Infection-associated platelet dysfunction of canine platelets detected in a flow chamber model.

Background: In the present study, the influence of bacterial infection, lipopolysacharides (LPS) and hydroxyethyl starch (HES) on platelet function in a parallel plate flow chamber were measured. Experiments were performed with non-activated and protease-activating-receptor (PAR) 4 agonist activated platelets. Comparative measurements were in vivo capillary bleeding time, platelet function analyzer and impedance aggregometry.

A dynamic flow-chamber-based adhesion assay to assess canine platelet-matrix interactions in vitro.

Background: Dynamic adhesion assays allow the examination of platelet dysfunction and drug effects on platelet function.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to optimize several parameters such as type and concentration of collagen, wall shear stress, and the concentration of the platelet-activating agonist in a new biochip perfusion chamber for the study of canine platelets.

Methods: After fluorescent staining of platelets, citrated blood of 10 healthy dogs was perfused through the flow chamber coated with different concentrations of canine or bovine skin collagen.

Desmopressin (DDAVP) improves recruitment of activated platelets to collagen but simultaneously increases platelet endothelial interactions in vitro.

Platelet dysfunction can cause clinically relevant bleeding. Treatment with DDAVP is advocated for this condition. DDAVP increases von Willebrand factor (VWF) on endothelial cells (ECs) and in plasma.