Course of platelet activation and platelet-leukocyte interaction in cerebrovascular ischemia.
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Platelet activation plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia. The aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of platelet activation and leukocyte-platelet interactions to the disease. METHODS One hundred thirty-five patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke were enrolled in this single-center study. They underwent cranial computer tomography within 24 hours of clinical onset and after 3 months, and systemic venous blood samples were drawn. Platelet activation (CD62P expression), leukocyte activation (L-selectin expression), and the appearance of platelet-specific antigens on leukocytes as an index of platelet-leukocyte aggregation were measured by flow cytometric techniques in the acute state and at 3-month follow-up. RESULTS Patients with a completed stroke or TIA had significantly increased circulating platelet-leukocyte aggregates, increased P-selectin expression on platelets, and decreased L-selectin expression in the acute state compared with the control group (healthy volunteers). No differences in regard to the tested activation markers could be detected between patients with stroke or TIA in the acute phase of the disease. However, platelet and leukocyte activations were normalized after 3 months in patients with TIA, whereas leukocyte activation (reduced L-selectin expression) remained in stroke patients. CONCLUSIONS In patients with TIA and completed stroke, platelet and leukocyte activation is substantially enhanced in the acute phase of the disease. The sustained leukocyte activation observed in stroke but not in TIA patients at 3-month follow up might play a pathophysiological role in the course of the disease.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Stroke
دوره 37 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006