title: [Use of plateletpheresis in the treatment of bronchial asthma].
abstract: It was shown that platelets of asthmatic patients notwithstanding the disease form are more sensitive to the stimulating action of platelet-activating factor (PAF) in aggregation response and intracellular Ca2+ influx induction than platelets of healthy donors. Intracellular Ca2+ influx was measured using the fluorescent probe Fura-2. Platelet apheresis was applied attempting to normalize the "hyperactivated" state of asthmatic patients' platelets. Platelet apheresis was performed using the on-line cell separator Fenwal CS-3000 in 27 patients without any considerable side effects. The mean platelet yield was 400-600 X 10(9) cells; the blood platelet count restored immediately after the treatment. Positive clinical effect (complete reduction of asthmatic attacks for at least 2 months, improvement in respiratory function parameters) was observed in 19 out of the 27 patients (70%). The clinical effect correlated well with the normalization of in-vitro platelet response to PAF.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Tatarskiĭ
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Emirova
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Bobkov
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Chuchalin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D010976:Platelet Count; D010983:Plateletpheresis; D012074:Remission Induction / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D010972:Platelet Activating Factor; D002118:Calcium
vernacular_title: Primenenie trombotsitafereza dlia lecheniia bronkhial'noĭ astmy.