Immunothrombosis and thromboinflammation in host defense and disease

Platelets are increasingly being recognized for playing roles beyond thrombosis and hemostasis. Today we know that they mediate inflammation by direct interactions with innate immune cells or secretion of cytokines/chemokines. Here we review their interactions with neutrophils and monocytes/macropha...

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Main Authors: Kimberly Martinod, Carsten Deppermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-04-01
Series:Platelets
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537104.2020.1817360
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Summary:Platelets are increasingly being recognized for playing roles beyond thrombosis and hemostasis. Today we know that they mediate inflammation by direct interactions with innate immune cells or secretion of cytokines/chemokines. Here we review their interactions with neutrophils and monocytes/macrophages in infection and sepsis, stroke, myocardial infarction and venous thromboembolism. We discuss new roles for platelet surface receptors like GPVI or GPIb and also look at platelet contributions to the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) as well as to deep vein thrombosis during infection, e.g. in COVID-19 patients.
ISSN:0953-7104
1369-1635