Mito-TEMPO ameliorates hyperthermia-impaired platelet function
Platelets play a central role in maintaining the integrity of the endothelium and biological hemostasis. Our previous work found that hyperthermia impaired ADP- and α-thrombin-induced platelet aggregation [6]. In order to explore whether mitochondria-derived ROS played a role in hyperthermia-impaired platelet aggregation, washed platelets were pre-incubated with Mito-TEMPO or the solvent control before hyperthermia treatment (Figure 6A). We found that Mito-TEMPO significantly inhibited the decrease in ADP- and thrombin-induced platelet aggregation.