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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-5-13
pubmed:abstractText
Platelet serotonin (5-HT) uptake and storage in the presence and absence of reserpine were studied simultaneously with platelet volume, density and dense bodies content (mepacrine test) in 33 patients affected with myeloproliferative disorders (MD): 12 chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), 9 polycythaemia vera (PV), 6 essential thrombocythaemia (ET) and 9 agnogenic myeloid metaplasia (AMM). Observations were (1) a dramatic reduction of the initial velocity (Vi) uptake and of the granular pool of 5-HT; (2) a slight reduction of the number of platelet dense bodies which, in many cases, were less fluorescent than in controls; (3) an increase of the percentage of light platelets while platelet volume was mostly normal; (4) a significant correlation between the number of dense bodies per platelet volume unit and either the percentage of light platelets (r = 0.76) or the size of the granular pool of 5-HT (r = 0.81). These results support evidence of a quantitative and qualitative acquired storage pool syndrome in these patients. In addition, the Vi studies demonstrate that the serotonin uptake across the plasmatic membrane is abnormal.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0036-553X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
289-95
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Platelets in myeloproliferative disorders. II. Serotonin uptake and storage: correlations with mepacrine labelled dense bodies and with platelet density.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't