1999
Role of C3 Cleavage in Monocyte Activation During Extracorporeal Circulation
Rinder C, Rinder H, Johnson K, Smith M, Lee D, Tracey J, Polack G, Higgins P, Yeh C, Smith MD B. Role of C3 Cleavage in Monocyte Activation During Extracorporeal Circulation. Circulation 1999, 100: 553-558. PMID: 10430771, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.100.5.553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonocyte activationC5b-9CD11b upregulationComplement inhibitionExtracorporeal circulationPlatelet activationTerminal complement inhibitionMonocyte-platelet conjugatesComplement regulatory protein CD46Early complement componentsPMN elastase releaseGeneration of C3aMicrograms/mLCardiopulmonary bypassBlood cell activationPMN activationElastase releaseCell activationHuman volunteersMicrograms/Complement activationPrevents plateletComplement componentsWhole bloodCommon pathway
1991
Platelet Activation and Aggregation during Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Rinder C, Bohnert J, Rinder H, Mitchell J, Ault K, Hillman R. Platelet Activation and Aggregation during Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Anesthesiology 1991, 75: 388-393. PMID: 1716077, DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199109000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiopulmonary bypassPlatelet activationPlatelet aggregationExtracorporeal circulationEarly postoperative periodAlpha-granule releaseGMP-140 expressionPlatelet factor 4Granule membrane protein-140Alpha-granule membrane proteinPlatelet surface membranePostoperative periodPlatelet dysfunctionPlasma concentrationsIndividual patientsBypassFlow cytometryPlatelet defectsGranule productsMonoclonal antibodiesProtein 140Factor 4PlateletsPatientsAggregation defect