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ArticleJournal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH2024

Composition of thrombi in zebrafish: similarities and distinctions with mammals.

Megan S Griffin, Anna R Dahlgren, Chandrasekaran Nagaswami, Rustem I Litvinov, Kevin Keeler, Charles Madenjian, Ricardo Fuentes, Richard J Fish, Marguerite Neerman-Arbez, Michael Holinstat and 3 more

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Article in Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Megan S GriffinDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Anna R DahlgrenDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Chandrasekaran NagaswamiDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Rustem I LitvinovDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kevin KeelerUS Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Charles MadenjianUS Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Ricardo FuentesDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Richard J FishDepartment of Genetic Medicine and Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Marguerite Neerman-ArbezDepartment of Genetic Medicine and Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Michael HolinstatDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Reheman AdiliDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
John W WeiselDepartment of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jordan A ShavitDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Department of Human Genetics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Electronic address: jshavit@umich.edu.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USGreat Lakes Science Center · USUniversity of Geneva · CH

Funding

Studies of Physiologic and Pathologic Platelet Plug FormationP01HL146373 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BRASS, LAWRENCE F · 2020 to 2024
$12.2M
Training Program in Molecular HematologyT32HL007622 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SUNG WON CHOI, Jordan A. Shavit · 1986 to 2026
$9.2M
Genetic and therapeutic studies of hemostatic and thrombotic disorders using zebrafishR35HL150784 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Jordan A. Shavit · 2020 to 2026
$5.4M
BC-mediated delivery of thromboprophylaxisR01HL159256 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI MUZYKANTOV, VLADIMIR R · 2021 to 2024
$2.6M
Mechanisms of mechano-chemical rupture of blood clots and thrombiR01HL148227 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI PUROHIT, PRASHANT KISHORE · 2020 to 2023
$2.5M
The Novel Mechanisms of Thrombosis Formation in Myeloproliferative DiseasesR01HL148014 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI ABRAMS, CHARLES S. · 2020 to 2023
$2.5M
Scanning Electron MicroscopeS10OD018041 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI WEISEL, JOHN W · 2014 to 2014
$382k
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL146373NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL148014NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL148227NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL159256NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL150784NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007622NIH HHS S10 OD018041
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBlood clots are primarily composed of red blood cells (RBCs), platelets/thrombocytes, and fibrin. Despite the similarities observed between mammals and zebrafish, the composition of fish thrombi is not as well known.

objectivesTo analyze the formation of zebrafish blood clots ex vivo and arterial and venous thrombi in vivo.

methodsTransgenic zebrafish lines and laser-mediated endothelial injury were used to determine the relative ratio of RBCs and thrombocytes in clots. Scanning electron and confocal microscopy provided high-resolution images of the structure of adult and larval clots. Adult and larval thrombocyte spreading on fibrinogen was evaluated ex vivo.

resultsRBCs were present in arterial and venous thrombi, making up the majority of cells in both circulations. However, bloodless mutant fish demonstrated that fibrin clots can form in vivo in the absence of blood cells. Scanning electron and confocal microscopy showed that larval and adult zebrafish thrombi and mammalian thrombi look surprisingly similar externally and internally, even though the former have nucleated RBCs and thrombocytes. Although adult thrombocytes spread on fibrinogen, we found that larval cells do not fully activate without the addition of plasma from adult fish, suggesting a developmental deficiency of a plasma activating factor. Finally, mutants lacking αIIbβ3 demonstrated that this integrin mediates thrombocyte spreading on fibrinogen.

conclusionOur data showed strong conservation of arterial and venous and clot/thrombus formation across species, including developmental regulation of thrombocyte function. This correlation supports the possibility that mammals also do not absolutely require circulating cells to form fibrin clots in vivo.

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HemostaticsThromboembolismThrombosisAnimalsBlood PlateletsFibrinFibrinogenMammalsZebrafishFibrinFibrinogenHemostaticserythrocyteshemostasisthrombocytesthrombosiszebrafish

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PMID38160724
PMCPMC11293624
OpenAlexW4390431324

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