OBJECTIVE There is considerable controversy regarding the clinical role of the single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the platelet glycoprotein receptor GPIa C807T and the Pl(A1/A2) of GPIIIa as cardiovascular risk factors. We hypothesized that two combined SNPs in their homozygous prothrombotic forms could clarify their pathophysiological impact. METHODS AND RESULTS We identified a family...

The pathogenic effects of antiplatelet antibodies were investigated in mice. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) of different immunoglobulin G subclass directed against mouse GPIIbIIIa, GPIIIa, GPIbalpha, GPIb-IX, GPV, and CD31 were generated and characterized biochemically. MAbs against GPIb-IX, GPV, CD31, and linear epitopes on GPIIIa had mild and transient effects on platelet counts and induced no ...

PURPOSE Genetic variants in cytochrome P450 (CYP), platelet membrane receptor (P2Y12, P2Y1), and glycoprotein IIIa (GPIIIa) genes are associated with the efficacy of clopidogrel and adverse clinical events on ischemic stroke (IS) patients. However, few studies have assessed whether gene-gene interactions among these genes influence the risk of IS. The aim of the present study was to investigate...

Platelet membrane glycoprotein IIb-IIIa forms a calcium-dependent heterodimer and constitutes the fibrinogen receptor on stimulated platelets. GPIIb is a two-chain protein containing disulfide-linked ~t and 13 subunits. GPIIIa is a single chain protein. These proteins are synthesized in the bone marrow by megakaryocytes, but the study of their synthesis has been hampered by the difficulty in ob...

We studied the defect responsible for Glanzmann thrombasthenia in a patient whose platelets expressed < 5% of the normal amount of GPIIb-IIIa. Genetic and biochemical evidence indicated that the patient's GPIIIa genes were normal. However, DNA analysis revealed the patient homozygous for a G818-->A substitution in her GPIIb genes, resulting in a Gly273-->Asp substitution adjacent to the first G...

A sensitive immunoblot technique for platelet glycoprotein IIIa (GPIIIa) was used to analyze the platelets of patients living in Israel who meet the diagnostic criteria for type I Glanzmann thrombasthenia. When reacted with solubilized normal platelets, a rabbit antiserum to GPIIIa identified a major band at molecular weight (mol wt) 90,000 and three additional minor bands at Mr 110,000, 81,000...

Chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder due to autoantibodies against platelets that result in their destruction. In some patients, these autoantibodies bind to platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIIa. With the aim of better defining the antigenic epitopes, plasma from 13 selected patients with chronic ITP known to have anti-GPIIb/IIIa autoantibodies was tested for react...

Platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa has an important role in platelet aggregation. A polymorphism of platelet GPIIIa (PlA2, also called HPA1b) has been associated with a higher risk of thrombosis, but its implication in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is unclear. To investigate the hypothesis that the PlA2 polymorphism influences the prothrombotic effects of HIT, we conducted a prospecti...

Immune thrombocytopenia is a common complication of infection with the human immunodeficiency (HIV)1 and hepatitis C (HCV)2 viruses. In previous works, the authors showed that many patients with HIVassociated thrombocytopenia have autoantibodies that recognize a restricted peptide sequence (GPIIIa49-66) in platelet membrane glycoprotein IIIa (GPIIIa) and can be recovered from patient plasma in ...