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SUBMITTER: Ramadori P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7005648 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ramadori Pierluigi P Klag Thomas T Malek Nisar Peter NP Heikenwalder Mathias M
JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology 20191025 6
In the last decade, numerous studies revealed physiologic and pathophysiologic roles of platelets beyond haemostasis, a process to prevent and stop bleeding. These include the activation of the immune system and the promotion of inflammation, infection and cancer. Hence, the emerging view on the role of platelets has shifted - platelets are now seen as alert "sentinels" of the immune compartment, rather than passive bystanders. Herein, we review well-established and newly discovered features of ...[more]