The phenotype of cryopreserved platelets influences the formation of platelet-leukocyte aggregates in an in vitro model.
- Publisher:
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Platelets, 2023, 34, (1), pp. 2206916
- Issue Date:
- 2023-12
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Cryopreservation significantly alters the phenotype of platelets; generating distinct subpopulations, which may influence the formation of platelet leukocyte aggregates (PLA). PLAs are immunomodulatory and have been associated with transfusion-associated adverse events. As such, the aim of this study was to examine the effect of cryopreservation on the ability of platelets to form PLAs, using a monocyte-like cell line (THP-1). Platelets were tested pre-freeze, post-thaw and following stimulation with TRAP-6 or A23187, both alone and following co-culture with THP-1 cells for 1 and 24 hours (n = 6). Platelet subpopulations and platelet-THP-1 cell aggregates were analyzed using multi-color imaging flow cytometry using Apotracker Green (ApoT), CD42b, CD62P, CD61, and CD45. Cryopreservation resulted in the generation of activated (ApoT-/CD42b+/CD62P+), procoagulant (ApoT+/CD42b+/CD62P+) and a novel (ApoT+/CD42b+/CD62P-) platelet subpopulation. Co-incubation of cryopreserved platelets with THP-1 cells increased PLA formation compared to pre-freeze but not TRAP-6 or A23187 stimulated platelets. P-selectin on the surface membrane was correlated with increased PLA formation. Our findings demonstrate that cryopreservation increases the interaction between platelets and THP-1 cells, largely due to an increase in procoagulant platelets. Further investigation is required to determine the immunological consequences of this interaction.
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