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- Title
Tissue Factor Expression on Platelet Surface during Preparation and Storage of Platelet Concentrates.
- Authors
Vignoli, alfonso; Giaccherini, Cinzia; Marchetti, Marina; Verzeroli, Cristina; Gargantini, Chiara; Da Prada, Luca; Giussani, Barbara; Falanga, anna
- Abstract
Background: Tissue factor (TF), the main activator of blood coagulation, is expressed on platelet surface and, together with procoagulant phospholipids, contributes to the global coagulation potential of these blood components. The present study evaluated, for the first time, the expression of TF on platelet surface during preparation and storage of platelet concentrates (PC) for transfusional use. Methods: Platelet TF was measured by flow cytometry in healthy donor whole blood (WB) and in pooled buffy-coat-derived PC on the day of preparation and up to 4 days of storage in parallel with classical markers of platelet activation, i.e., fibrinogen, P-selectin, and glycoprotein GPIIb. Data were analyzed according to donor age and blood ABO group. Results: TF was detected on whole blood platelets and was found highest in O donors. Compared to whole blood, platelet surface TF was higher upon PC preparation and further increased during storage. The rise in TF levels positively correlated with the elevations of the other platelet markers. Conclusions: Our findings show that platelet surface TF is maintained in PC obtained by the pooled buffy coat method. Further studies are warranted to investigate a possible correlation between TF levels and the hemostatic response of the platelet transfusion recipient. Copyright © 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
AGGLOMERATION (Materials); BUFFY coat; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD platelet activation; MEGAKARYOCYTES
- Publication
Transfusion Medicine & Hemotherapy, 2013, Vol 40, Issue 2, p126
- ISSN
1660-3796
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000350330