Table 2.

Summary of Effects of Protease Inhibitors in Platelet Activation Events

Agonist-Induced Event Effect of
DEVD-fmk Calpeptin
α-Granule release  No effect* No effect27 
Shape change  No effect* No effect27 
Aggregation  No effect* No effect27 
PS exposure  Inhibited* Enhanced18* 
Filopodia extension  Not examined Enhanced36 
Moesin cleavage  Inhibited* Inhibited 
Microparticle release  Inhibited* Inhibited17 18 * 
Agonist-Induced Event Effect of
DEVD-fmk Calpeptin
α-Granule release  No effect* No effect27 
Shape change  No effect* No effect27 
Aggregation  No effect* No effect27 
PS exposure  Inhibited* Enhanced18* 
Filopodia extension  Not examined Enhanced36 
Moesin cleavage  Inhibited* Inhibited 
Microparticle release  Inhibited* Inhibited17 18 * 
*

Findings of the present study.

Shcherbina et al16a and present study (data not shown).

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