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Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against rat platelet GPIIb/IIIa

Journal Article · · Thrombosis Research; (USA)
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  1. Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd., Gunma (Japan)

Four murine monoclonal antibodies against rat platelets were produced by fusion of spleen cells from mice intravenously immunized with whole rat platelets. All four antibodies immunoprecipitated two major platelet membrane proteins with apparent molecular weights of 130,000 and 82,000 (nonreduced) and of 120,000 and 98,000 (reduced), which were structurally analogous to human glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa, i.e. rat GPIIb/IIIa. Two of four antibodies, named P9 and P55, strongly inhibited adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-induced aggregation of washed rat platelets and caused approximately 50% inhibition of human fibrinogen binding to ADP-stimulated rat platelets, suggesting that rat GPIIb/IIIa serves as a fibrinogen receptor in ADP-induced aggregation. In contrast, two other antibodies, named P14 and P34, themselves caused aggregation of rat platelets in platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and the secretion of 14C-serotonin from 14C-serotonin-labeled PRP. These results indicate that rat GPIIb/IIIa plays an important role in platelet aggregation.

OSTI ID:
5989006
Journal Information:
Thrombosis Research; (USA), Journal Name: Thrombosis Research; (USA) Vol. 59:6; ISSN THBRA; ISSN 0049-3848
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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