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Study Clin Biochem 2009

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment induces platelet aggregation and protein release, without altering expression of activation molecules

Shaw F, Winyard P, Smerdon G, Bryson P, Moody A, Eggleton P — Clin Biochem, 2009

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers investigated the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on human platelet physiology by exposing them to HBO or control conditions for 90 minutes.

What They Found

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) induced 29.8% of platelets to aggregate, significantly higher than the 5.5% observed in control conditions. HBO also led to the increased release of proteins like 14-3-3 zeta and alpha-2-macroglobulin from platelets. However, HBO did not affect nitric oxide production or the expression of platelet activation markers.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

The study was conducted in vitro and further research is needed to fully understand the precise mechanisms and clinical effects of hyperbaric oxygen on platelet activation.

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Study Details

Study Type Study
Category Uncategorised
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 19210959
Year Published 2009
Journal Clin Biochem
MeSH Terms 14-3-3 Proteins; Blood Platelets; Blood Proteins; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Membrane Glycoproteins; Nitrates; Nitric Oxide; Nitrites; P-Selectin; Platelet Activation; Platelet Aggregation; Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; Platelet-Rich Plasma; alpha-Macroglobulins

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