[Blood serum antiplatelet activity in acute leukemia and idiopathic thrombopenia studied with the aid of the platelet factor 3 availability test].

Abstract

The effect of the activity present in the globulin fraction of the serum of patients with acute leukaemias and thrombocytopenia on the isologous platelets was investigated. This activity caused, due to increased availability of platelet factor 3, an acceleration of the endogenous clotting pathway with resulting shortening of the clotting time in the test of platelet factor 3 availability. This test was done in 44 patients with acute leukaemia and 19 with thrombocytopenia demonstrating a high-grade shortening of the clotting time as compared with that in a group of 30 healthy controls. In some cases of complete remission of acute leukaemia an effect of this activity on the autologous platelets was demonstrated. The antiplatelet activity was inhibited by rabbit serum against human IgG and Fc fragment of the heavy chain in IgG. These results suggest that the activity present in the globulin fraction of the serum may be one of the causes of thrombocytopenia in acute leukaemia.

• Authors: M Podolak-Dawidziak
• Journal: Acta haematologica Polonica (Acta Haematol Pol) Vol. 10 Issue 4 Pg. 251-7 (Oct 1979) ISSN: 0001-5814 [Print] Poland
• Vernacular Title: Aktywność przeciwpłytkowa w surowicy chorych na ostre białaczki i samoistna małopłytkowość badana za pomoca testu dostepności czynnika płytkowego 3.
• PMID: 539351 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Blood Coagulation Factors
• Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments
• Immunoglobulin G
• Platelet Factor 3

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Animals
• Blood Coagulation Factors (analysis)
• Blood Coagulation Tests (methods)
• Blood Platelets (immunology)
• Female
• Humans
• Immunoglobulin Fc Fragments (immunology)
• Immunoglobulin G (immunology)
• Leukemia (blood)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Platelet Factor 3 (analysis)
• Rabbits
• Rats
• Thrombocytopenia (blood, etiology)