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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-7-21
pubmed:abstractText
The biochemical, ultrastructural and functional aspects of digitonin-permeabilized platelets were investigated. Human platelets were permeabilized by exposure to the steroid glycoside digitonin. A 60 microM concentration of this permeabilizer produced a very substantial release of cytosolic enzymes from the platelets. Release from subcellular granules was relatively low and did not inhibit the response of platelets to a series of agonists. Although digitonin-permeabilized platelets required higher threshold concentrations of the usual stimulants, both primary and secondary aggregation as well as the release of nucleotides and enzymes from their respective granules remained intact. Transmission electron micrographs revealed discontinuities in the plasma membrane of digitonin-treated platelets, but scanning electron microscopy showed no difference between control and permeabilized platelets. No substantial loss of structural or membrane proteins could be detected by one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. The pore size produced by digitonin treatment was sufficient to allow entry of 125I-labeled IgG into the platelet cytosolic space.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
1012
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
36-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Adenine Nucleotides, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Alprostadil, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Blood Platelets, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Cell Membrane Permeability, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Cyclic AMP, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Cytoplasmic Granules, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Digitonin, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Dimethyl Sulfoxide, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-L-Lactate Dehydrogenase, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Nucleoside-Diphosphate Kinase, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Platelet Aggregation, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:2543454-Thrombin
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Permeabilization of platelets: an investigation of biochemical, ultrastructural and functional aspects.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket 02860.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.