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Activated platelet aggregates in thrombotic thromboctyopenic purpura: decrease with plasma infusions and normalization in remission.

Y S Ahn·W Jy·L Kolodny·L L Horstman·W W Mao·P A Valant·R C Duncan
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Circulating activated platelet aggregates (aPA) were assayed by flow cytometry employing mAb alpha-CD62p in eight patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Elevation of aPA was observed in all patients in active stages of TTP; aPA normalized in remission. Plasma infusions with plasmapheresis decreased aPA in responding patients. The rise and fall of aPA preceded relapses and improvements, respectively. These changes were seen prior to the traditional indicators, LDH, haematocrit, and platelet count. Incubation of plasma from TTP patients with normal whole blood induced formation of aPA; this effect was significantly greater than that of plasmas from ITP patient controls (P < 0.01), suggesting the presence of an aPA-promoting factor in TTP plasma. Parallel experiments using a platelet aggregometer failed to detect effect of TTP plasma on normal blood. In summary, aPA appear to be a marker of disease activity, rising with relapse, falling with plasma therapy, and normalizing in remission. The flow cytometric assay of aPA is more sensitive than aggregometry in detecting the putative aPA-promoting factor in TTP.

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Flow CytometryHumansPlasma ExchangePlasmapheresisPlatelet ActivationPlatelet AggregationPurpura, Thrombotic ThrombocytopenicJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Y S Ahn, W Jy, L Kolodny, L L Horstman, W W Mao, P A Valant, R C Duncan. 1996. Activated platelet aggregates in thrombotic thromboctyopenic purpura: decrease with plasma infusions and normalization in remission.. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1902.x

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