Emerging roles for platelets as immune and inflammatory cells

CN Morrell, AA Aggrey, LM Chapman… - Blood, The Journal of …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
Despite their small size and anucleate status, platelets have diverse roles in vascular
biology. Not only are platelets the cellular mediator of thrombosis, but platelets are also …

Inflammatory chemokines in atherosclerosis

S Gencer, BR Evans, EPC van der Vorst, Y Döring… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Atherosclerosis is a long-term, chronic inflammatory disease of the vessel wall leading to the
formation of occlusive or rupture-prone lesions in large arteries. Complications of …

Neutrophils responsive to endogenous IFN-β regulate tumor angiogenesis and growth in a mouse tumor model

J Jablonska, S Leschner, K Westphal… - The Journal of …, 2010 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Angiogenesis is a hallmark of malignant neoplasias, as the formation of new blood vessels
is required for tumors to acquire oxygen and nutrients essential for their continued growth …

Platelets guide leukocytes to their sites of extravasation

G Zuchtriegel, B Uhl, D Puhr-Westerheide… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Effective immune responses require the directed migration of leukocytes from the
vasculature to the site of injury or infection. How immune cells “find” their site of …

Chemokines modulate the tumour microenvironment in pituitary neuroendocrine tumours

P Marques, S Barry, E Carlsen, D Collier… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2019 - Springer
Non-tumoural cells within the tumour microenvironment (TME) influence tumour
proliferation, invasiveness and angiogenesis. Little is known about TME in pituitary …

Small extracellular vesicles secreted by nigrostriatal astrocytes rescue cell death and preserve mitochondrial function in Parkinson's disease

L Leggio, F L'Episcopo, A Magrì… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as powerful players in cell‐to‐cell communication
both in healthy and diseased brain. In Parkinson's disease (PD)—characterized by selective …

Crossing the vascular wall: common and unique mechanisms exploited by different leukocyte subsets during extravasation

M Schnoor, P Alcaide, MB Voisin… - Mediators of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Leukocyte extravasation is one of the essential and first steps during the initiation of
inflammation. Therefore, a better understanding of the key molecules that regulate this …

Molecular dialogs between the ischemic brain and the peripheral immune system: dualistic roles in injury and repair

C An, Y Shi, P Li, X Hu, Y Gan, RA Stetler… - Progress in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Immune and inflammatory responses actively modulate the pathophysiological processes of
acute brain injuries such as stroke. Soon after the onset of stroke, signals such as brain …

Progesterone receptor serves the ovary as a trigger of ovulation and a terminator of inflammation

CJ Park, PC Lin, S Zhou, R Barakat, ST Bashir… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Ovulation is triggered by the gonadotropin surge that induces the expression of two key
genes, progesterone receptor (Pgr) and prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (Ptgs2), in …

Endothelial inflammation and neutrophil transmigration are modulated by extracellular matrix composition in an inflammation-on-a-chip model

RB Riddle, K Jennbacken, KM Hansson, MT Harper - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Inflammatory diseases are often characterised by excessive neutrophil infiltration from the
blood stream to the site of inflammation, which damages healthy tissue and prevents …