The platelet lifeline to cancer: challenges and opportunities

M Haemmerle, RL Stone, DG Menter… - Cancer cell, 2018 - cell.com
Besides their function in limiting blood loss and promoting wound healing, experimental
evidence has highlighted platelets as active players in all steps of tumorigenesis including …

[HTML][HTML] Platelet secretion: From haemostasis to wound healing and beyond

EM Golebiewska, AW Poole - Blood reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Upon activation, platelets secrete more than 300 active substances from their intracellular
granules. Platelet dense granule components, such as ADP and polyphosphates, contribute …

Platelet-derived HMGB1 is a critical mediator of thrombosis

S Vogel, R Bodenstein, Q Chen, S Feil… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Thrombosis and inflammation are intricately linked in several major clinical disorders,
including disseminated intravascular coagulation and acute ischemic events. The damage …

Role of platelet mitochondria: life in a nucleus-free zone

H Melchinger, K Jain, T Tyagi, J Hwa - Frontiers in cardiovascular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Platelets are abundant, small, anucleate circulating cells, serving many emerging
pathophysiological roles beyond hemostasis; including active critical roles in thrombosis …

Platelets and cancer: a casual or causal relationship: revisited

DG Menter, SC Tucker, S Kopetz, AK Sood… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2014 - Springer
Human platelets arise as subcellular fragments of megakaryocytes in bone marrow. The
physiologic demand, presence of disease such as cancer, or drug effects can regulate the …

Expanding applications of allogeneic platelets, platelet lysates, and platelet extracellular vesicles in cell therapy, regenerative medicine, and targeted drug delivery

T Burnouf, ML Chou, DJ Lundy, EY Chuang… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2023 - Springer
Platelets are small anucleated blood cells primarily known for their vital hemostatic role.
Allogeneic platelet concentrates (PCs) collected from healthy donors are an essential …

Platelet in thrombo-inflammation: Unraveling new therapeutic targets

S Sharma, T Tyagi, S Antoniak - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the broad range of human diseases, thrombo-inflammation appears as a clinical
manifestation. Clinically, it is well characterized in context of superficial thrombophlebitis that …

[HTML][HTML] The dual role of platelet‐innate immune cell interactions in thrombo‐inflammation

J Rayes, JH Bourne, A Brill, SP Watson - Research and practice in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Beyond their role in hemostasis and thrombosis, platelets are increasingly recognized as
key regulators of the inflammatory response under sterile and infectious conditions. Both …

Current concepts and novel targets for antiplatelet therapy

M Gawaz, T Geisler, O Borst - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2023 - nature.com
Platelets have a crucial role in haemostasis and atherothrombosis. Pharmacological control
of platelet hyper-reactivity has become a cornerstone in the prevention of thrombo …

Blood platelets and sepsis pathophysiology: a new therapeutic prospect in critical ill patients?

A Dewitte, S Lepreux, J Villeneuve, C Rigothier… - Annals of intensive …, 2017 - Springer
Beyond haemostasis, platelets have emerged as versatile effectors of the immune response.
The contribution of platelets in inflammation, tissue integrity and defence against infections …