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Emerging roles for platelets as immune and inflammatory cells.
Review in Blood, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 400 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
400 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Role of platelet-to-lymphocyte count ratio (PLR), as a prognostic indicator in COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of medical virology · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy of recombinant human thrombopoietin in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure and thrombocytopenia: A prospective, open-label study.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Trial
- Activation of TLR4 promotes oxidative inflammation via NADPH oxidase signaling in platelets of subjects with autism spectrum disorder.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2026Article
- Activation of Platelet Caspase-1 and P-Selectin Over-Expression in Sickle Cell Disease Patients: An Involvement of NLRP3 Inflammasome?Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Are Platelet Volume, Density, and the Homeostatic Blueprint the Missing Link in Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapies? An Evidence-Based Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Intrahepatic Platelets Orchestrate Microenvironmental Remodelling and Cellular Crosstalk in Liver Fibrosis.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026Review
- Inflammatory markers as determinants of glue-type effusion and recurrent ventilation tube placement.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Platelets as regulators of anti-tumor immunity: mechanisms and clinical implications.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2026Review
- Neonatal platelets differentiate monocytes to a myeloid-derived suppressor cell phenotype.Blood · 2026Article
- Beyond Hemostasis: Platelets' Multifaceted Functions in Immune Responses.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Platelet hyperactivation drives oxidized mitochondrial DNA-induced neutrophil extracellular traps formation in biliary atresia.JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology · 2026Article
- ADP-dependent platelet activation is required for thrombus formation in mice exposed to simulated flight conditions.Blood vessels, thrombosis & hemostasis · 2026Article
- Blood Clotting as an Unintended Cytokine Stimulus in Pregnancy: Why Serum and Plasma are Non-Equivalent Immune Matrices.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Article
- Activated Platelet-Released Heat Shock Protein 90α Triggers Autophagy-Dependent Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation and Amplifies Sepsis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Review
- Association between platelet count and 30-day mortality in community-acquired pneumonia patients receiving systemic glucocorticoids therapy.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Hematological Indices as Potential Biomarkers of Disease Activity in Ankylosing Spondylitis: LASSO-Based Multivariable Modelling.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Postoperative red cell distribution width to platelet ratio is related to cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
- Early Platelet Dysfunction in Sepsis: An ICU Pilot Study.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Observational
340 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Despite their small size and anucleate status, platelets have diverse roles in vascular biology. Not only are platelets the cellular mediator of thrombosis, but platelets are also immune cells that initiate and accelerate many vascular inflammatory conditions. Platelets are linked to the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases such as atherosclerosis, malaria infection, transplant rejection, and rheumatoid arthritis. In some contexts, platelet immune functions are protective, whereas in others platelets contribute to adverse inflammatory outcomes. In this review, we will discuss platelet and platelet-derived mediator interactions with the innate and acquired arms of the immune system and platelet-vessel wall interactions that drive inflammatory disease. There have been many recent publications indicating both important protective and adverse roles for platelets in infectious disease. Because of this new accumulating data, and the fact that infectious disease continues to be a leading cause of death globally, we will also focus on new and emerging concepts related to platelet immune and inflammatory functions in the context of infectious disease.
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