Effects of yperthermia on Human Platelets. Flow cytometric analysis on the formation of platelet-derived microparticles and the expression of CD62 antigen on the platelet surface / 日本温泉気候物理医学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

Effects of hyperthermia on the formation of platelet-derived microparticles (MP) and the expression of surface CD62 antigen were examined in normal human platelets. Venous blood from healthy subjects, anticoagulated with 1 volume of 3.8% sodium citrate, was heated at 37°C (control), 42°C and 47°C for 15 minutes. Then 2μl of each sample was incubated with FITC or PE-conjugated anti-human CD42b or CD62 antibodies, and assayed for MP and CD62 by flow cytometry. The percentage of MP after the incubation was not significantly different from that before the incubation nor that of control (9.9±0.6% before incubation, 10.2±0.6% at 37°C, 10.8±0.4% at 42°C and 10.3±0.3% at 47°C), CD62 positive-platelets slightly increased after the incubation, but no significant differences were observed between the control value and the values at 42°C and 47°C (1.6±0.3% at 37°C, 1.9±0.5% at 42°C and 1.7±0.3% at 47°C). These data suggest that hyperthermia has only a weak stimulatory effect on platelets and is unable to induce MP formation.