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Systemic evaluation of platelet and leukocyte activation and interaction in a rat model of pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Hu, XS (author)
- Du, CQ (author)
- Zeng, CL (author)
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- Yao, L (author)
- Zhang, FR (author)
- Wang, K (author)
- Chen, JZ (author)
- Hu, H (author)
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- 2010-10-05
- 2010
- English.
- In: Cardiology. - : S. Karger AG. - 1421-9751 .- 0008-6312. ; 117:1, s. 44-53
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- <i>Objectives:</i> Thrombosis and inflammation are associated with the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). However, there are no solid data supporting the involvement of platelet and leukocyte activation and interaction in PAH. The present study thus investigated the activation and interaction of circulating platelets and leukocytes in a rat model of monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary hypertension. <i>Methods:</i> Mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) was monitored in rats (n = 24) before and 2, 3 and 7 weeks after MCT (60 mg/kg)injection. In parallel, activation of circulating platelets and leukocytes and platelet-leukocyte aggregates were measured by whole-blood flow cytometry. <i>Results:</i> Two weeks after MCT injection, mPAP had increased significantly, i.e. from 11.25 ± 0.92 mm Hg at baseline to 15.71 ± 1.66 mm Hg (p < 0.05), and it had increased even further at week 7 (26.83 ± 3.29 mm Hg; p < 0.01). Fibrinogen binding of circulating platelets had increased from the basal level of 1.45 ± 0.61 to 4.08 ± 1.59% 3 weeks after MCT injection (p < 0.01). Platelet responsiveness to ADP was also significantly enhanced. CD11b expression of circulating neutrophils was elevated; i.e. mean fluorescence intensity increased from 1.67 ± 0.38 before MCT injection to 2.37 ± 0.31 3 weeks after MCT injection (p < 0.01), and N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (1 × 10<sup>–7</sup><i>M</i>) stimulation induced more marked elevation of neutrophil CD11b expression in MCT-treated animals. Circulating platelet-neutrophil aggregates were already increased 2 weeks after MCT treatment (14.93 ± 4.22%; p < 0.01) compared to baseline (6.01 ± 2.91%) and remained elevated at 3 weeks (15.19 ± 4.78%; p < 0.01). <i>Conclusions:</i> MCT-induced PAH in rats is associated with increased platelet and leukocyte activation and platelet-leukocyte interaction in vivo, which may play an important role in the pathogenesis of PAH.
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