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Elevated plasma neutrophil elastase concentration is associated with disease activity in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

Abstract：

INTRODUCTION:Genetic and autoimmune risk factors contribute to the development of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) but triggers are needed to bring about acute disease. The aim of the study was to investigate the association of neutrophil activation with acute TTP, to assess whether neutrophil activation changes during plasma exchange therapy and to show if complement- and neutrophil activation are parallel, characteristic processes in acute TTP. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Altogether 49 EDTA-plasma samples of 21 TTP patients with acute disease and 17 in remission were investigated along with 20 healthy controls. A stable complex of PMNE-proteinase-inhibitor was measured by ELISA (Calbiochem, Merck-Millipore, Darmstadt, Germany). RESULTS:Acute disease was associated with significantly increased PMNE levels, the group medians were similarly low in TTP patients in remission and in healthy controls. Increased PMNE levels were characteristic for hematologically active and ADAMTS13 deficient form of TTP. PMNE concentration inversely correlated to disease activity markers platelet count (r=-0.349, p=0.032) and hemoglobin levels (p=-0.382 p=0.018). Achievement of remission was associated with significant reduction of plasma PMNE levels (p=0.031, Wilcoxon test). There was positive correlation between PMNE levels and complement activation markers C3a and Bb. CONCLUSIONS:We report increased PMNE levels in acute TTP and showed its association to activity markers of acute TTP and complement activation. Effective treatment of an acute TTP episode resulted in marked decrease in PMNE levels. Our data support and extend previous observations that neutrophil extracellular traps may be released in acute TTP and potentially contribute to the pathophysiology of this disease.

journal_name

Thromb Res

journal_title

Thrombosis research

authors

Mikes B,Sinkovits G,Farkas P,Csuka D,Schlammadinger A,Rázsó K,Demeter J,Domján G,Réti M,Prohászka Z

doi

10.1016/j.thromres.2014.01.034

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-04-01 00:00:00

pages

616-21

issue

eissn

0049-3848

issn

1879-2472

pii

S0049-3848(14)00058-9

journal_volume

133

pub_type

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Elevated plasma neutrophil elastase concentration is associated with disease activity in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.