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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
Requirements for HLA ot otherwise matched single-donor platelets may sometimes require repeat plateletpheresis of an individual donor. AABB standards permit the repeat collection of platelets by plateletpheresis of a single donor at 48-hour intervals, whereas recent recommendations from England state that a donor should not donate platelets more often than 12 times a year. To assess the effects of repeat plateletpheresis on the donor, we have studied the hematological indices and the product yields following every other day plateletpheresis of 13 normal donors who gave a total of 10 times during 22 days. The platelet count decreased in every case, with the lowest values reached at the third donation (day 5). The pre-donation count averaged 225 +/- 53 x 10(9)/l decreasing to 174 +/- 27 x 10(9)/l at the time of the 3rd donation then increasing by the 6th donation to 198 +/- 46 x 10(9)/l. The yield in the product decreased from 3.2 +/- 1.3 x 10(11) on day 1 to 2.6 +/- 0.8 x 10(11) for the third donation, returning thereafter to higher values. In spite of the expected and apparent stimulation of platelet production through feedback, the counts did not rebound above starting levels indicating a basic homeostatic mechanism. The donor WBC showed minimal changes during the study period, however there was a significant increase in the total number of lymphocytes by the 3rd procedure; this was corrected by the fifth procedure. The absolute number and ratio of T4 (helper) and T8 (suppressor) lymphocytes did not change.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0042-9007
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
102-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Repeat plateletpheresis: the effects on the donor and the yield.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article