Description
Dipyridamoleisanon-selectiveinhibitorofphosphodiesterases(PDEs)thatincreaseslevelsofcAMPandcGMP;italsoinhibitsadenosinedeaminase.Dipyridamoleexhibitsvasodilatory,ati-thrombotic,andanti-inflammatoryactivities.Inmonocytes,dipyridamoledecreasesexpressionofmatrixmetalloproteinase9(MMP9)byinhibitingTNF-α-inducedNF-κBactivation,degradationofIkBα,andactivationofp38MAPK.Dipyridamolealsoinhibitsvascularstenosisbysuppressingproliferationofvenousandarterialsmoothmusclecells.
References
MassaroM,ScodittiE,CarluccioMA,etal.Dipyridamoledecreasesinflammatorymetalloproteinase-9expressionandreleasebyhumanmonocytes.ThrombHaemost.2013Feb;109(2):280-9.PMID:23238437.
AlbertsMJ.Antithrombotictherapyforsecondarystrokeprevention.Continuum(MinneapMinn).2011Dec;17(62ndaryStrokePrevention):1255-66.PMID:22810029.
ZhuplatovSB,MasakiT,BlumenthalDK,etal.Mechanismofdipyridamole"sactionininhibitionofvenousandarterialsmoothmusclecellproliferation.BasicClinPharmacolToxicol.2006Dec;99(6):431-9.PMID:17169124.