| First Author | Rumbaut RE | Year | 2006 |
| Journal | Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol | Volume | 290 |
| Issue | 4 | Pages | H1671-9 |
| PubMed ID | 16284241 | Mgi Jnum | J:108441 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3624054 | Doi | 10.1152/ajpheart.00305.2005 |
| Citation | Rumbaut RE, et al. (2006) Endotoxin enhances microvascular thrombosis in mouse cremaster venules via a TLR4-dependent, neutrophil-independent mechanism. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 290(4):H1671-9 |
| abstractText | Endotoxemia promotes adhesive interactions between platelets and microvascular endothelium in vivo. We sought to determine whether endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) modified platelet thrombus formation in mouse cremaster venules and whether Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and neutrophils were involved in the response. Intravital videomicroscopy was performed in the cremaster microcirculation of pentobarbital-anesthetized mice; venular platelet thrombi were induced with a light/dye endothelial injury model. C57BL/6 mice treated with Escherichia coli endotoxin had enhanced rates of venular platelet thrombus formation: the time to microvessel occlusion was reduced by approximately 50% (P < 0.005) compared with saline-treated animals. Enhanced microvascular thrombosis was evident as early as 2 h after LPS administration. LPS had no effect on thrombosis in either of two mouse strains with altered TLR4 signaling (C57BL/10ScNJ or C3H/HeJ), whereas it enhanced thrombosis in the control strains (C57BL/10J and C3H/HeN). LPS also enhanced platelet adhesion to endothelium in the absence of light/dye injury. Platelet adhesion, but not enhanced thrombosis, was inhibited by depletion of circulating neutrophils. LPS failed to enhance platelet aggregation ex vivo and did not influence platelet P-selectin expression, a marker of platelet activation. These findings support the notion that endotoxemia promotes platelet thrombus formation independent of neutrophils and without enhancement of platelet aggregation, via a TLR4-dependent mechanism. |
