Platelets and innate immunity
(2010) In Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 67(4). p.499-511- Abstract
Although platelets are best known as primary mediators of hemostasis, this function intimately associates them with inflammatory processes, and it has been increasingly recognized that platelets play an active role in both innate and adaptive immunity. For example, platelet adhesive interactions with leukocytes and endothelial cells via P-selectin can lead to several pro-inflammatory events, including leukocyte rolling and activation, production of cytokine cascades, and recruitment of the leukocytes to sites of tissue damage. Superimposed on this, platelets express immunologically-related molecules such as CD40L and Toll-like receptors that have been shown to functionally modulate innate immunity. Furthermore, platelets themselves can... (More)
Although platelets are best known as primary mediators of hemostasis, this function intimately associates them with inflammatory processes, and it has been increasingly recognized that platelets play an active role in both innate and adaptive immunity. For example, platelet adhesive interactions with leukocytes and endothelial cells via P-selectin can lead to several pro-inflammatory events, including leukocyte rolling and activation, production of cytokine cascades, and recruitment of the leukocytes to sites of tissue damage. Superimposed on this, platelets express immunologically-related molecules such as CD40L and Toll-like receptors that have been shown to functionally modulate innate immunity. Furthermore, platelets themselves can interact with microorganisms, and several viruses have been shown to cross-react immunologically with platelet antigens. This review discusses the central role that platelets play in inflammation, linking them with varied pathological conditions, such as atherosclerosis, sepsis, and immune thrombocytopenic purpura, and suggests that platelets also act as primary mediators of our innate defences.
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- author
- Semple, John W LU and Freedman, John
- publishing date
- 2010-02
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- keywords
- Acute Lung Injury, Adaptive Immunity, Atherosclerosis, Blood Platelets, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Inflammation, Membrane Glycoproteins, Neutrophils, Platelet Transfusion, Receptors, Immunologic, Sepsis, Toll-Like Receptors, Journal Article, Review
- in
- Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- volume
- 67
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 499 - 511
- publisher
- Birkhäuser Verlag
- external identifiers
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- pmid:20016997
- scopus:75649130466
- ISSN
- 1420-9071
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00018-009-0205-1
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 20520592-79fd-4f7b-84b1-5351ef9a6c3d
- date added to LUP
- 2016-09-23 12:07:20
- date last changed
- 2024-04-05 06:58:38
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abstract = {{<p>Although platelets are best known as primary mediators of hemostasis, this function intimately associates them with inflammatory processes, and it has been increasingly recognized that platelets play an active role in both innate and adaptive immunity. For example, platelet adhesive interactions with leukocytes and endothelial cells via P-selectin can lead to several pro-inflammatory events, including leukocyte rolling and activation, production of cytokine cascades, and recruitment of the leukocytes to sites of tissue damage. Superimposed on this, platelets express immunologically-related molecules such as CD40L and Toll-like receptors that have been shown to functionally modulate innate immunity. Furthermore, platelets themselves can interact with microorganisms, and several viruses have been shown to cross-react immunologically with platelet antigens. This review discusses the central role that platelets play in inflammation, linking them with varied pathological conditions, such as atherosclerosis, sepsis, and immune thrombocytopenic purpura, and suggests that platelets also act as primary mediators of our innate defences.</p>}},
author = {{Semple, John W and Freedman, John}},
issn = {{1420-9071}},
keywords = {{Acute Lung Injury; Adaptive Immunity; Atherosclerosis; Blood Platelets; Humans; Immunity, Innate; Inflammation; Membrane Glycoproteins; Neutrophils; Platelet Transfusion; Receptors, Immunologic; Sepsis; Toll-Like Receptors; Journal Article; Review}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{4}},
pages = {{499--511}},
publisher = {{Birkhäuser Verlag}},
series = {{Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences}},
title = {{Platelets and innate immunity}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00018-009-0205-1}},
doi = {{10.1007/s00018-009-0205-1}},
volume = {{67}},
year = {{2010}},
}