Extracellular histones: a unifying mechanism driving platelet-dependent extracellular vesicle release and thrombus formation in COVID-19

AS Eustes, A Ahmed, J Swamy, G Patil… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 can cause profound inflammation and coagulopathy, and while
many mechanisms have been proposed, there is no known common pathway leading to a …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating histone levels correlate with the severity of COVID-19 and the extent of coagulation activation and inflammation

RJ Shaw, J Austin, J Taylor, T Dutt, G Wang… - Blood, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the potentially lethal consequences
of cross-talk between coagulation, inflammation and innate immune processes. Hospitalised …

[HTML][HTML] Do circulating histones represent the missing link among COVID-19 infection and multiorgan injuries, microvascular coagulopathy and systemic …

D Ligi, R Maniscalco, M Plebani, G Lippi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several studies shed light on the interplay among inflammation, thrombosis, multi-organ
failures and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection …

Extracellular vesicles and citrullinated histone H3 in coronavirus disease 2019 patients

L Traby, M Kollars, M Kussmann… - Thrombosis and …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Objectives Pulmonary thrombus formation is a hallmark of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19). A dysregulated immune response culminating in thromboinflammation has …

Increased histone-DNA complexes and endothelial-dependent thrombin generation in severe COVID-19

BA Bouchard, C Colovos, MA Lawson, ZT Osborn… - Vascular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coagulopathy in severe COVID-19 is common but poorly understood. The purpose of this
study was to determine how SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts histone levels, fibrin structure …

Thrombocytopenia and hyperinflammation are induced by extracellular histones circulating in blood

RV Giglio, D Ligi, C Della Franca… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Circulating histones have been suggested as critical mediators and potential
diagnostic/prognostic markers in several hyperinflammatory diseases, including Sars-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating histones play a central role in COVID-19-associated coagulopathy and mortality

RJ Shaw, ST Abrams, J Austin, JM Taylor, S Lane… - …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Letters to the Editor [11.2-60.0] vs. 8.6 µg/ml [3.1-24.8], P= 0.002), and, accordingly, patients
with histones> 30 μg/mL were more likely to die (13/29 [44.8%] vs. 12/84 [14.3%], P= 0.001) …

[HTML][HTML] Expression of Tissue Factor and Platelet/Leukocyte Markers on Extracellular Vesicles Reflect Platelet–Leukocyte Interaction in Severe COVID-19

T Eichhorn, R Weiss, S Huber… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Severe COVID-19 is frequently associated with thromboembolic complications. Increased
platelet activation and platelet–leukocyte aggregate formation can amplify thrombotic …

[HTML][HTML] What is the impact of circulating histones in COVID-19: a systematic review

D Ligi, RV Giglio, BM Henry, G Lippi… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2022 - degruyter.com
The infectious respiratory condition COVID-19 manifests a clinical course ranging from
mild/moderate up-to critical systemic dysfunction and death linked to thromboinflammation …

Upregulation of cytokine signalling in platelets increases risk of thrombophilia in severe COVID-19 patients

S Kaur, A Singh, J Kaur, N Verma, AK Pandey… - Blood Cells, Molecules …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abnormal coagulation dynamics, including disseminated intravascular coagulopathy,
pulmonary embolism, venous thromboembolism and risk of thrombosis are often associated …