Monoclonal and oligoclonal anti-platelet factor 4 antibodies mediate VITT

Blood. 2022 Jul 7;140(1):73-77. doi: 10.1182/blood.2021014588.

Abstract

Kanack and colleagues analyze anti-platelet factor 4 antibodies from 5 patients with vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) secondary to COVID-19 adenoviral vaccination and antibodies from patients with spontaneous heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and classical HIT. VITT antibodies are monoclonal or oligoclonal, similar to spontaneous HIT, whereas classical HIT antibodies are polyclonal. Heparin inhibits antibody-induced platelet activation in VITT, suggesting that heparin should be considered for the treatment of VITT.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunologic Factors
  • Platelet Factor 4*
  • Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunologic Factors
  • Platelet Factor 4