Pathogenesis and therapeutic mechanisms in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)

A Zufferey, R Kapur, JW Semple - Journal of clinical medicine, 2017 - mdpi.com
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by low
platelet counts. The pathogenesis of ITP remains unclear although both antibody-mediated …

Clinical updates in adult immune thrombocytopenia

MP Lambert, TB Gernsheimer - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2017 - ashpublications.org
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) occurs in 2 to 4/100 000 adults and results in variable
bleeding symptoms and thrombocytopenia. In the last decade, changes in our …

Platelets are versatile cells: New discoveries in hemostasis, thrombosis, immune responses, tumor metastasis and beyond

XR Xu, D Zhang, BE Oswald, N Carrim… - Critical reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Platelets are small anucleate blood cells generated from megakaryocytes in the bone
marrow and cleared in the reticuloendothelial system. At the site of vascular injury, platelet …

An update on the pathophysiology of immune thrombocytopenia

JW Semple, J Rebetz, A Maouia… - Current opinion in …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune bleeding disorder mediated by
antiplatelet autoantibodies and antigen-specific T cells that either destroy platelets …

Immune thrombocytopenia-current diagnostics and therapy: recommendations of a joint working group of DGHO, ÖGHO, SGH, GPOH, and DGTI

A Matzdorff, O Meyer, H Ostermann, V Kiefel… - Oncology research and …, 2018 - karger.com
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a rare disorder and meets the criteria for an orphan
disease. Expertise in the management of these patients is not widely spread. The following …

Nouvelle cuisine: platelets served with inflammation

R Kapur, A Zufferey, E Boilard… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.aai.org
Platelets are small cellular fragments with the primary physiological role of maintaining
hemostasis. In addition to this well-described classical function, it is becoming increasingly …

Crosstalk between platelets and microbial pathogens

C Li, J Li, H Ni - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Platelets, small anucleate cells circulating in the blood, are critical mediators in haemostasis
and thrombosis. Interestingly, recent studies demonstrated that platelets contain both pro …

Megakaryocyte-and erythroblast-specific cell-free DNA patterns in plasma and platelets reflect thrombopoiesis and erythropoiesis levels

J Moss, R Ben-Ami, E Shai, O Gal-Rosenberg… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragments are a biological analyte with extensive utility in
diagnostic medicine. Understanding the source of cfDNA and mechanisms of release is …

Low-dose decitabine modulates T-cell homeostasis and restores immune tolerance in immune thrombocytopenia

P Han, Y Hou, Y Zhao, Y Liu, T Yu… - Blood, The Journal …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Our previous clinical study showed that low-dose decitabine exhibited sustained responses
in nearly half of patients with refractory immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). The long-term …

Intravenous immunoglobulin vs observation in childhood immune thrombocytopenia: a randomized controlled trial

KMJ Heitink-Pollé, CSPM Uiterwaal… - Blood, The Journal …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
Management of children with newly diagnosed immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) consists of
careful observation or immunomodulatory treatment. Observational studies suggest a lower …