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Supportive evidence for altered platelet function in the dived rat.

V Frattali1, M Quesada, R Robertson

  • 1Environmental Biosciences Department, U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20014, USA.

Undersea Biomedical Research
|September 1, 1975
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Decompression sickness in rats temporarily reduced platelet function and, in moderate cases, platelet counts. These changes suggest a link between bubble formation, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and decompression sickness.

Area of Science:

  • Physiology
  • Hematology
  • Baromedicine

Background:

  • Decompression sickness (DCS) is a risk in diving and hyperbaric exposures.
  • The role of platelet activation and consumption in DCS pathogenesis is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of a DCS-inducing compression-decompression cycle on platelet function and count in Sprague-Dawley rats.
  • To explore the potential link between platelet changes and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in DCS.

Main Methods:

  • Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to a nitrogen-oxygen (N2-O2) compression-decompression cycle designed to induce DCS.
  • Platelet aggregation in response to adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and inhibition by prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) were measured.
  • Platelet counts were determined at various time points post-dive.

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Main Results:

  • Mild to moderate DCS cases showed immediate post-dive decreases in platelet reactivity to ADP and increased PGE1 inhibition.
  • These platelet function changes normalized within 24 hours post-dive.
  • Moderately affected rats exhibited lower platelet counts at 24 hours post-dive, returning to baseline by 72 hours.

Conclusions:

  • The study findings support hypotheses linking bubble nucleation, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and the etiology of decompression sickness.
  • Transient alterations in platelet function and count are associated with DCS in this rat model.
  • Platelet dynamics may play a significant role in the pathophysiology of decompression sickness.