Figure 3
Figure 3. FcγRIIa amplifies thrombus formation. Laminar flow chambers were coated with 50 µg/mL type I fibrillar collagen and blocked with Hank balancing salt solution containing 0.1% BSA. Whole blood from WT (FcγRIIaneg) and transgenic (FcγRIIapos) mice was anticoagulated with heparin and PPACK, labeled with mepacrine, and perfused under conditions of either arterial (2888 s−1) or venous (444 s−1) shear. Images of platelet adhesion and accumulation were acquired using epifluorescence microscopy in real time at a rate of 1 frame per second. (A,C) Representative time-course images of platelet adhesion and accumulation on collagen at a shear rate of 2888 s−1 (A) or 444 s−1 (C). (B,D) Quantification of platelet thrombi formed at 2888 s−1 (B) or 444 s−1 (D) was performed using Metamorph software. Results are expressed as the mean percentage of surface coverage (left panels) or total integrated fluorescence intensity (right panels) ± SEM (n ≥ 7 per group). Statistically significant differences between the means were determined using the Student t test. Note that thrombus formation was significantly increased (*P < .05) for FcγRIIapos platelets compared with their WT murine counterparts under conditions of both arterial and venous flow.

FcγRIIa amplifies thrombus formation. Laminar flow chambers were coated with 50 µg/mL type I fibrillar collagen and blocked with Hank balancing salt solution containing 0.1% BSA. Whole blood from WT (FcγRIIaneg) and transgenic (FcγRIIapos) mice was anticoagulated with heparin and PPACK, labeled with mepacrine, and perfused under conditions of either arterial (2888 s−1) or venous (444 s−1) shear. Images of platelet adhesion and accumulation were acquired using epifluorescence microscopy in real time at a rate of 1 frame per second. (A,C) Representative time-course images of platelet adhesion and accumulation on collagen at a shear rate of 2888 s−1 (A) or 444 s−1 (C). (B,D) Quantification of platelet thrombi formed at 2888 s−1 (B) or 444 s−1 (D) was performed using Metamorph software. Results are expressed as the mean percentage of surface coverage (left panels) or total integrated fluorescence intensity (right panels) ± SEM (n ≥ 7 per group). Statistically significant differences between the means were determined using the Student t test. Note that thrombus formation was significantly increased (*P < .05) for FcγRIIapos platelets compared with their WT murine counterparts under conditions of both arterial and venous flow.

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