The potentiating effect of propionyl carnitine on prostacycline prevention of thrombosis induced by endothelin (ET-1) and K-carrageenin.

The aim of the present experiments was to ascertain whether prostacycline could exercise a protective effect against the formation of thrombosis in the rat tail induced by endothelin and K-carrageenin and to compare the effect of prostacycline with that of carnitine and propionyl carnitine. Both prostacycline and propionyl carnitine exhibited a similar protective effect on this experimental model. A combined protective effect of prostacycline administered with carnitine was also observed and a possible interaction between these two substances is proposed.