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JOURNAL OF VETERINARY EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE
Volume 31, Issue 2, Pages 221-230Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/vec.13050
Keywords
coagulation; microvesicles; nanoparticle tracking analysis; phosphatidylserine; transfusion
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- Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Partnership Matching Grant, Pomona CA
- Veterinary Specialty Hospital, San Diego CA
- Parker Professorship (Mackman Laboratory) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine Student Summer Research Program
- Western University of Health Sciences Office of Research and Biotechnology, Pomona CA
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The study identified the accumulation of small procoagulant extracellular vesicles in canine packed red blood cells over time, with an earlier increase in concentration and procoagulant activity in units without leukocyte reduction. The procoagulant activity of the extracellular vesicles was attributed to phosphatidylserine, rather than tissue factor. Further research is needed to explore and understand the clinical relevance of these findings.
Objectives To characterize the size and procoagulant activity of extracellular vesicles (EV) that accumulate in canine packed red blood cells (pRBCs) over time and the effect of leukocyte reduction on these characteristics. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Private small animal specialty referral hospital and university research laboratories. Animals Ten healthy blood donor dogs. Interventions Five pRBCs units were obtained according to standard protocols, and 5 were leukocyte-reduced prior to processing. Platelet-free supernatant from the pRBC units was collected on days 0, 10, 20, 32, and 42. Measurements and main results Nanoparticle tracking analysis was performed to determine the size and concentration of EVs. Thrombin generation associated with phosphatidylserine-positive EVs was determined using a capture assay. Factor Xa generation associated with phosphatidylserine-positive EVs and tissue factor-positive EVs was measured in a subset of EVs isolated by centrifugation of the supernatant at 20,000 x g. R package nparLD and the Mann-Whitney U-test were used to determine the effect of duration of storage and the effect of leukocyte reduction, respectively. Small (mean < 125 nm) procoagulant EVs accumulated over time, with significant increases occurring on or after day 20 in both non-leukocyte reduced and leukocyte-reduced units. The procoagulant activity of the EVs was due to phosphatidylserine, not tissue factor. Increases in EV concentration and procoagulant activity occurred earlier in non-leukocyte reduced units. Extracellular vesicle accumulation and procoagulant activity were not decreased at any individual time point by leukocyte reduction. Conclusions Further studies characterizing and determining the clinical relevance of small procoagulant EVs in pRBCs are warranted.
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