scholarly journals Activation-induced changes in platelet surface receptor expression and the contribution of the large-platelet subpopulation to activation

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-297
Author(s):  
Masaaki Moroi ◽  
Richard W. Farndale ◽  
Stephanie M. Jung
Blood ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 114 (22) ◽  
pp. 3005-3005
Author(s):  
Viktoria Rumjantseva ◽  
Anne Louise Sørensen ◽  
Karin M Hoffmeister ◽  
Hervé Falet

Abstract Abstract 3005 Poster Board II-972 Lack of terminal sialic acid residues on platelet surface glycoproteins results in rapid platelet clearance. Using null mice for the ST3Gal-IV sialyltransferase gene (ST3Gal-IV−/− mice), we have recently identified galactose residues on the N-terminus of the platelet Von Willebrand Factor receptor GPIbαa as a major counter receptor for the lectin domain of the asialoglycoprotein receptor on both hepatocytes and liver Kupffer cells (Sørensen et al., Blood 2009). ST3Gal-IV−/− mice have increased tail bleeding time. However, the role of terminal sialic acid residues on platelet activation is unclear. We investigated here whether loss of sialylation affects platelet activation mediated through the collagen receptor GPVI or by thrombin. Platelets were isolated from ST3Gal-IV−/− and ST3Gal-IV+/+ mouse littermates, stimulated with collagen-related peptide (CRP), convulxin (CVX), or thrombin, and platelet activation was evaluated by flow cytometry using P-selectin expression, as a marker for αa-granule secretion, and fibrinogen binding, as a marker for integrin αaIIbβ3 activation. Stimulation of ST3Gal-IV−/− platelets with CRP and CVX revealed a profound activation defect, compared to ST3Gal-IV+/+ platelets. The defect was not due to loss of surface receptor expression since ST3Gal-IV−/− and ST3Gal-IV+/+ platelets had comparable GPVI expression, as evidenced by flow cytometry. By contrast, activation of ST3Gal-IV−/− platelets with thrombin was normal. The data show that terminal sialic acid residues on GPVI are required for maximal platelet activation by CRP and CVX. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Blood ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 108 (11) ◽  
pp. 1521-1521
Author(s):  
Anne Louise Soerensen ◽  
Hans H. Wandall ◽  
Sunita Patel ◽  
Jennifer Richardson ◽  
Joseph Italiano ◽  
...  

Abstract Although surface sialic acid is considered a key determinant for the survival of circulating blood cells and glycoproteins, its role in platelet survival is unclear. We investigated the importance of sialic acid for platelet clearance using mice deficient in the ST3GalIV sialyltransferase gene (ST3GalIV−/− mice) and identified a novel clearance mechanism previously unrecognized for platelets. ST3GalIV catalyzes the addition of sialic acid onto exposed galactose residues of cell surface glycoproteins. ST3GalIV−/− mice have increased platelet surface galactose exposure, a 70% reduction in platelet count, and prolonged bleeding times. We report that ST3GalIV−/− platelets transfused into wild-type C57BL/6J mice exhibit markedly reduced recoveries and shortened survivals respectively compared to littermate wild-type platelets. Infusion of asialofetuin, an antagonist of the asialoglycoprotein-receptor (ASGPR) restored platelet recovery time and initial circulation of ST3GalIV−/− platelets to normal values. Immunohistochemical studies of organ specimens harvested shortly after transfusion of biotin-labelled platelets demonstrated the predominant clearance of ST3GalIV−/− platelets by the liver Kupffer cells and, unexpectedly, hepatocytes. Megakaryocytes cultured from ST3GalIV−/− mice produced proplatelets normally compared to megakaryocytes generated from wild-type littermates, indicating that the thrombocytopenia in the ST3GalIV−/− mice is not due to reduced platelet production. Comparison of ST3GalIV+/+ and ST3GalIV−/− platelet surface receptor expression as evidenced by flow cytometry and preliminary in vitro activation studies did not reveal any significant differences in the two genotypes. We conclude that the absence of terminal sialic acid residues on platelet surfaces exposes galactose residues to the lectin domain of ASGPR on both hepatocytes and liver Kupffer cells, resulting in platelet clearance from the circulation.


