Table 1

Antiplatelet efficacy of XV459 in inhibiting human platelet aggregation induced by various agonists in citrate vs. heparin

AGONISTSIC50 (μM) — vs.XV459
CitrateHeparin
ADP (100 μM)0.030  ± 0.00650.031  ± 0.0035
TRAP (10 μM)0.053  ± 0.00520.063  ± 0.0049
Collagen (20 μg/ml)0.031  ± 0.00250.047  ± 0.0062

Platelet aggregation (light transmittance aggregometry) was induced by adding the various agonists to PRP obtained from human blood in either citrate or heparin tubes. Data represent mean ± S.E.M.,n = 3 to 5 for each individual agonist.