NEURAMINIDASE-INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN RATS
NEURAMINIDASE-INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA IN RATS
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2141.1972.tb08790.x
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发表时间:
1972-01-01
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
JOURNEY, LJ
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作者:
CHOI, SI;SIMONE, JV;JOURNEY, LJ
The purpose of this study was to elucidate the effect of neuraminidase on circulating platelets in rats and the pathogenesis of this effect. Injection of bacterial, purified bacterial and viral neuraminidase caused thrombocytopenia of various degrees. Thrombocytopenia was less pronounced in rats given viral neuraminidase and in splenectomized animals. A dose‐response effect was seen only with purified bacterial neuraminidase injected intravenously. Ultrastructural studies of blood platelets were performed after injection of neuraminidase. Fifteen minutes after injecting neuraminidase, before a definite fall in the count, platelets showed evidence of structural damage such as irregular shapes, centripetal migration and fusion of granules and bleb formation. The structural alterations were progressive, reaching a maximum at about 2–4 hr. At no time were large platelet aggregates observed in the circulating blood. Four hours after injection of neuraminidase, when the platelet count dropped significantly, many platelets had normal ultrastructurc. By 24 hr, the majority of circulating platelets appeared normal; however, the splenic sinusoids and macrophages contained platelets with the same structural abnormalities seen in the circulation 15 min to 2 hr after injection of neuraminidase. We conclude that neuraminidase alters the platelet membrane resulting in its rapid and permanent removal by the reticuloendothelial system.