ReviewMammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society2016
Platelet function and ageing.
Review in Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 120 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Antithrombotic Therapy in the Elderly with Cardiovascular Disease: Walking the Tightrope Between Efficacy and Bleeding Risk-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Associations between platelet indices and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease pathology in cognitively intact adults: the CABLE study.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2025Article
- Translational immune and metabolic markers of aging in dogs.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Biological processes and factors involved in soft and hard tissue healing.Periodontology 2000 · 2025Review
- Effect of age, sex, breed and venipuncture site on platelet count and clumping in feline blood samples.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Aortic Clamping Time Is Associated With Postoperative Thrombocytopenia Following Elective Open Abdominal Aortic Surgery.International journal of vascular medicine · 2025Article
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- Determinants of Variable Total Platelet Count in Healthy Plateletpheresis Donor.Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion · 2024Article
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Abstract
There are clear age-related changes in platelet count and function, driven by changes in hematopoietic tissue, the composition of the blood and vascular health. Platelet count remains relatively stable during middle age (25-60 years old) but falls in older people. The effect of age on platelet function is slightly less clear. The longstanding view is that platelet reactivity increases with age in an almost linear fashion. There are, however, serious limitations to the data supporting this dogma. We can conclude that platelet function increases during middle age, but little evidence exists on the changes in platelet responsiveness in old age (>75 years old). This change in platelet function is driven by differential mRNA and microRNA expression, an increase in oxidative stress and changes in platelet receptors. These age-related changes in platelets are particularly pertinent given that thrombotic disease and use of anti-platelet drugs is much more prevalent in the elderly population, yet the majority of platelet research is carried out in young to middle-aged (20-50 years old) human volunteers and young mice (2-6 months old). We know relatively little about exactly how platelets from people over 75 years old differ from those of middle-aged subjects, and we know even less about the mechanisms that drive these changes. Addressing these gaps in our knowledge will provide substantial understanding in how cell signalling changes during ageing and will enable the development of more precise anti-platelet therapies.
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