Platelets are a rich source of different chemokines and express chemokine receptors.
CXCL4 is highly abundant in platelets and involved in promoting monocyte arrest from …

Undoubtedly, platelets are key elements in the regulation of thrombosis and haemostasis.
Along with their primary task to prevent blood loss from injured vessels, platelets have …

The concept of platelets as important players in the process of atherogenesis has become
increasingly accepted due to accumulating experimental and clinical evidence. Despite the …

Platelets are inflammatory anuclear cells with a well-established role in the development
and manifestation of atherosclerosis. Activated platelets secrete a plethora of chemokines …

Blood platelets play critical roles in hemostasis, providing rapid essential protection against
bleeding and catalyzing the important slower formation of stable blood clots via the …

Atherosclerosis is considered an inflammatory disease of the arterial wall. Monocytes and
monocyte-derived cells (most often termed macrophages) play an essential role in the …

It becomes increasingly evident that blood platelets do not only exert important functions in
hemostasis and thrombus formation but are also involved in atherosclerotic vascular …

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the vessel wall, characterized by the
accumulation of leukocytes, especially macrophages and T‐cells. Chemokines are small …

Aims Beyond classical roles in thrombosis and haemostasis, it becomes increasingly clear
that platelets contribute as key players to inflammatory processes. The involvement of …

In recent years, it has become clear that platelets and platelet-derived chemokines, beyond
their role in thrombosis and haemostasis, are important mediators affecting a broad …