Characterization of Procoagulant COAT Platelets in Patients with Glanzmann Thrombasthenia

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A Master's thesis.
Publication sub-type
Master (thesis) (master)
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Title
Characterization of Procoagulant COAT Platelets in Patients with Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
Author(s)
KRÜSI M.
Director(s)
ALBERIO L.
Codirector(s)
ALIOTTA A.
Institution details
Université de Lausanne, Faculté de biologie et médecine
Publication state
Accepted
Issued date
2020
Language
english
Number of pages
17
Abstract

Patients affected by the rare Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) suffer from defective or low levels of the platelet-associated glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa, which acts as a fibrinogen receptor, and have therefore an impaired ability to aggregate platelets. Because the procoagulant activity is a dichotomous facet of platelet activation, diverging from the aggregation endpoint, we were interested in characterizing the ability to generate procoagulant platelets in GT patients. Therefore, we investigated, by flow cytometry analysis, platelet function in three GT patients as well as their ability to generate procoagulant COAT platelets upon combined activation with convulxin-plus-thrombin. In addition, we further characterised intracellular ion fluxes during the procoagulant response using specific ion probes to monitor, by flow cytometry, the kinetics of cytosolic calcium, sodium, and potassium. GT patients generated higher percentages of procoagulant COAT platelets compared to healthy donors. Moreover, they were able to mobilize higher levels of cytosolic calcium following convulxin-plus-thrombin activation, which is congruent with the greater procoagulant activity. Further investigations will dissect the role of GPIIb/IIIa outside-in signalling possibly implicated in the regulation of platelet procoagulant activity.
Keywords
procoagulant platelets, Glanzmann thrombasthenia, procoagulant activity, ion fluxes
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09/09/2021 10:06
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07/10/2022 6:42
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