Table 4

Recovery and survival of transfused murine platelets

No. of miceRecovery, %Survival, d
Modified murine platelets transfused into WT mice 
    Fresh (unmodified) 89 ± 24 3.4 ± 0.3 
    UDP-glucose, 4-hour buffer stored at 0°C 43 ± 19* 2.5 ± 0.1* 
    UDP-galactose, 4-hour buffer stored at 0°C 79 ± 12 3.5 ± 0.2 
    UDP-glucose, 48-hour plasma stored at 4°C 44 ± 12* 2.5 ± 0.2* 
    UDP-galactose, 48-hour plasma stored at 4°C 33 ± 19* 2.5 ± 0.1* 
Unmodified murine platelets transfused into WT mice 
    Fresh 97 ± 22 3.5 ± 0.3 
    4-hour plasma stored at 4°C 78 ± 19 3.5 ± 0.3 
    6-hour plasma stored at 4°C 88 ± 9 3.5 ± 0.4 
    24-hour plasma stored at 4°C 54 ± 28* 2.6 ± 0.4* 
    48-hour plasma stored at 4°C 42 ± 16* 2.0 ± 0.3* 
    6-hour plasma stored at 22°C** 2 ± 1* ND 
Unmodified platelets transfused into WT or αMβ2 integrin receptor knockout mice (KO) 
    Fresh into WT 79 ± 27 3.4 ± 0.1 
    Fresh into KO 76 ± 17 4.7 ± 0.4 
    48-hour 4°C stored into WT 36 ± 9* 2.5 ± 0.1* 
    48-hour 4°C stored into KO 45 ± 9* 2.4 ± 0.3* 
No. of miceRecovery, %Survival, d
Modified murine platelets transfused into WT mice 
    Fresh (unmodified) 89 ± 24 3.4 ± 0.3 
    UDP-glucose, 4-hour buffer stored at 0°C 43 ± 19* 2.5 ± 0.1* 
    UDP-galactose, 4-hour buffer stored at 0°C 79 ± 12 3.5 ± 0.2 
    UDP-glucose, 48-hour plasma stored at 4°C 44 ± 12* 2.5 ± 0.2* 
    UDP-galactose, 48-hour plasma stored at 4°C 33 ± 19* 2.5 ± 0.1* 
Unmodified murine platelets transfused into WT mice 
    Fresh 97 ± 22 3.5 ± 0.3 
    4-hour plasma stored at 4°C 78 ± 19 3.5 ± 0.3 
    6-hour plasma stored at 4°C 88 ± 9 3.5 ± 0.4 
    24-hour plasma stored at 4°C 54 ± 28* 2.6 ± 0.4* 
    48-hour plasma stored at 4°C 42 ± 16* 2.0 ± 0.3* 
    6-hour plasma stored at 22°C** 2 ± 1* ND 
Unmodified platelets transfused into WT or αMβ2 integrin receptor knockout mice (KO) 
    Fresh into WT 79 ± 27 3.4 ± 0.1 
    Fresh into KO 76 ± 17 4.7 ± 0.4 
    48-hour 4°C stored into WT 36 ± 9* 2.5 ± 0.1* 
    48-hour 4°C stored into KO 45 ± 9* 2.4 ± 0.3* 

Data are reported as averages plus or minus one standard deviation (SD).

— indicates not applicable; and ND, not determined.

*

P < .01 compared with fresh platelets.

For these studies, platelet recoveries were too low to determine platelet survivals.

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