期刊
CYTOKINE
卷 18, 期 4, 页码 222-230出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1006/cyto.2002.0889
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TNF; caspase; platelet; TNFR; Bcl-3; kinetics
TNF is known to induce a thrombocytopenia, due to a reduced platelet life span. Injection of TNF (10 mug) to mice did markedly increase the number of platelet-derived microparticles in plasma, most pronounced 1 h after injection. Injection of TNF induced a transient activation of platelet caspases, -1, -3, -6, -8, -9, as seen by the binding of caspases probes detected by flow cytometry, most pronounced 1 h after injection. Activation of caspase-3 was also evidenced by antibodies. Injection of the caspases inhibitor ZVAD-fmk decreased TNF-induced generation of microparticles and thrombocytopenia, indicating a causal role of caspases in platelet fragmentation. Activation of platelet caspases was also evident in platelets exposed to TNF in vitro, indicating that TNF acts on platelets directly. Comparison of platelets from +/+, TNFR1 -/- and TNFR2 -/- mice showed that caspases are activated mainly by the TNFR I. These observations indicate that TNF activates platelet caspases via the TNFR1, which results in platelet fragmentation and thrombocytopenia. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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