title: Antibody against platelet membrane glycoprotein VI in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: Platelet-collagen interaction is important in primary hemostasis and collagen receptors on the platelet surface include membrane glycoprotein (GP) Ia/IIa and VI. Platelets from a 47-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and a mild bleeding symptom showed a defective collagen-induced aggregation and an impaired adhesion to collagen surface. The patient's platelets had a markedly decreased content of GPVI. The patient had an antibody against GPVI in serum and the patient's plasma induced aggregation and release reaction of normal platelets. These findings indicate that GPVI is an important receptor for collagen on the platelet surface, and that anti-GPVI antibody activates the platelets, resulting in aggregation. This is the first documented case of SLE who acquired a platelet-aggregating anti-GPVI antibody.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata Prefectural Kamo Hospital, Kamo, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moroi
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D003094:Collagen / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010973:Platelet Adhesiveness / Q000187:drug effects; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins; C098341:platelet membrane glycoprotein VI; D003094:Collagen