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Extracellular chloride is required for efficient activation of secondary signalling pathways during platelet aggregation

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posted on 2023-08-30, 14:43 authored by Kirk A. Taylor, Darren Wilson, Matthew T. Harper, Nicholas Pugh
Anion channels perform a diverse range of functions and have been implicated in ATP release, volume regulation and phosphatidylserine exposure. Platelets have been shown to express several anion channels however their function is incompletely understood. Due to a paucity of specific pharmacological blockers, we investigated the global effect of extracellular chloride substitution on platelet activation using aggregometry and flow cytometry. In the absence of extracellular chloride we observed a modest effect on the maximum aggregation response to thrombin or collagen-related peptide. Although the rate of aggregation was substantially reduced in a manner that was dependent on the extracellular chloride concentration, aggregation in the absence of chloride was noticeably biphasic, indicative of impaired secondary signalling. This was further investigated by targeting secondary agonists with aspirin and apyrase or by blockade of the ADP receptor P2Y12. Under these conditions, the rates of aggregation were comparable to those recorded in the absence of extracellular chloride. Finally, we assessed platelet granule release by flow cytometry and report a chloride-dependent element of alpha, but not dense, granule secretion. Taken together these data support a role for anion channels in the efficient induction of platelet activation, likely via enhancement of secondary signalling pathways.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

29

Issue number

1

Page range

79-83

Publication title

Platelets

ISSN

1369-1635

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2017-06-06

Legacy creation date

2017-05-23

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

ARCHIVED Faculty of Science & Technology (until September 2018)

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