Why the study?
Does shear stress stimulation differentially activate platelets in human versus bovine blood?
Population
Fresh whole blood samples from humans and bovines, anticoagulated with heparin or anticoagulant citrate…
Comparison
Exposure to shear stresses up to 40 Pa for 2 min… vs Bovine blood compared to human blood
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
2 min
Authors
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Bovine models may underestimate human platelet activation by shear; leaves open validity of current hemocompatibility testing standards for cardiovascular devices.
Does shear stress stimulation differentially activate platelets in human versus bovine blood?
Human blood is significantly more sensitive to shear stress-induced platelet activation than bovine blood, indicating bovine models may be inadequate for testing medical device hemocompatibility.
Lu et al. (2013) studied this question.
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