Platelets Amplify Inflammation in Arthritis via Collagen-Dependent Microparticle Production

By É. Boilard, P. Nigrovic, Katherine S. Larabee, Gerald F. M. Watts, J. Coblyn, Michael E. Weinblatt, E. Massarotti, E. Remold-O’Donnell, R. Farndale, J. Ware and 1 more. Science, 2010

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Platelet Microparticles Drive Inflammatory Arthritis Platelets are best known for their critical role in blood clot formation during wound repair, but an appreciation for their role in inflammatory processes is growing. Platelet-derived cellular microparticles (MPs) are small membrane vesicles released from platelets in response to cell activation that can transport biomolecules throughout the body that have also been implicated in inflammatory processes. Boilard et al. (p. 580; see the Perspective by Zimmerman and Weyrich) have now found that platelet-derived MPs probably contribute to the inflammatory processes underlying rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease. The majority of MPs in synovial fluid from patients with various types of inflammatory arthritis were platelet-derived and, importantly, platelet-derived MPs were lacking in synovial fluid from osteoarthritis patients. Furthermore, platelet depletion abrogated disease development in a mouse model of inflammatory arthritis. Microparticles released by platelets contribute to inflammation underlying rheumatoid arthritis. In addition to their pivotal role in thrombosis and wound repair, platelets participate in inflammatory responses. We investigated the role of platelets in the autoimmune disease rheumatoid arthritis. We identified platelet microparticles—submicrometer vesicles elaborated by activated platelets—in joint fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other forms of inflammatory arthritis, but not in joint fluid from patients with osteoarthritis. Platelet microparticles were proinflammatory, eliciting cytokine responses from synovial fibroblasts via interleukin-1. Consistent with these findings, depletion of platelets attenuated murine inflammatory arthritis. Using both pharmacologic and genetic approaches, we identified the collagen receptor glycoprotein VI as a key trigger for platelet microparticle generation in arthritis pathophysiology. Thus, these findings demonstrate a previously unappreciated role for platelets and their activation-induced microparticles in inflammatory joint diseases.

Subfields: Hematology, Molecular Biology, Surgery

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