Factors Influencing Aspirin Hyporesponsiveness in Elderly Chinese Patients.

BACKGROUND Aspirin hyporesponsiveness increases the risk of ischemic events. Therefore, it is important to investigate the factors influencing aspirin hyporesponsiveness. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients aged 60 years or older who did not take aspirin before enrollment were included, with aspirin 100 mg/day administered after enrollment.

miR-34b-3p May Promote Antiplatelet Efficiency of Aspirin by Inhibiting Thromboxane Synthase Expression.

Aspirin has been widely used for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, but its antiplatelet efficiency varies between individuals. The present study aimed to evaluate response to aspirin based on gene profiles as well as potential regulating pathways using human blood samples and cell lines. Platelet function in patients 50 years or older with coronary artery disease on 100 mg/day aspirin was measured by light transmission aggregometry (LTA) of arachidonic acid (AA)-induced platelet aggregation.

[Correlation between the level of the urinary 11-dehydrothromboxane B2 and the clinical efficacy of aspirin in patients with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease].

Objective: To elucidate the correlation between urinary 11-dehydro-thromboxane B2 (11dhTxB2) and clinical efficacy of aspirin treatment in patients with type 2 diabete and coronary artery disease (CAD).

Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 169 aged patients with type 2 diabete accompanying CAD in Peking University First Hospital were enrolled. The level of urinary 11dhTxB2 was detected using enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay.

[Association between CMTM5 gene rs723840 single nucleotide polymorphism and high on asprin platelet reactivity].

Objective: To elucidate the correlation between the single nucleotide polymorphism of CKLF-like MARVEL transmembrane member 5 (CMTM5) gene rs723840 and the occurrence of high on aspirin platelet reactivity (HAPR).

Methods: The present study is a case-control study. A total of 210 hospitalized patients in Peking University First Hospital were enrolled.

[Effects of mixed-tocopherols and eicosapentaenoic acid on oxidized LDL-induced oxidative damage and inflammatory cytokine secretion in human umbilical vein endothelial cells].

Objective: To observe the influence of either alone or combined mixed-tocopherols combined with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and α-Tocopherol use on oxidized LDL (oxLDL) induced 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHDG) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) secretion by human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and to explore the potential mechanism.

Method: Cultured HUVECs in vitro were incubated with oxLDL, oxLDL + α-tocopherol, oxLDL + mixed-tocopherols, oxLDL + EPA, oxLDL + α-tocopherol + EPA, oxLDL + mixed-tocopherols + EPA for 24 hours, respectively. Secretion of 8-OHDG and IL-6 were detected by cell enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).