Significance of platelet and monocyte activation for therapeutic immunoglobulin-induced thromboembolism

Thrombosis Research
Ursula Salge-BartelsRainer Seitz

Abstract

Thromboembolic events (TEE) in patients receiving infusions of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) products have recently been associated with contaminating factor XIa. We studied whether platelet and monocyte activation could also be involved. Twenty IVIG samples from five manufacturers were tested for the induction of visible whole blood clot formation. A selection of TEE-associated and not associated lots was further analyzed for effects on thromboelastometry, platelet activation and adhesion, as well as monocyte tissue factor surface expression. Pure factor XIa was included for comparison. Western blotting was applied to analyze anti-CD154-reactive proteins in IVIG. In whole blood, IVIG enhanced macroscopic clotting additively with factor XIa. In monocytes, all IVIG products induced the FcγRII-dependent tissue factor expression to a similar extent, which was not affected by addition of factor XIa. Testing platelet aggregation, IVIG strengthened the ADP and TRAP-6-elicited response. Furthermore, IVIG increased platelet-monocyte adhesion and annexin V binding to platelet microvesicles, and promoted platelet adhesion to IVIG-coated surfaces. The strongest effects were observed with TEE-associated lots. CD154-related proteins wer...Continue Reading

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