Platelet-associated CD40/CD154 mediates remote tissue damage after mesenteric ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Several innate and adaptive immune cell types participate in ischemia/reperfusion induced tissue injury. Amongst them, platelets have received little attention as contributors in the process of tissue damage after ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury. It is currently unknown whether platelets participa...

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Main Authors: Peter H Lapchak, Antonis Ioannou, Lakshmi Kannan, Poonam Rani, Jurandir J Dalle Lucca, George C Tsokos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3288090?pdf=render