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10. Old and New Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Platelet Resistance to Antithrombotics.

Author

Farré, Antonio J. López, Tamargo, Juan, Mateos-Cáceres, Petra J., Azcona, Luís, and Macaya, Carlos

Subjects
MOLECULES, BLOOD platelets, ANTICOAGULANTS, PLATELET aggregation inhibitors, ASPIRIN
Abstract

Current available data show that about 5 to 40% of coronary patients treated with conventional doses of antithrombotic drugs do not display adequate antiplatelet response. Nowadays, aspirin remains the main antiplatelet therapy. However, a significant number of patients show platelet resistance to aspirin therapy, and recurrent thrombotic events occur. Combined antithrombotic therapies with thienopyridines, such as clopidogrel have been used to resolve this problem. However, clopidogrel treatment has been also associated with wide response variability, and non-responsiveness to clopidogrel also occurs in some patients. Therefore, the main question arising about the antithrombotic therapy is why particular patients do not benefit from the therapy and how they might be identified to improve their treatment. Different hypotheses have been suggested, including genetic factors, platelet heterogeneity, non-compliance and others. However, it is probably that many molecular mechanisms involved in platelet resistance to antithrombotic therapies still remains unknown. New technologies, such as proteomics and genetic, are beginning to show new unknown biological biomarkers and molecular mechanisms which may be associated with platelet antithrombotic drug resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2010
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