1999 ◽  
Vol 81 (06) ◽  
pp. 951-956 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Corral ◽  
R. González-Conejero ◽  
J. Rivera ◽  
F. Ortuño ◽  
P. Aparicio ◽  
...  

SummaryThe variability of the platelet GP Ia/IIa density has been associated with the 807 C/T polymorphism (Phe 224) of the GP Ia gene in American Caucasian population. We have investigated the genotype and allelic frequencies of this polymorphism in Spanish Caucasians. The T allele was found in 35% of the 284 blood donors analyzed. We confirmed in 159 healthy subjects a significant association between the 807 C/T polymorphism and the platelet GP Ia density. The T allele correlated with high number of GP Ia molecules on platelet surface. In addition, we observed a similar association of this polymorphism with the expression of this protein in other blood cell types. The platelet responsiveness to collagen was determined by “in vitro” analysis of the platelet activation and aggregation response. We found no significant differences in these functional platelet parameters according to the 807 C/T genotype. Finally, results from 3 case/control studies involving 302 consecutive patients (101 with coronary heart disease, 104 with cerebrovascular disease and 97 with deep venous thrombosis) determined that the 807 C/T polymorphism of the GP Ia gene does not represent a risk factor for arterial or venous thrombosis.


Blood ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 100 (13) ◽  
pp. 4266-4271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Quesenberry ◽  
Gerald A. Colvin ◽  
Jean-Francois Lambert

Hematopoiesis has been considered hierarchical in nature, but recent data suggest that the system is not hierarchical and is, in fact, quite functionally plastic. Existing data indicate that engraftment and progenitor phenotypes vary inversely with cell cycle transit and that gene expression also varies widely. These observations suggest that there is no progenitor/stem cell hierarchy, but rather a reversible continuum. This may, in turn, be dependent on shifting chromatin and gene expression with cell cycle transit. If the phenotype of these primitive marrow cells changes from engraftable stem cell to progenitor and back to engraftable stem cell with cycle transit, then this suggests that the identity of the engraftable stem cell may be partially masked in nonsynchronized marrow cell populations. A general model indicates a marrow cell that can continually change its surface receptor expression and thus responds to external stimuli differently at different points in the cell cycle.


2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 2912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Girdhari Rijal ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Ilhan Yu ◽  
David Gang ◽  
Roland Chen ◽  
...  

Porcine mammary fatty tissues represent an abundant source of natural biomaterial for generation of breast-specific extracellular matrix (ECM). Here we report the extraction of total ECM proteins from pig breast fatty tissues, the fabrication of hydrogel and porous scaffolds from the extracted ECM proteins, the structural properties of the scaffolds (tissue matrix scaffold, TMS), and the applications of the hydrogel in human mammary epithelial cell spatial cultures for cell surface receptor expression, metabolomics characterization, acini formation, proliferation, migration between different scaffolding compartments, and in vivo tumor formation. This model system provides an additional option for studying human breast diseases such as breast cancer.


2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Nynca ◽  
Dominika Słonina ◽  
Olga Jablońska ◽  
Barbara Kamińska ◽  
Renata Ciereszko

Daidzein, a phytoestrogen present in soybean products used in swine feed, has been demonstrated to affect both reproductive and endocrine functions. The aims of this study were to examine the in vitro effects of daidzein on (1) progesterone (P4) and oestradiol (E2) secretion by porcine luteinised granulosa cells harvested from medium follicles, and (2) the mRNA and protein expression of oestrogen receptors α and β (ERα and ERβ) in these cells. The influence of E2 on P4 secretion and ERα and ERβ expression in the granulosa cells of pigs was also investigated. It was found that daidzein inhibited progesterone secretion by luteinised granulosa cells isolated from medium follicles. In contrast, E2 did not affect progesterone production by these cells. Moreover, daidzein did not alter the granulosal secretion of E2. Both daidzein and E2 decreased mRNA expression of ERα in the cells examined. The expression of ERβ mRNA was not affected by daidzein but was inhibited by E2. ERα protein was not detected while ERβ protein was found in the nuclei of the cells. Daidzein and E2 upregulated the expression of ERβ protein in the cells. In summary, the phytoestrogen daidzein directly affected the porcine ovary by inhibiting progesterone production and increasing ERβ protein expression. Daidzein-induced changes in follicular steroidogenesis and granulosal sensitivity to oestrogens may disturb reproductive processes in pigs.


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