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ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2026

Non-anticoagulant heparin attenuates histone-mediated platelet-leukocyte aggregation and neutrophil extracellular trap formation in a canine whole blood model.

Maria A Guzmán, Lunden Simpson, Ronald H L Li

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Maria A GuzmánDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.
Lunden SimpsonDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.
Ronald H L LiDepartment of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.

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Abstract

Introduction: Sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) are major contributors to morbidity and mortality in dogs, with limited therapeutic advancements. A key factor in this disease progression is the excessive formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). This study aimed to evaluate the ability of non-anticoagulant heparin (NACH) and unfractionated heparin (UFH) to modulate NET formation and platelet-leukocyte, platelet-neutrophil interactions in an Methods: Eleven healthy staff-owned dogs were enrolled after confirmation of normal physical examinations and complete blood counts. Whole blood was collected and incubated with either calf thymus histone (0.5 mg/mL) or heated-killed Results: NACH at 10 μg/mL significantly reduced histone-induced platelet-leukocyte (29.0% ± 22.5) and platelet-neutrophil (22.7% ± 15.1) aggregates compared to vehicle controls (37.7% ± 23.7 and 31.8% ± 20.9; Conclusion: NACH effectively reduces histone-induced leukocyte and neutrophil-platelet aggregation, while UFH is more effective against

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immunothrombosisinflammationNETsnon-anticoagulant heparinplatelet–leukocyte aggregateplatelet–neutrophil aggregatesepsis

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PMCPMC13124492

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