Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors

In medicine, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, also GpIIb/IIIa inhibitors, is a class of antiplatelet agents.

Several GpIIb/IIIa inhibitors exist:

abciximab (ReoPro)
eptifibatide (Integrilin)
tirofiban (Aggrastat)
roxifiban
orbofiban

Use

Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors are frequently used during percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty with or without intracoronary stent placement).

They work by preventing platelet aggregation and thrombus formation. They do so by inhibition of the GpIIb/IIIa receptor on the surface of the platelets.

They may also be used to treat acute coronary syndromes, without percutaneous coronary intervention, depending on TIMI risk.

They should be given intravenously. The oral form is associated with increased mortality and hence should not be given.

In integrin nomenclature glycoprotein IIb/IIIa is called αIIbβ3.

History

Their development arose from the understanding of Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, a condition in which the GpIIb/IIIa is lacking.^[1]

References

↑ Seligsohn U. Glanzmann thrombasthenia: a model disease which paved the way to powerful therapeutic agents. Pathophysiol Haemost Thromb. 2002 Sep-Dec;32(5-6):216-7. doi:10.1159/000073569 PMID 13679645. Free Full Text.

Antithrombotics (thrombolytics, anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs) (B01)

Antiplatelet drugs

Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors	Abciximab Eptifibatide Orbofiban Roxifiban Sibrafiban^§ Tirofiban

ADP receptor/P2Y₁₂ inhibitors	Thienopyridines Clopidogrel Prasugrel Ticlopidine Nucleotide/nucleoside analogs Cangrelor Elinogrel Ticagrelor

Prostaglandin analogue (PGI2)	Beraprost Iloprost Prostacyclin Treprostinil

COX inhibitors	Acetylsalicylic acid/Aspirin^# Aloxiprin Carbasalate calcium Indobufen Triflusal

Thromboxane inhibitors	Thromboxane synthase inhibitors Dipyridamole (+ aspirin) Picotamide Terbogrel Receptor antagonists Terbogrel Terutroban^§

Phosphodiesterase inhibitors	Cilostazol Dipyridamole Triflusal

Other	Cloricromen Ditazole Vorapaxar

Anticoagulants

Vitamin K antagonists
(inhibit II, VII, IX, X)

Factor Xa inhibitors
(with some II inhibition)

Heparin group/ glycosaminoglycans/ (bind antithrombin)	Low molecular weight heparin Bemiparin Certoparin Dalteparin Enoxaparin Nadroparin Parnaparin Reviparin Tinzaparin^‡ Oligosaccharides Fondaparinux Idraparinux^§ Heparinoids Danaparoid Dermatan sulfate Sulodexide

Direct Xa inhibitors ("xabans")	Apixaban Betrixaban^† Darexaban^§ Edoxaban Otamixaban^§ Rivaroxaban

Direct thrombin (IIa) inhibitors

Other

Thrombolytic drugs/
fibrinolytics

Non-medicinal

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

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