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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Aspirin, Blood Platelets, Collagen, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Synergism, Humans, Platelet Activation, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, Vitamin E.
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Does vitamin E potentiate the antiplatelet activity of aspirin in collagen-stimulated platelets? Context: The combination of vitamin E with aspirin is becoming an attractive therapeutic approach to prevent thrombotic vascular accidents. In this study we investigated the capacity of vitamin E (50 and 100 M) to enhance the antiplatelet effect of aspirin. The dose-response curves of platelet aggregation, dense body secretion, phospholipase C activation and calcium mobilization were measured in aspirin-treated platelets with and without added vitamin E (50 and 100 M). The role of vitamin E in reducing platelet adhesion to collagen was also studied. We demonstrated that, in platelets incubated with 100 M vitamin E, collagen-concentration ( g/mL) able to induce 50% of the maximal platelet aggregation and of the calcium mobilization was higher than in controls (11.6 versus 3.8 and 21.3 versus 9.8, respectively). Furthermore, 50 M vitamin E reduced platelet adhesion to collagen by about 80%.
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These data demonstrate that vitamin E can potentiate the antiplatelet activity of aspirin by inhibiting the early events of platelet activation pathways induced by collagen. This finding provides a rationale for combining aspirin and vitamin E to prevent thrombotic complications in atherosclerotic patients. Final Decision: yes