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Platelet multielemental composition, lability, and subcellular localization.

R Gorodetsky·X Mou·A Blankenfeld·G Marx
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Diagnostic X-ray spectrometry (DXS), based on X-ray fluorescence, was used to quantitate directly the multiple elemental composition of washed, intact human platelets (n = 16), with the following results: K = 3.08 +/- 1.00 mg/g, Ca = 1.18 +/- 0.29 mg/g, Zn = 35 +/- 9 micrograms/g. These values show that washed platelets contain significant pools of K, Ca, and Zn, the latter some 30-60-fold higher than plasma levels. Dialysis of whole platelets against cation exchange resin (Chelex-100) did not extract Ca(II) and Zn(II) sequestered within whole cells. To identify the subcellular locale of the elements, platelet lysate was subjected to 30-70% sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation and subcellular enriched fractions were obtained. Fractions were analyzed by DXS (for elements), electron microscopy (for dense granules), and subcellular markers fibrinogen and von Willebrand factor. In contrast to Ca and K, which accumulate in the dense granules and the cytoplasm, respectively, Zn appears to be distributed in the alpha-granules (40%) and the cytoplasm (60%). The subcellular distribution of Zn(II) is discussed within the context of the sensitivity of platelet response to the availability of Zn(II) and the platelet release reactions following stimulation.

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AbsorptionBlood PlateletsCalciumHumansIon Exchange ResinsPolystyrenesPolyvinylsPotassiumSpectrometry, X-Ray EmissionSubcellular FractionsZincJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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R Gorodetsky, X Mou, A Blankenfeld, G Marx. 1993. Platelet multielemental composition, lability, and subcellular localization.. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.2830420307

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