Venous thromboembolism (VTE), comprising deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and pulmonary
embolism (PE), is becoming increasingly recognized as a cause of morbidity and mortality in …

Although the function of platelets in the maintenance of hemostasis has been studied in
great detail, more recent evidence has highlighted a central role for platelets in the host …

While hemostasis is the physiological process that prevents blood loss after vessel injury,
thrombosis is often portrayed as a pathologic event involving blood coagulation and platelet …

Through the use of intravital imaging of the liver, we demonstrate a collaborative role for
platelets with Kupffer cells (KCs) in eradicating blood-borne bacterial infection. Under basal …

The paradigm of platelets as mere mediators of hemostasis has long since been replaced by
a dual role: hemostasis and inflammation. Now recognized as key players in innate and …

This review aims to elucidate the different mechanisms of blood brain barrier (BBB)
disruption that may occur due to invasion by different types of bacteria, as well as to show …

Host infection by a micro-organism triggers systemic inflammation, innate immunity and
complement pathways, but also haemostasis activation. The role of thrombin and fibrin …

Surface-associated bacteria typically form self-organizing communities called biofilms.
Spatial segregation is important for various bacterial processes associated with cellular and …

Herein we show that upon confinement in small volumes, groups of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa bacteria, containing as few as one to three cells, are able to initiate quorum …

Microfluidics has significantly contributed to the expansion of the frontiers of microbial
ecology over the past decade by allowing researchers to observe the behaviors of microbes …