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September 1, 2011Journal of Veterinary Internal MedicineOpen Access

Platelet Cyclooxygenase Expression in Normal Dogs

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Why the study?

Does aspirin alter platelet COX expression and function in normal dogs?

Population

8 female, intact hounds

Comparison

Aspirin 10 mg/kg Q12h for 10 days vs Baseline

Design

Preclinical

Follow-up

10 days

Authors

JTJohn M. ThomasonNOAA National Marine Fisheries ServiceKLK. LunsfordMississippi State UniversityKMKathleen B MullinsMississippi State University

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Implication

Aspirin exposure in normal dogs should not yet alter clinical practice; leaves open compensatory COX-1 dynamics for future translational research.

Structured PICO

Does aspirin alter platelet COX expression and function in normal dogs?

P
Population
8 female, intact hounds
I
Intervention
Aspirin 10 mg/kg Q12h for 10 days
C
Comparator
Baseline (before aspirin administration, repeated measures design)
O
Outcome
Platelet COX-1 and COX-2 expression by flow cytometry, platelet function via PFA-100, and urine 11-dehydro-thromboxane B2surrogate

Canine platelets express both COX isoforms, and aspirin exposure increases COX-1 expression despite impaired platelet function, with marked interindividual variation in COX-2 expression.

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Thomason et al. (2011) studied this question.

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