receptor, which may therefore offer a novel therapeutic drug target in the prevention and the treatment of arterial thrombosis. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)114-119
    Number of pages5
    JournalCurrent opinion in pharmacology
    Volume8
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2008

    Keywords

    • Animals
    • Blood Platelets/drug effects/metabolism
    • Drug Delivery Systems
    • Humans
    • Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/*pharmacology
    • Receptors, Neurokinin-1/*drug effects/metabolism
    • Tachykinins/drug effects/metabolism
    • Thrombosis/*drug therapy/physiopathology

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