New research linking platelet activation, immune complexes (ICs) and interferon (IFN)-α in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) could provide support for the use of antiplatelet ...

The possibility of targeting activated platelets as a strategy to prevent cognitive impairment is raised by results of a new imaging study, the authors suggest. The study, a substudy of the Kronos ...

Immune and inflammatory responses require leukocytes to migrate within and through the vasculature, a process that is facilitated by their capacity to switch to a polarized morphology with an ...

Without platelets, we would die pretty easily. The microscopic plate-shaped structures in our bloodstream rush to the site of an injury, forming clots that stop blood loss and help stimulate the ...

Study finds that a high-fat diet boosts platelet activation and tumor cell homing—effects reversible with diet change or platelet depletion. Study: The Impact of a High -Fat Diet and Platelet ...

Platelets play an important role in atherothrombotic disease. The currently available antiplatelet drugs target key steps of platelet activation including thromboxane A 2 synthesis, ADP-mediated ...

IF enhances the production of IPA from intestinal Clostridium sporogenes, which directly attenuates platelet activation and thrombosis, and alleviates microvascular thrombosis after I/R injury by ...

The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has baffled researchers with its propensity to cause symptoms of ...

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