Regulators of G protein signaling are up-regulated in aspirin-resistant platelets from patients with metabolic syndrome

G protein-coupled receptor signaling plays a crucial role in platelet function. Regulators of G protein signaling (RGSs), which accelerate the deactivation of G protein signaling, are expressed in platelets. However, RGS expression has not been studied in the context of aspirin resistance. We compared RGS mRNA levels in platelets from 39 aspirin-resistant patients and 50 aspirin-sensitive patients with metabolic syndrome. Although there were no clinical differences between the two groups, transcripts of RGS2, RGS10, and RGS18 were significantly higher in aspirin-resistant patients than in aspirin-sensitive patients. This study is the first to demonstrate that RGS transcripts are elevated in aspirin-resistant platelets from patients with metabolic syndrome.