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Platelet fibrinogen binding in Basset Hound Hereditary Thrombopathy

Conference · · Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5390116
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Platelets from dogs with Basset Hound Hereditary Thrombopathy (BHT) display a thrombasthenia-like aggregation defect but have been shown to have normal amounts of platelet membrane glycoproteins IIb and IIIa (GP IIb-IIIa). In order to investigate the possibility of a functionally abnormal GPIIb-IIIa complex, which might be unable to bind fibrinogen after stimulation, fibrinogen binding in BHT was evaluated. Two canine fibrinogen preparations were used, one from BHT dogs and one from normal control dogs, as well as a human fibrinogen preparation. Platelets from BHT and normal dogs were activated with 1 x 10/sup -5/M ADP in the presence of /sup 125/I-labeled fibrinogen and the surface bound radioactivity quantitated. For all fibrinogen preparations, the amount of fibrinogen bound by BHT platelets was not significantly different than that bound by normal dog platelets. BHT platelets bound 23,972 +/- 3612 and normal dog platelets bound 23,033 +/- 3971 molecules of fibrinogen per platelet. The BHT platelet aggregation defect does not seem to be caused by a functionally abnormal GP IIb-IIIa complex, since BHT platelets bind normal amounts of fibrinogen. The results suggest that fibrinogen binding is not sufficient for platelet aggregation, and other factors, perhaps receptor mobility and membrane phospholipid content should be investigated in BHT.

Research Organization:
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing
OSTI ID:
5390116
Report Number(s):
CONF-8604222-
Journal Information:
Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States), Journal Name: Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States) Vol. 45:3; ISSN FEPRA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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550901* -- Pathology-- Tracer Techniques
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ADP
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOCHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS
BLOOD PLATELETS
BODY FLUIDS
CARBOHYDRATES
COAGULANTS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DISEASES
DOGS
DRUGS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
FIBRINOGEN
GLOBULINS
GLUCOPROTEINS
HEMATOLOGIC AGENTS
HEMOSTATICS
HEREDITARY DISEASES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 125
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
KINETICS
MAMMALS
MATERIALS
MEMBRANE PROTEINS
NUCLEI
NUCLEOTIDES
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PROTEINS
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTION KINETICS
RECEPTORS
SACCHARIDES
TRACER TECHNIQUES
VERTEBRATES