Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Article Title: Platelet derived exosomes disrupt endothelial cell monolayer integrity and enhance vascular inflammation in dengue patients
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1285162
Figure Lengend Snippet: Platelet count and its correlation with platelet surface markers in dengue patients. (A) Platelet counts in dengue patients with different clinical presentations, WS- (n=29), WS+ (n=27) and SD (n=9). (B) Comparison of levels of CD41/CD61 in healthy subjects (n=21) with dengue patient having platelet count >50,000/μL (n=37) and dengue patient having platelet count <50,000/μL (n=28) respectively. (C) Correlation analyses of thrombocytopenia with CD41/CD61 surface expression on platelets. (D) Comparison of levels of CD62p in healthy subjects (n=21) with dengue patient having platelet count >50,000/μL (n=37) and dengue patient having platelet count <50,000/μL (n=28) respectively. (E) Correlation analyses of thrombocytopenia with CD62p surface expression on platelets. (F) Comparison of platelet counts in dengue patients without (HM-, n=53) and with hemorrhagic manifestations (HM+, n=12). Comparison of levels of (G) CD41/CD61 and (H) CD62p in healthy subjects (n=21) with dengue patients without (HM-, n=53) and with hemorrhagic manifestations (HM+, n=12). HS denotes healthy subjects, WS- denotes dengue patients without warning signs, WS+ denotes dengue patients with warning signs, SD represents severe dengue patients, HM- represents dengue patients without hemorrhagic manifestations and HM+ represents dengue patients with hemorrhagic manifestations. Data is represented as mean ± standard error. Data were analyzed by non-parametric Mann-Whitney test between the two groups. Correlation analyses were performed using two-tailed Spearman’s correlation coefficient test. * represents p < 0.05, ** represents p < 0.01, *** represents p < 0.001 and **** represents p < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: Membranes were then incubated overnight with primary antibodies - CD63 (Cat no. sc5275 - 1:1000, Santa Cruz), CD9 (Cat no. 13147S - 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology), CD41 (Cat no. 13807S - 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology), GAPDH (Cat no. G9545 - 1:5000, Sigma), VE-Cadherin (Cat no. 2158S - 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology), CD31 (Cat no. 3582S - 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology), ZO-2 (Cat no. 2847S - 1:1000, Cell Signaling Technology).
Techniques: Comparison, Expressing, MANN-WHITNEY, Two Tailed Test