[HTML][HTML] Platelet‐based coagulation: different populations, different functions

JWM Heemskerk, NJA Mattheij, J Cosemans - Journal of Thrombosis and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Platelets in a thrombus interact with (anti) coagulation factors and support blood
coagulation. In the concept of cell‐based control of coagulation, three different roles of …

Phospholipid signaling in innate immune cells

VB O'Donnell, J Rossjohn… - The Journal of clinical …, 2019 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Phospholipids comprise a large body of lipids that define cells and organelles by forming
membrane structures. Importantly, their complex metabolism represents a highly controlled …

Mechanics and contraction dynamics of single platelets and implications for clot stiffening

WA Lam, O Chaudhuri, A Crow, KD Webster, TD Li… - Nature materials, 2011 - nature.com
Platelets interact with fibrin polymers to form blood clots at sites of vascular injury,,. Bulk
studies have shown clots to be active materials, with platelet contraction driving the …

Kinetics and mechanics of clot contraction are governed by the molecular and cellular composition of the blood

V Tutwiler, RI Litvinov, AP Lozhkin… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Platelet-driven blood clot contraction (retraction) is thought to promote wound closure and
secure hemostasis while preventing vascular occlusion. Notwithstanding its importance, clot …

Ultrasoft microgels displaying emergent platelet-like behaviours

AC Brown, SE Stabenfeldt, B Ahn, RT Hannan… - Nature materials, 2014 - nature.com
Efforts to create platelet-like structures for the augmentation of haemostasis have focused
solely on recapitulating aspects of platelet adhesion; more complex platelet behaviours such …

Single-platelet nanomechanics measured by high-throughput cytometry

DR Myers, Y Qiu, ME Fay, M Tennenbaum, D Chester… - Nature materials, 2017 - nature.com
Haemostasis occurs at sites of vascular injury, where flowing blood forms a clot, a dynamic
and heterogeneous fibrin-based biomaterial. Paramount in the clot's capability to stem …

[HTML][HTML] NLRP3 regulates platelet integrin αIIbβ3 outside-in signaling, hemostasis and arterial thrombosis

J Qiao, X Wu, Q Luo, G Wei, M Xu, Y Wu, Y Liu… - …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In addition to their hemostatic function, platelets play an important role in regulating the
inflammatory response. The platelet NLRP3 inflammasome not only promotes interleukin-1β …

Megakaryocyte-restricted MYH9 inactivation dramatically affects hemostasis while preserving platelet aggregation and secretion

C Léon, A Eckly, B Hechler, B Aleil… - Blood, The Journal …, 2007 - ashpublications.org
Mutations in the MYH9 gene encoding the nonmuscle myosin heavy chain IIA result in
bleeding disorders characterized by a macrothrombocytopenia. To understand the role of …

The role of biophysical properties of provisional matrix proteins in wound repair

D Chester, AC Brown - Matrix Biology, 2017 - Elsevier
Wound healing is a complex, dynamic process required for maintaining homeostasis in an
organism. Along with being controlled biochemically, wound healing is also controlled …

Blocking neutrophil integrin activation prevents ischemia–reperfusion injury

T Yago, BG Petrich, N Zhang, Z Liu, B Shao… - Journal of Experimental …, 2015 - rupress.org
Neutrophil recruitment, mediated by β2 integrins, combats pyogenic infections but also plays
a key role in ischemia–reperfusion injury and other inflammatory disorders. Talin induces …