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Storage temperature determines platelet GPVI levels and function in mice and humans
Jeffrey Miles1, S Lawrence Bailey1, Ava M Obenaus2
1Bloodworks Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, WA; and.
Blood Advances
|September 3, 2021
Summary
Cold storage of platelets (CSPs) shows initial benefits but leads to reduced glycoprotein VI (GPVI) levels and aggregation response. Further research is needed to understand the full impact of cold storage on platelet function.
Area of Science:
- Hematology
- Transfusion Medicine
- Biotechnology
Background:
- Current room temperature storage of platelets (RSPs) for transfusion has limitations including short shelf-life and bacterial contamination risk.
- Cold storage offers potential solutions to these issues, but its effects on platelet function remain unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare the function of cold-stored platelets (CSPs) with room temperature-stored platelets (RSPs) in vitro, in vivo, and post-transfusion.
- To investigate the impact of cold storage on platelet glycoprotein VI (GPVI) levels and aggregation.
- To assess the clinical efficacy and safety of CSPs.
Main Methods:
- In vitro assessment of platelet aggregation and contractile forces under shear stress.
- Measurement of glycoprotein VI (GPVI) levels on platelets after cold storage.
- In vivo studies using a mouse model of platelet transfusion.
- Post-transfusion analysis in human subjects.
Main Results:
- Cold-stored platelets (CSPs) formed larger aggregates in vitro but showed reduced aggregation response to GPVI agonists post-transfusion.
- Significantly reduced glycoprotein VI (GPVI) levels were observed on CSPs after 5–7 days of cold storage.
- Transfused CSPs demonstrated a lower response rate to GPVI-dependent agonists in a mouse model.
Conclusions:
- Cold storage of platelets offers an immediate but transient functional advantage.
- Reduced GPVI levels and impaired aggregation response are key consequences of cold storage.
- Further comprehensive investigations are necessary to fully elucidate the benefits and risks of cold-stored platelets for transfusion.
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