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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
Blood microparticles (MPs) in sickle cell disease (SCD) are reportedly derived only from erythrocytes and platelets. Yet in SCD, endothelial cells and monocytes are activated and abnormally express tissue factor (TF). Thus, sickle blood might contain TF-positive MPs derived from these cells. With the use of flow cytometry to enumerate and characterize MPs, we found total MPs to be elevated in crisis (P =.0001) and steady state (P =.02) in subjects with sickle cell disease versus control subjects. These MPs were derived from erythrocytes, platelets, monocytes, and endothelial cells. Erythrocyte-derived MPs were elevated in sickle crisis (P =.0001) and steady state (P =.02) versus control subjects, as were monocyte-derived MPs (P =.0004 and P =.009, respectively). Endothelial and platelet-derived MPs were elevated in sickle crisis versus control subjects. Total TF-positive MPs were elevated in sickle crisis versus steady state (P =.004) and control subjects (P <.0001) and were derived from both monocytes and endothelial cells. Sickle MPs shortened plasma-clotting time compared with control MPs, and a TF antibody partially inhibited this procoagulant activity. Markers of coagulation were elevated in patients with sickle cell disease versus control subjects and correlated with total MPs and TF-positive MPs (P <.01 for both). These data support the concept that SCD is an inflammatory state with monocyte and endothelial activation and abnormal TF activity.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0006-4971
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2678-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Sickle blood contains tissue factor-positive microparticles derived from endothelial cells and monocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
Vascular Biology Center, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA. shetx001@umn.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.