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Serotonin secretion by blood platelets: accuracy of high-performance liquid chromatography-electrochemical technique compared with the isotopic test and use in a clinical laboratory.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mild secretion defects are the most frequent and challenging blood platelet disorders to diagnose. Most δ-granule secretion tests lack validation, are not quantitative, or have unreliable response to weak platelet agonists.

Objectives

To compare platelet serotonin secretion by HPLC-electrochemical detection technique (HPLC-ECD) with the reference isotopic test (³H-5-HT), evaluating its performance in clinical laboratories.

Methods

The assay validation followed STARD-2015 recommendations. HPLC-ECD measured the nonsecreted serotonin remaining in platelet pellets after aggregation, comparing it with the reference ³H-5-HT assay. We studied subjects with inherited and aspirin-induced blood platelet disorders and assessed the HPLC-ECD operation for routine clinical diagnosis.

Results

Calibration curves were linear (R² = 0.997), with SD for residuals of 3.91% and analytical sensitivity of 5ng/mL. Intra- and interassay imprecision bias ranged between -8.5% and 2.1% and -9% and 3.1%, respectively. Serotonin recovery and stability were >95%, and the variability range of measurements was -5.5% to 4.6%. Statistical differences detected between tests were biologically irrelevant, with bias of 1.48% (SD, 8.43) and CI agreement of -18% to 15%. Both assays distinctly detected platelet secretion induced by 10 μM epinephrine and 4 μmM adenosine diphosphate. However, HPLC-ECD is quantitative and more sensitive to low serotonin content in blood platelets. Reference cutoffs for each agonist were determined in 87 subjects. Initially, the HPLC-ECD requires relatively expensive equipment and trained operators but has remarkably cheap running costs and a turn-around time of 24-36 hours. We have used this diagnostic tool routinely for >8 years.

Conclusion

HPLC-ECD assay for platelet serotonin secretion is highly accurate, has advantages over the reference ³H-5-HT test, and is suitable as a clinical laboratory technique.

SUBMITTER: Aranda E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10439442 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Serotonin secretion by blood platelets: accuracy of high-performance liquid chromatography-electrochemical technique compared with the isotopic test and use in a clinical laboratory.

Aranda Eduardo E Iha Seiki S Solari Sandra S Rodríguez David D Romero Viviana V Villarroel Luis L Pereira Jaime J Panes Olga O Mezzano Diego D

Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis 20230724 5

<h4>Background</h4>Mild secretion defects are the most frequent and challenging blood platelet disorders to diagnose. Most δ-granule secretion tests lack validation, are not quantitative, or have unreliable response to weak platelet agonists.<h4>Objectives</h4>To compare platelet serotonin secretion by HPLC-electrochemical detection technique (HPLC-ECD) with the reference isotopic test (<sup>3</sup>H-5-HT), evaluating its performance in clinical laboratories.<h4>Methods</h4>The assay validation ...[more]

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