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ReviewMediators of inflammation2017

Toll-Like Receptor 4 Signalling and Its Impact on Platelet Function, Thrombosis, and Haemostasis.

Thomas M Vallance, Marie-Theres Zeuner, Harry F Williams, Darius Widera, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri

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Review in Mediators of inflammation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
62citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Antithrombotic Effect ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  13. Thrombocytopenia in Sepsis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  14. Anti-Platelet factor 4 immunothrombosis-not just heparin and vaccine triggers.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2025
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2 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thomas M VallanceSchool of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6UB, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4433-9025
Marie-Theres ZeunerSchool of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6UB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9021-9668
Harry F WilliamsSchool of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6UB, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5095-3131
Darius WideraSchool of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6UB, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1686-130X
Sakthivel VaiyapuriSchool of Pharmacy, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6UB, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6006-6517
University of Reading · GB

Funding

British Heart Foundation FS/16/65/32489
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Platelets are anucleated blood cells that participate in a wide range of physiological and pathological functions. Their major role is mediating haemostasis and thrombosis. In addition to these classic functions, platelets have emerged as important players in the innate immune system. In particular, they interact with leukocytes, secrete pro- and anti-inflammatory factors, and express a wide range of inflammatory receptors including Toll-like receptors (TLRs), for example, Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). TLR4, which is the most extensively studied TLR in nucleated cells, recognises lipopolysaccharides (LPS) that are compounds of the outer surface of Gram-negative bacteria. Unlike other TLRs, TLR4 is able to signal through both the MyD88-dependent and MyD88-independent signalling pathways. Notably, despite both pathways culminating in the activation of transcription factors, TLR4 has a prominent functional impact on platelet activity, haemostasis, and thrombosis. In this review, we summarise the current knowledge on TLR4 signalling in platelets, critically discuss its impact on platelet function, and highlight the open questions in this area.

Indexed as

AnimalsBlood PlateletsHemostasisHumansSignal TransductionThrombosisToll-Like Receptor 4Toll-Like Receptor 4

Identifiers

PMID29170605
PMCPMC5664350
OpenAlexW2765802571

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Registered trials

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