title: The association between platelet autoantibody specificity and response to intravenous immunoglobulin G in the treatment of patients with immune thrombocytopenia.
abstract: We retrospectively investigated the association between platelet autoantibody specificity and response to intravenous immunoglobulin G (IVIG) in 17 patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Platelet-associated antibodies against glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa, GPIb/IX, and GPIa/IIa were detected in 13, 10, and 8 patients, respectively. A response occurred in 7 of 7 patients without anti-GPIb/IX, but in only 3 of 10 patients with anti-GPIb/IX (p<0.01). There was no difference in the response rates in patients with or without anti-GPIIb/IIIa or anti-GPIa/IIa. We conclude that ITP patients with anti-GPIb/IX may be less responsive to IVIG.
authors.forename: Ronald S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Go
authors.forename: Kaye L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Kent C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Bruden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D038982:Integrin alpha2beta1 / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019038:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIb-IX Complex / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D038982:Integrin alpha2beta1; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; D019038:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIb-IX Complex