THE RECEPTOR FOR IGE ON BLOOD-PLATELETS
THE RECEPTOR FOR IGE ON BLOOD-PLATELETS
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DOI:
10.1002/eji.1830160318
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发表时间:
1986-03-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
AURIAULT, C
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作者:
JOSEPH, M;CAPRON, A;AURIAULT, C
Highly purified blood platelets from man and rat could be induced into cytotoxic effectors against schistosome larvae by an IgE-dependent mechanism. Such a process implied the existence of a receptor for the Fc part of IgE on the surface of these blood elements. Normal platelets, incubated in the serum of infected individuals as well as in the IgE-rich serum from asthmatic patients, showed similar capabilities. Flow cytofluorometric analysis evidenced that the platelets bearing IgE receptors represented a subpopulation (20%), the percentage of which was significantly increased (up to 50%) in rats or patients with high levels of circulating IgE. Radiolabeled IgE, whose binding was specifically inhibited by an excess of unlabeled IgE or by anti-Fc.epsilon. receptor antibody, allowed the demonstration that the receptor for this isotype on the platelet surface was saturable. The binding of increasing amounts of IgE followed a bimodal curve, with less than 1000 sites per platelet showing an affinity coefficient of 3.3 .times. 10-7 M-1 at low concentrations, and a Ka of 7.8 .times. 10-5 M-1 for higher concentrations. Beyond their interest in the demonstration of cytotoxic properties of thrombocytes, these observations place emphasis on the potential role of the platelets in immediate-type allergic reactions by their direct interaction with IgE antibody molecules, through a specific receptor.