title: ADP-induced P-selectin expression on platelets as a predictor of successful thrombolysis.
abstract: Unlike coronary thrombolysis, the role of platelet activity in the outcome of local thrombolytic therapy for peripheral ischaemia is not well understood. In the present study ten patients undergoing local pulse spray thrombolysis (PST) with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA), six patients undergoing conventional infusion thrombolysis (CT) with rt-PA and another six patients undergoing arteriography with iopamidol were studied. Venous blood samples obtained before and after the procedure were analysed using a flow cytometric technique for detection of platelet activation after labelling platelets with VH10, a monoclonal antibody against P-selectin. In the present study no significant differences were observed in P-selectin expression before and after any of the procedures, except that P-selectin expression following ADP stimulation was reduced in patients who had received conventional thrombolysis. Unexpectedly, we observed relatively greater P-selectin expression, particularly after ADP stimulation, both before and following thrombolysis in ten patients in whom thrombolysis was successful compared with six patients in whom thrombolysis was unsuccessful. ADP-induced P-selectin expression on platelets may therefore be a useful predictor of outcome of peripheral intra-arterial thrombolysis.
authors: University Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
authors: S W
authors: SW
authors: Yusuf
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Sanderson
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Heptinstall
authors: A T
authors: AT
authors: Nurden
authors: P W
authors: PW
authors: Wenham
authors: B R
authors: BR
authors: Hopkinson
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy
chemical_list: D019007:P-Selectin; D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate