Covid-19: the rollercoaster of fibrin (ogen), d-dimer, von willebrand factor, p-selectin and their interactions with endothelial cells, platelets and erythrocytes

C Grobler, SC Maphumulo, LM Grobbelaar… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), also known as coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19)-induced infection, is strongly associated with various …

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 93 risk loci and enables risk prediction equivalent to monogenic forms of venous thromboembolism

J Ghouse, V Tragante, G Ahlberg, SA Rand… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
We report a genome-wide association study of venous thromboembolism (VTE)
incorporating 81,190 cases and 1,419,671 controls sampled from six cohorts. We identify 93 …

Novel antiplatelet strategies targeting GPVI, CLEC-2 and tyrosine kinases

MH Harbi, CW Smith, PLR Nicolson, SP Watson… - Platelets, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Antiplatelet medications comprise the cornerstone of treatment for diseases that involve
arterial thrombosis, including acute coronary syndromes (ACS), stroke and peripheral …

Prothrombotic phenotype in COVID-19: focus on platelets

C Barale, E Melchionda, A Morotti, I Russo - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 infection is associated with a broad spectrum of presentations, but alveolar
capillary microthrombi have been described as a common finding in COVID-19 patients …

Temporal roles of platelet and coagulation pathways in collagen-and tissue factor-induced thrombus formation

S Navarro, D Stegner, B Nieswandt… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In hemostasis and thrombosis, the complex process of thrombus formation involves different
molecular pathways of platelet and coagulation activation. These pathways are considered …

Role of platelets in chronic kidney disease

N Jain, AL Corken, A Kumar, CL Davis… - Journal of the …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Platelet-dependent mechanisms for excessive clotting and bleeding in CKD remain
undefined. Moreover, platelets' contribution to inflammation, and specifically to CKD, are …

Nonredundant roles of platelet glycoprotein VI and integrin αIIbβ3 in fibrin-mediated microthrombus formation

G Perrella, J Huang, I Provenzale… - … and Vascular Biology, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective: Fibrin is considered to strengthen thrombus formation via integrin αIIbβ3, but
recent findings indicate that fibrin can also act as ligand for platelet glycoprotein VI …

[HTML][HTML] Fibrin-glycoprotein VI interaction increases platelet procoagulant activity and impacts clot structure

JS Gauer, C Duval, RG Xu, FL Macrae… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The glycoprotein VI (GPVI) signaling pathway was previously reported
to direct procoagulant platelet activity through collagen binding. However, the impact of …

High-throughput assessment identifying major platelet Ca2+ entry pathways via tyrosine kinase-linked and G protein-coupled receptors

HYF Cheung, J Zou, C Tantiwong, DI Fernandez… - Cell Calcium, 2023 - Elsevier
In platelets, elevated cytosolic Ca 2+ is a crucial second messenger, involved in most
functional responses, including shape change, secretion, aggregation and procoagulant …

The shared genetic landscape of blood cell traits and risk of neurological and psychiatric disorders

Y Yang, Y Zhou, DR Nyholt, CX Yap, RK Tannenberg… - Cell Genomics, 2023 - cell.com
Phenotypic associations have been reported between blood cell traits (BCTs) and a range of
neurological and psychiatric disorders (NPDs), but in most cases, it remains unclear whether …