Table 2 Summary of findings in 6 groups of mice

From: A serotonin-induced N-glycan switch regulates platelet aggregation

 

WT

WT + 5-HT

SERT-KO

SERT-KO + 5-HT

TPH1-KO

TPH1-KO + 5-HT

[5-HT] in plasma (ng/μl blood)

0.85 ± 0.04

2.74 ± 0.37

1.75 ± 0.05

3.54 ± 0.16

u.n.d.

2.14 ± 0.4

[5-HT] in platelet (ng/μl blood)

5.15 ± 0.89

5.77 ± 0.54

u.n.d.

u.n.d.

u.n.d.

4.97 ± 0.5

5-HT uptake rates (pmol/min/mg protein)

0.76 ± 0.08

0.48 ± 0.05

u.n.d.

u.n.d.

0.89 ± 0.04

0.45 ± 0.08

Percent aggregation rate

35.8 ± 8.06

70.7 ± 7.63

25.67 ± 5.03

34.67 ± 4.16

31.67 ± 5.77

60 ± 3.54

Flow Cytometry analysis of P-selectin

181.7 ± 8.00

316.05 ± 2.61

96.15 ± 9.76

105.46 ± 11.8

93.13 ± 7.77

195.38 ± 13.11

Ratio Neu5Gc/Neu5Ac (LC-MS results)

0.61 ± 0.04

1.73 ± 0.3

0.68 ± 0.03

3.88 ± 0.32

0.43 ± 0.07

2.13 ± 0.24

  1. u.n.d. = undetectable; defined as [5-HT] < 0.1 ng/ml or 5-HT uptake rate less than the background accumulation of 3H-5HT.