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Hemorrheologic effects of metabolites of pentoxifylline (Trental®)

  • Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo

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Abstract

Pentoxifylline (Trental ®) is metabolized by red blood cells and the liver into seven metabolites. Metabolites I and V have significant hemorrheologic effects. They are both similar to pentoxifylline in their activity on red blood cell membrane fluidity. Metabolite I is more active than pentoxifylline in inhibiting ADP-induced platelet aggregation. Metabolite V is more active than pentoxifylline in inhibiting epinephrine- induced platelet aggregation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)65-75
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Medicine
Volume26
Issue number1-2
StatePublished - 1995

Keywords

  • Aspirin
  • drug metabolites
  • pentoxifylline
  • platelet aggregation
  • red blood cell deformability
  • Trental®

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