Beyond a neurotransmitter: The role of serotonin in inflammation and immunity

H Wu, TH Denna, JN Storkersen, VA Gerriets - Pharmacological research, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Serotonin (5-HT), a well-known neurotransmitter in the brain, also plays an
important role in peripheral tissues, including the immune system. There is a growing body …

Platelets and infection–an emerging role of platelets in viral infection

A Assinger - Frontiers in immunology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Platelets are anucleate blood cells that play a crucial role in the maintenance of hemostasis.
While platelet activation and elevated platelet counts (thrombocytosis) are associated with …

Platelet GPIbα is a mediator and potential interventional target for NASH and subsequent liver cancer

M Malehmir, D Pfister, S Gallage, M Szydlowska… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ranges from steatosis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
(NASH), potentially progressing to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here, we …

Attenuation of peripheral serotonin inhibits tumor growth and enhances immune checkpoint blockade therapy in murine tumor models

MA Schneider, L Heeb, MM Beffinger… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Platelet-derived peripheral serotonin has pleiotropic effects on coagulation, metabolism,
tissue regeneration, and cancer growth; however, the effect of serotonin on the tumor …

Platelets, inflammation and tissue regeneration

AT Nurden - Thrombosis and haemostasis, 2011 - thieme-connect.com
Blood platelets have long been recognised to bring about primary haemostasis with
deficiencies in platelet production and function manifesting in bleeding while upregulated …

The role of serotonin and its receptors in activation of immune responses and inflammation

MS Shajib, WI Khan - Acta physiologica, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Serotonin or 5‐hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT) is a neurotransmitter and hormone that
contributes to the regulation of various physiological functions by its actions in the central …

Immunosurveillance of the liver by intravascular effector CD8+ T cells

LG Guidotti, D Inverso, L Sironi, P Di Lucia, J Fioravanti… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Summary Effector CD8+ T cells (CD8 TE) play a key role during hepatotropic viral infections.
Here, we used advanced imaging in mouse models of hepatitis B virus (HBV) pathogenesis …

Intercellular crosstalk of hepatic stellate cells in liver fibrosis: New insights into therapy

X Cai, J Wang, J Wang, Q Zhou, B Yang, Q He… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Liver fibrosis is a dynamic wound-healing process characterized by the net accumulation of
extracellular matrix. There is no efficient antifibrotic therapy other than liver transplantation to …

Platelets in inflammation and atherogenesis

HM Nording, P Seizer, HF Langer - Frontiers in immunology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Platelets contribute to processes beyond thrombus formation and may play a so far
underestimated role as an immune cell in various circumstances. This review outlines …

The platelet response to tissue injury

F Eisinger, J Patzelt, HF Langer - Frontiers in medicine, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, various studies have increasingly explained platelet functions not only in
their central role as a regulator in cellular hemostasis and coagulation. In fact, there is …