Submicron-sized extra-cellular vesicles generated by budding from the external cell
membranes, microparticles (MPs) are important actors in transfusion as well as in other …

The hemostatic response requires the tightly regulated interaction of the coagulation system,
platelets, other blood cells and components of the vessel wall at a site of vascular injury. The …

The role of circulating microparticles (MP) of different origin and tissue factor (TF)-bearing in
overweight and obese patients with and without metabolic syndrome is still a matter of …

Background Studies of some human prothrombotic diseases suggest that
phosphatidylserine‐positive (PS+) and tissue factor‐positive (TF+) microparticles (MP s) …

Microparticles (MPs) are irregularly shaped small vesicles of heterogeneous size released
from the plasma membrane in a tightly controlled process, after different stimuli. MPs have …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) patients have an increased incidence of cardiovascular events.
Blood tissue factor-procoagulant activity (TF-PCA), the initiating mechanism for blood …

Discussed in this chapter are several ways through which obesity can lead to insulin
resistance and inflammation. First, most obese people have elevated plasma free fatty acid …

Atherosclerotic plaque disruption does not always result in acute symptomatic events.
Therefore, the formation of a large thrombus is a critical step in the development of …

BACKGROUND 0002 Platelet function testing can be performed using Born-O'Brien
aggregometry. Born-O'Brien aggregometry remains a labor-intensive exercise, requiring …

Objective Febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common bacterial disease that may lead to
substantial morbidity and mortality especially among the elderly. Little is known about …