[HTML][HTML] Large and small platelets—(When) do they differ?

S Handtke, T Thiele - Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2020 - Elsevier
Platelets are most important in providing cellular hemostasis but also take part in
inflammation and immune processes. Increased platelet size has been regarded as a …

The molecular basis of predicting atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk

M Nayor, KJ Brown, RS Vasan - Circulation research, 2021 - ahajournals.org
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) proceeds through a series of stages:
initiation, progression (or regression), and complications. By integrating known biology …

[HTML][HTML] Platelets contribute to disease severity in COVID‐19

TJ Barrett, S Bilaloglu, M Cornwell, HM Burgess… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Heightened inflammation, dysregulated immunity, and thrombotic events are
characteristic of hospitalized COVID‐19 patients. Given that platelets are key regulators of …

Global absence and targeting of protective immune states in severe COVID-19

AJ Combes, T Courau, NF Kuhn, KH Hu, A Ray… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Although infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has
pleiotropic and systemic effects in some individuals,–, many others experience milder …

[HTML][HTML] Neutrophil “plucking” on megakaryocytes drives platelet production and boosts cardiovascular disease

T Petzold, Z Zhang, I Ballesteros, I Saleh, A Polzin… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Intravascular neutrophils and platelets collaborate in maintaining host integrity, but their
interaction can also trigger thrombotic complications. We report here that cooperation …

A Platelet Reactivity ExpreSsion Score derived from patients with peripheral artery disease predicts cardiovascular risk

JS Berger, MG Cornwell, Y **a, MA Muller… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Platelets are key mediators of atherothrombosis, yet, limited tools exist to identify individuals
with a hyperreactive platelet phenotype. In this study, we investigate the association of …

SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with a pro-thrombotic platelet phenotype

D Bongiovanni, M Klug, O Lazareva, S Weidlich… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with a hypercoagulable
state, characterized by abnormal coagulation parameters and by increased incidence of …

Inflammatory mediators of platelet activation: focus on atherosclerosis and COVID-19

P Theofilis, M Sagris, AS Antonopoulos… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases are characterized by a dysregulated
inflammatory and thrombotic state, leading to devastating complications with increased …

Megakaryocyte and platelet transcriptomics for discoveries in human health and disease

P Davizon-Castillo, JW Rowley… - … thrombosis, and vascular …, 2020 - ahajournals.org
Anucleate platelets, long viewed as merely cell fragments with a limited repertoire of rapid-
acting hemostatic functions, are now recognized to have a complex and dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Proteome and functional decline as platelets age in the circulation

HE Allan, MA Hayman, S Marcone, MV Chan… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Platelets circulate in the blood of healthy individuals for approximately 7–10
days regulated by finely balanced processes of production and destruction. As platelets are …