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Antibody against platelet membrane glycoprotein VI in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
Author(s) -
Takahashi Hoyu,
Moroi Masaaki
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.1128
Subject(s) - glycoprotein , antibody , platelet , platelet membrane glycoprotein , immunology , membrane glycoproteins , medicine , lupus erythematosus , chemistry , biochemistry
Platelet–collagen interaction is important in primary hemostasis and collagen receptors on the platelet surface include membrane glycoprotein (GP) Ia/IIa and VI. Platelets from a 47‐year‐old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and a mild bleeding symptom showed a defective collagen‐induced aggregation and an impaired adhesion to collagen surface. The patient's platelets had a markedly decreased content of GPVI. The patient had an antibody against GPVI in serum and the patient's plasma induced aggregation and release reaction of normal platelets. These findings indicate that GPVI is an important receptor for collagen on the platelet surface, and that anti‐GPVI antibody activates the platelets, resulting in aggregation. This is the first documented case of SLE who acquired a platelet‐aggregating anti‐GPVI antibody. Am. J. Hematol. 67:262–267, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.