Nicotine's impact on platelet function: insights into hemostasis mechanisms.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Traditional Miao and Dai Chinese medicines have used nicotine-rich leaf tobacco to treat traumatic injuries by promoting hemostasis. While nicotine is known to enhance platelet aggregation, its effects on other platelet functions and underlying mechanisms remain unclear.

Methods and results

This study aimed to thoroughly investigate nicotine's effects on human platelets and its pharmacological mechanisms, using thromboelastography to assess nicotine's impact on platelet function during coagulation. This study aimed to investigate the functional effects of nicotine on human platelets and elucidate its pharmacological mechanisms. The impact of nicotine on platelet function during the coagulation process was assessed using thromboelastography. Further studies showe

SUBMITTER: Wu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11788582 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature