Combinations of heparin cofactor II agonist and platelet IIb/IIIa antagonist, and uses thereof

摘要

Combined use of a heparin cofactor II agonist and a platelet GPIIb/IIIa receptor antagonist to inhibit both platelet aggregation and thrombin generation resulting from disease, injury or responses to wound repairs. The combined use of the heparin cofactor II agonist and the platelet GPIIb/IIIa receptor antagonist can achieve these therapeutic benefits while at the same time minimizing or reducing the risk of hemorrhagic side effects (e.g., prolonged bleeding), and without causing undesired antigenic responses. Moreover, certain subtherapeutic amounts of the heparin cofactor II agonist with certain subtherapeutic amounts of a platelet GPIIb/IIIa receptor antagonist can, in combination, be therapeutically effective in inhibiting both platelet aggregation and thrombin generation.