Immune regulation by glucocorticoids

DW Cain, JA Cidlowski - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2017 - nature.com
Endogenous glucocorticoids are crucial to various physiological processes, including
metabolism, development and inflammation. Since 1948, synthetic glucocorticoids have …

Platelets are versatile cells: New discoveries in hemostasis, thrombosis, immune responses, tumor metastasis and beyond

XR Xu, D Zhang, BE Oswald, N Carrim… - Critical reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Platelets are small anucleate blood cells generated from megakaryocytes in the bone
marrow and cleared in the reticuloendothelial system. At the site of vascular injury, platelet …

Emerging concepts in immune thrombocytopenia

M Swinkels, M Rijkers, J Voorberg… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disease defined by low platelet counts
which presents with an increased bleeding risk. Several genetic risk factors (eg …

Crosstalk between platelets and microbial pathogens

C Li, J Li, H Ni - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Platelets, small anucleate cells circulating in the blood, are critical mediators in haemostasis
and thrombosis. Interestingly, recent studies demonstrated that platelets contain both pro …

Pathophysiology of immune thrombocytopenia

J Li, JA Sullivan, H Ni - Current opinion in hematology, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Recent evidence of distinct ITP pathophysiology has opened new exploratory avenues for
disease management. We will discuss the utility of investigations into these mechanisms of …

Desialylated platelet clearance in the liver is a novel mechanism of systemic immunosuppression

J Li, D Karakas, F Xue, Y Chen, G Zhu, YH Yucel… - Research, 2023 - spj.science.org
Platelets are small, versatile blood cells that are critical for hemostasis/thrombosis. Local
platelet accumulation is a known contributor to proinflammation in various disease states …

Novel biomarkers for diagnosis and monitoring of immune thrombocytopenia

A Allegra, N Cicero, G Mirabile, CM Giorgianni… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lower-than-normal platelet counts are a hallmark of the acquired autoimmune illness known
as immune thrombocytopenia, which can affect both adults and children. Immune …

In vivo targeting of DNA vaccines to dendritic cells using functionalized gold nanoparticles

SK Gulla, BR Rao, G Moku, S Jinka, NV Nimmu… - Biomaterials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The clinical success of dendritic cell (DC)-based genetic immunization remains critically
dependent on the availability of effective and safe nano-carriers for targeting antigen …

Glucocorticoid receptor modulates myeloid-derived suppressor cell function via mitochondrial metabolism in immune thrombocytopenia

Y Hou, J Xie, S Wang, D Li, L Wang, H Wang… - Cellular & molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogeneous population of immature
cells and natural inhibitors of adaptive immunity. Intracellular metabolic changes in MDSCs …

GPIbα is required for platelet-mediated hepatic thrombopoietin generation

M Xu, J Li, MAD Neves, G Zhu, N Carrim… - Blood, The Journal …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
Thrombopoietin (TPO), a hematopoietic growth factor produced predominantly by the liver, is
essential for thrombopoiesis. Prevailing theory posits that circulating TPO levels are …