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IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY
卷 83, 期 2, 页码 196-198出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1711.2005.01314.x
关键词
adaptive immunity; cytometry; innate immunity; platelet; Toll-like receptor (TLR)
Platelets are primarily involved in thrombosis and haemostasis, and they have recently been shown to have a role in innate immunity and in inflammation. We have determined the markers of innate immunity that are expressed by platelets, specifically the Toll-like receptors (TLR), originating from mixes of platelet concentrates (MPC, n = 5) between day zero and day five after blood collection. The surface membrane and intracellular expression of TLR were measured, both after and without permeabilization, using flow cytometry. We observed weak expression of TLR2, TLR4 and TLR9 on the surface of CD41(+) platelets. The expression levels of TLR4 were high (59 +/- 2.2%). Moreover, there was a significant expression of TLR2 (47.5 +/- 4.8%), TLR4 (78.8 +/- 1.3%) and TLR9 (34.2 +/- 7.5%) in the cytoplasm of CD41(+) platelets. The expression of the three receptors did not change significantly during the course of the 5 day observation period. The percentage of TLR expression is significantly modulated between activated versus non-activated platelets, both after and without permeabilization (P < 0.01). Study of the expression of TLR could increase our knowledge of the level of platelet participation during an immune reaction and inflammation. In the same way as the platelet ligand/receptor pair CD40L/CD40 is, the TLR are expressed by platelets, and could serve as a link between innate and adaptive immunity.
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