Beyond Thrombosis: the Role of Platelets in Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) is a multifactorial and lethal disease, characterised by elevated pulmonary arterial pressure and progressive right heart failure. PH pathobiology rests on four pillars: vascular remodelling, vasoconstriction, inflammation and thrombosis. While vascular and inflammatory c...
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| description | Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) is a multifactorial and lethal disease, characterised by elevated pulmonary arterial pressure and progressive right heart failure. PH pathobiology rests on four pillars: vascular remodelling, vasoconstriction, inflammation and thrombosis. While vascular and inflammatory cells have been the focus of PH research over the past decades, platelets have received relatively less attention, despite their associations with key pathophysiological processes of the disease. Platelets contain a wide range of vasoactive, inflammatory and pro-thrombotic mediators, likely to promote PH development and progression. There is currently no cure for PH, and platelet-associated pathways may help identify new therapeutic strategies. This review summarises available evidence on the role of platelets in different forms of PH, and comments on the current state of platelet-targeting therapies. It also describes the latest advances in the in vitro technologies that enable exploration of platelet function under dynamic and physiologically relevant conditions.
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| spelling | doaj.art-1947abdefbae4904b9184e9241d09a702022-12-21T17:50:45ZengItal PublicationSciMedicine Journal2704-98332020-12-012424327110.28991/SciMedJ-2020-0204-757Beyond Thrombosis: the Role of Platelets in Pulmonary HypertensionSalina Nicoleau0Beata Wojciak-Stothard1National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road W12 0NN, London,National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road W12 0NN, London,Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) is a multifactorial and lethal disease, characterised by elevated pulmonary arterial pressure and progressive right heart failure. PH pathobiology rests on four pillars: vascular remodelling, vasoconstriction, inflammation and thrombosis. While vascular and inflammatory cells have been the focus of PH research over the past decades, platelets have received relatively less attention, despite their associations with key pathophysiological processes of the disease. Platelets contain a wide range of vasoactive, inflammatory and pro-thrombotic mediators, likely to promote PH development and progression. There is currently no cure for PH, and platelet-associated pathways may help identify new therapeutic strategies. This review summarises available evidence on the role of platelets in different forms of PH, and comments on the current state of platelet-targeting therapies. It also describes the latest advances in the in vitro technologies that enable exploration of platelet function under dynamic and physiologically relevant conditions. Doi: 10.28991/SciMedJ-2020-0204-7 Full Text: PDFhttps://scimedjournal.org/index.php/SMJ/article/view/201pulmonary hypertensionplateletsthrombosisvascular. |
| spellingShingle | Salina Nicoleau Beata Wojciak-Stothard Beyond Thrombosis: the Role of Platelets in Pulmonary Hypertension SciMedicine Journal pulmonary hypertension platelets thrombosis vascular. |
| title | Beyond Thrombosis: the Role of Platelets in Pulmonary Hypertension |
| title_full | Beyond Thrombosis: the Role of Platelets in Pulmonary Hypertension |
| title_fullStr | Beyond Thrombosis: the Role of Platelets in Pulmonary Hypertension |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond Thrombosis: the Role of Platelets in Pulmonary Hypertension |
| title_short | Beyond Thrombosis: the Role of Platelets in Pulmonary Hypertension |
| title_sort | beyond thrombosis the role of platelets in pulmonary hypertension |
| topic | pulmonary hypertension platelets thrombosis vascular. |
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