Clinical updates in adult immune thrombocytopenia

MP Lambert, TB Gernsheimer - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2017 - ashpublications.org
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) occurs in 2 to 4/100 000 adults and results in variable
bleeding symptoms and thrombocytopenia. In the last decade, changes in our …

Emerging concepts in immune thrombocytopenia

M Swinkels, M Rijkers, J Voorberg… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disease defined by low platelet counts
which presents with an increased bleeding risk. Several genetic risk factors (eg …

Desialylation is a mechanism of Fc-independent platelet clearance and a therapeutic target in immune thrombocytopenia

J Li, DE Van Der Wal, G Zhu, M Xu, I Yougbare… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a common bleeding disorder caused primarily by
autoantibodies against platelet GPIIbIIIa and/or the GPIb complex. Current theory suggests …

Mechanisms of platelet clearance and translation to improve platelet storage

ME Quach, W Chen, R Li - Blood, The Journal of the American …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
Hundreds of billions of platelets are cleared daily from circulation via efficient and highly
regulated mechanisms. These mechanisms may be stimulated by exogenous reagents or …

The Ashwell-Morell receptor regulates hepatic thrombopoietin production via JAK2-STAT3 signaling

R Grozovsky, AJ Begonja, K Liu, G Visner… - Nature medicine, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract The hepatic Ashwell-Morell receptor (AMR) can bind and remove desialylated
platelets. Here we demonstrate that platelets become desialylated as they circulate and age …

[HTML][HTML] Platelets in hemostasis and thrombosis: Novel mechanisms of fibrinogen-independent platelet aggregation and fibronectin-mediated protein wave of …

Y Hou, N Carrim, Y Wang, RC Gallant… - Journal of biomedical …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Platelets are small anucleate cells generated from megakaryocytes in the bone marrow.
Although platelet generation, maturation, and clearance are still not fully understood …

Regulating billions of blood platelets: glycans and beyond

R Grozovsky, S Giannini, H Falet… - Blood, The Journal of …, 2015 - ashpublications.org
The human body produces and removes 1011 platelets daily to maintain a normal steady
state platelet count. Platelet production must be regulated to avoid spontaneous bleeding or …

[HTML][HTML] Metalloproteinases in extracellular vesicles

M Shimoda, R Khokha - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as pivotal mediators of intercellular
communications in local and distant microenvironments under patho/physiological …

Sialidase inhibitors with different mechanisms

JM Keil, GR Rafn, IM Turan, MA Aljohani… - Journal of medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Sialidases, or neuraminidases, are enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of sialic acid (Sia)-
containing molecules, mostly removal of the terminal Sia (desialylation). By desialylation …

Storage of platelets at 4 C in platelet additive solutions prevents aggregate formation and preserves platelet functional responses

TM Getz, RK Montgomery, JA Bynum, JK Aden… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Platelet (PLT) storage has been limited to 5 days at room temperature due
to metabolic decline and risk for bacterial contamination. Refrigeration preserves PLT …