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Impairment of ADP-Induced Platelet Aggregation by Hashish Components

1976; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 36; Issue: 03 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1055/s-0038-1648084

2567-689X

Rachel Levy, Avital Schurr, Ilana Nathan, A. Dvilanski, Avinoam Livné,

Diabetes Treatment and Management

Summary ADP-induced aggregation of washed human platelets is inhibited by the hashish components Δ1-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). The inhibition is counteracted by added ADP. When the cannabinoids are present at concentrations higher than 10−5M, the platelets aggregate non-reversibly, independently of an added inducer, apparently due to lysis and release of endogenous inducers. THC is clearly more potent than CBD in exhibiting the biphasic effect. Collagen- and thrombin-induced aggregation of washed platelets are hardly affected by the cannabinoids. THC and CBD also curtail ADP-induced reversible aggregation in platelet-rich plasma, while serotonin release and irreversible aggregation, caused by either ADP, collagen or thrombin, are not affected by the cannabinoids in platelet-rich plasma. The data point to associated sites for ADP and the cannabinoids on the platelet membrane.