Inflammasome in Platelets: Allying Coagulation and Inflammation in Infectious and Sterile Diseases?

Platelets are crucial effector cells in hemostasis. In addition, platelets are increasingly recognized as major inflammatory cells with key roles in innate and adaptive immune responses. Activated platelets have key thromboinflammatory activities linking coagulation to inflammatory response in a var...

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Main Authors: Eugenio D. Hottz, Ana Paula T. Monteiro, Fernando A. Bozza, Patrícia T. Bozza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/435783