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1.	Kapur, Rick, et al. (author) Thrombopoietin receptor agonist (TPO-RA) treatment raises platelet counts and reduces anti-platelet antibody levels in mice with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) 2020 In: Platelets. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0953-7104 .- 1369-1635. ; 31:3, s. 399-402 Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune bleeding disorder in which autoantibodies and/or autoreactive T cells destroy platelets and megakaryocytes in the spleen and bone marrow, respectively. Thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO-RA e.g. Romiplostim and Eltrombopag) have made a substantial contribution to the treatment of patients with ITP, which are refractory to first-line treatments and approximately 30% demonstrate sustained elevated platelet counts after drug tapering. How TPO-RA induce these sustained responses is not known. We analyzed the efficacy of a murine TPO-RA in a well-established murine model of active ITP. Treatment with TPO-RA (10 ug/kg, based on pilot dose escalation experiments) significantly raised the platelet counts in ITP-mice. Immunomodulation was assessed by measuring serum IgG anti-platelet antibody levels; TPO-RA-treated mice had significantly reduced IgG anti-platelet antibodies despite the increasing platelet counts. These results suggest that TPO-RA is not only an efficacious therapy but also reduces anti-platelet humoral immunity in ITP.

Kapur, Rick, et al. (author)
Thrombopoietin receptor agonist (TPO-RA) treatment raises platelet counts and reduces anti-platelet antibody levels in mice with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)
2020
In: Platelets. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0953-7104 .- 1369-1635. ; 31:3, s. 399-402
Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune bleeding disorder in which autoantibodies and/or autoreactive T cells destroy platelets and megakaryocytes in the spleen and bone marrow, respectively. Thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO-RA e.g. Romiplostim and Eltrombopag) have made a substantial contribution to the treatment of patients with ITP, which are refractory to first-line treatments and approximately 30% demonstrate sustained elevated platelet counts after drug tapering. How TPO-RA induce these sustained responses is not known. We analyzed the efficacy of a murine TPO-RA in a well-established murine model of active ITP. Treatment with TPO-RA (10 ug/kg, based on pilot dose escalation experiments) significantly raised the platelet counts in ITP-mice. Immunomodulation was assessed by measuring serum IgG anti-platelet antibody levels; TPO-RA-treated mice had significantly reduced IgG anti-platelet antibodies despite the increasing platelet counts. These results suggest that TPO-RA is not only an efficacious therapy but also reduces anti-platelet humoral immunity in ITP.

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