Journal
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 58, Issue 1, Pages 72-79Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e31821c8353
Keywords
celecoxib; evening primrose oil; n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; thrombogenesis; blood pressure; cardiovascular risk
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Experimental data raised the specter of increased cardiovascular risk with selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors. The study aimed to investigate the cardiovascular risk caused by celecoxib by studying its effect on blood pressure (BP) and thrombogenesis in rats. We tested the possible protective effects of evening primrose oil (EPO) or omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs). Male Wistar rats were assigned to the following groups: vehicle, celecoxib, celecoxib/n-3 PUFAs, celecoxib/EPO, n-3 PUFAs, and EPO. The rats were treated with celecoxib (20 mg.kg(-1).d(-1)) by gastric gavage for 6 weeks. The mean BP was recorded, and blood samples were collected for testing prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time. Platelet aggregation assay and collagen-induced platelet consumption test were used as models of thrombogenesis. Celecoxib increased the BP without affecting coagulation parameters and accelerated thrombogenesis by increasing platelet aggregation and collagen-induced thrombocytopenia. EPO and n-3 PUFAs decreased the celecoxib-induced elevation in BP. Although EPO significantly decreased platelet aggregation and collagen-induced thrombocytopenia, n-3 PUFAs did not. Celecoxib elevated BP and increased the risk of thrombogenesis in rats. A combination
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