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ArticleBlood2008

Platelet-mediated modulation of adaptive immunity: unique delivery of CD154 signal by platelet-derived membrane vesicles.

Daniel L Sprague, Bennett D Elzey, Scott A Crist, Thomas J Waldschmidt, Robert J Jensen, Timothy L Ratliff

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Article in Blood, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 110 papers.

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110citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

110 citing papers in PubMed, 246 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel L SpragueDepartment of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.
Bennett D Elzey
Scott A Crist
Thomas J Waldschmidt
Robert J Jensen
Timothy L Ratliff
Purdue University West Lafayette · USUniversity of Iowa · US

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007337 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI GEYER, PAMELA K., LENTZ, STEVEN R · 1985 to 2020
$15.9M
Platelet-mediated Modulation of B Cell ImmunityR01AI060924 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI RATLIFF, TIMOTHY L. · 2004 to 2008
$1.8M
Platelet Contribution to Thymus-dependent B cell ImmunityK01DK071712 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI ELZEY, BENNETT DAVID · 2006 to 2008
$381k
Platelet-Derived TNF-Family Protein ExpressionK01DK067338 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI CRIST, SCOTT A · 2004 to 2006
$316k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI060924NIDDK NIH HHS DK067338-02NIDDK NIH HHS DK071712NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK067338NIDDK NIH HHS K01 DK071712NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007337
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although mounting evidence indicates that platelets participate in the modulation of both innate and adaptive immunity, the mechanisms by which platelets exert these effects have not been clearly defined. The study reported herein uses a previously documented adoptive transfer model to investigate the ability of platelet-derived membrane vesicles to communicate activation signals to the B-cell compartment. The findings demonstrate for the first time that platelet-derived membrane vesicles are sufficient to deliver CD154 to stimulate antigen-specific IgG production and modulate germinal center formation through cooperation with responses elicited by CD4(+) T cells. The data are consistent with the hypothesis that platelets modulate inflammation and adaptive immunity at sites distant from the location of activation and that platelet-derived membrane vesicles are sufficient to mediate the effect.

Indexed as

ImmunityAnimalsBiological TransportBlood PlateletsB-LymphocytesCD40 LigandCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell CommunicationCell MembraneGerminal CenterImmunoglobulin GMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSignal TransductionCD40 LigandImmunoglobulin G

Identifiers

PMID18198347
PMCPMC2384131
OpenAlexW2020417605

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