Blood donor-derived buffy coat to produce platelets in vitro.
Irene MariniFlavianna RigoniJan ZlamalLisann PelzlKarina AlthausStefanie Nowak-HarnauMatthew T RondinaTamam BakchoulPublished in: Vox sanguinis (2019)
Haematopoietic progenitor cells isolated from buffy coat have increased yield of platelets released from mature megakaryocytes and enhanced in vitro functionality, compared with peripheral blood-derived cells. Our study, suggests that buffy coat, obtained during blood donation processing, might be a promising source of megakaryocytes for in vitro platelet production.