Circulating microparticles from Crohn's disease patients cause endothelial and vascular dysfunctions.

BACKGROUND: Microparticles (MPs) are small vesicles released during cell activation or apoptosis. They are involved in coagulation, inflammation and vascular dysfunction in several diseases. We characterized circulating MPs from Crohn's Disease (CD) patients and evaluated their effects on endot...

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Main Authors: Daniela Leonetti, Jean-Marie Reimund, Angela Tesse, Stéphanie Viennot, Maria Carmen Martinez, Anne-Laure Bretagne, Ramaroson Andriantsitohaina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3760904?pdf=render