Journal article
Effect of thrombopoietin receptor agonists on the apoptotic profile of platelets in patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia
William Beau Mitchell, Mariana P Pinheiro, Nayla Boulad, David Kaplan, Michele N Edison, Bethan Psaila, Marissa Karpoff, Michael J White, Emma C Josefsson, Benjamin T Kile, James B Bussel
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY | WILEY | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23832
Abstract
Platelet survival depends upon mediators of apoptosis e.g., Bcl-xL, Bax, and Bak, which are regulated by thrombopoietin (TPO)-mediated AKT signaling. Thrombopoietin receptor (TPO-R) signaling might decrease platelet and/or megakaryocyte apoptosis and increase the platelet count. This study therefore explored anti-apoptotic effects of TPO-R-agonists in vivo on platelets of patients with immune thrombocytopenia. Patients received eltrombopag or romiplostim for two weeks. Total, immature, and large platelet counts were assessed as were Bcl-xL inhibitor assay; Bcl-xL Western blot; and flow cytometric (FACS) analysis of the AKT-signaling pathway. Eight/ten patients had platelet responses to eltro..
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Funding Acknowledgements
JBB has received research funding from Amgen and Glaxo Smith Kline.