Platelet adhesion changes during storage studied with a novel method using flow cytometry and protein-coated beadsShow others and affiliations
2015 (English)In: Platelets, ISSN 0953-7104, E-ISSN 1369-1635, Vol. 26, no 2, p. 177-185Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The aim of the present study was to set up and evaluate a novel method for studies of platelet adhesion and activation in blood and platelet suspensions such as platelet concentrate (PC) samples using protein-coated polystyrene beads and flow cytometry. To demonstrate its usefulness, we studied PCs during storage. PCs were prepared by aphaeresis technique (n = 7). Metabolic variables and platelet function was measured on day 1, 5, 7 and 12 of storage. Spontaneous and TRAP-6-induced adhesion to fibrinogen-and collagen-coated beads was analyzed by flow cytometry. P-selectin and phosphatidyl serine (PS) expression was assessed on platelets bound to beads as well as on non-adherent platelets. Platelet adhesion to fibrinogen beads had increased by day 12 and adhesion to collagen beads at day 7 of storage (p<0.05). TRAP-6 stimulation significantly increased the platelet adhesion to fibrinogen beads (p<0.05) as well as the P-selectin and PS exposure on platelets bound to beads (p<0.01) during the first 7 days of storage, but by day 12, significant changes were no longer induced by TRAP-6 stimulation. We demonstrate that our adhesion assay using protein-coated polystyrene beads can be used to assess the adhesion properties of platelets during storage without the addition of red blood cells. Therefore it may offer a useful tool for future studies of platelet adhesive capacity in transfusion medicine and other settings.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2015. Vol. 26, no 2, p. 177-185
Keywords [en]
Adhesion molecules, blood products, platelet glycoproteins, transfusion medicine
National Category
Cell Biology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-66031DOI: 10.3109/09537104.2014.891728ISI: 000351740700012PubMedID: 24679340Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84922801860OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-66031DiVA, id: diva2:1192613
2018-03-222018-03-222018-09-04Bibliographically approved