Figure 3.
Platelet VWF induces localized formation of occlusive thrombi. (A) Three ROIs were delimited for the microfluidic channel test section. (B) Normalized fluorescence intensity level of each ROI after an 8-minute perfusion for WT (n = 6) and Nbeal2−/− (n = 3) and 5 minutes for Rescue (n = 3). ROI 1 showed a significantly higher intensity level with WT and Rescue, compared with ROIs 2 and 3. **P < .01; ***P < .001. There was no significant increase in ROI 1 with Nbeal2−/− blood. (C-D) Intensity levels of each ROI during the perfusion time. The arrow denotes the time point when WT whole blood was added to Nbeal2−/− channels. The intensity level of ROI 1 rapidly increased after 80 seconds in the WT and 20 seconds in the Rescue mice. ns, not significant.