Annalena Fink, Anne-Katrin Rohlfing, Valerie Dicenta, David Schaale, Marcel Kremser, Zoi Laspa, Manuel Sigle, Xiaoqing Fu, Andreas Pelzer, Melina Fischer, Patrick Münzer, Tatsiana Castor, Karin Anne Lydia Müller, Oliver Borst, Michael Lämmerhofer, Meinrad Paul Gawaz
INTRODUCTION: Hemolysis results in release of free hemoglobin and hemin liberation from erythrocytes. Hemin has been described to induce platelet activation and to trigger thrombosis. METHODS: We evaluated the effect of hemin on platelet function and surface expression of the platelet collagen receptor glycoprotein VI (GPVI). Isolated platelets were stimulated with increasing concentrations of hemin. RESULTS: We found that hemin strongly enhanced platelet activation, aggregation, and aggregate formation on immobilized collagen under flow...
April 10, 2023: Thrombosis and Haemostasis