The immunomodulator FTY720 is phosphorylated and released from platelets - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2007 Jul 30;568(1-3):106-11.

doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.04.053. Epub 2007 May 22.

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The immunomodulator FTY720 is phosphorylated and released from platelets

Yoshihiro Anada et al. Eur J Pharmacol. 2007.

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Abstract

The novel immunomodulator FTY720 causes lymphocytes from peripheral blood to accumulate in lymphoid tissues. In vivo, FTY720 is phosphorylated to FTY720-P, which binds to the sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor S1P(1). So far, it has been unclear where FTY720-P is produced. We demonstrate that platelets efficiently convert FTY720 to FTY720-P and release it into the extracellular space. This release is mostly independent of platelet activation, but is slightly increased upon thrombin stimulation. These results suggest that platelets are a major source of plasma FTY720-P, and that FTY720-P release is mediated by two different transporters.

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