A novel conditional platelet depletion mouse model reveals the importance of platelets in protection againstStaphylococcus aureusbacteremia

Thrombocytopenia impairs host defense in gram-negative pneumonia-derived sepsis in mice

(2014) S. F. de Stoppelaar et al.   BLOOD

Adoptive transfer method to study platelet function in mouse models of disease

(2014) Wolfgang Bergmeier et al.   THROMBOSIS RESEARCH

Genetic elimination of the binding motif on fibrinogen for the S. aureus virulence factor ClfA improves host survival in septicemia

(2013) M. J. Flick et al.   BLOOD

The incredible journey: From megakaryocyte development to platelet formation

(2013) Kellie R. Machlus et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Staphylococcus aureus α-Hemolysin Promotes Platelet-Neutrophil Aggregate Formation

(2013) Tanyalak Parimon et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Nucleation of platelets with blood-borne pathogens on Kupffer cells precedes other innate immunity and contributes to bacterial clearance

(2013) Connie H Y Wong et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Distinctive Cytokines as Biomarkers Predicting Fatal Outcome of Severe Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Mice

(2013) Sanne van den Berg et al.   PLoS One

Platelets protect from septic shock by inhibiting macrophage-dependent inflammation via the cyclooxygenase 1 signalling pathway

(2013) Binggang Xiang et al.   Nature Communications

FcγRIIa Ligation Induces Platelet Hypersensitivity to Thrombotic Stimuli

(2012) Mark D. Berlacher et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Intravascular Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Capture Bacteria from the Bloodstream during Sepsis

(2012) Braedon McDonald et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Human platelets can discriminate between various bacterial LPS isoforms via TLR4 signaling and differential cytokine secretion

(2012) Julien Berthet et al.   CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Human platelets efficiently kill IgG-opsonizedE. coli

(2012) Anum H. Riaz et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Monocytes, neutrophils, and platelets cooperate to initiate and propagate venous thrombosis in mice in vivo

(2012) Marie-Luise von Brühl et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Into the Eye of the Cytokine Storm

(2012) J. R. Tisoncik et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

NIH Image to ImageJ: 25 years of image analysis

(2012) Caroline A Schneider et al.   NATURE METHODS

Platelet-leukocyte crosstalk: Linking proinflammatory responses to procoagulant state

(2012) Mehran Ghasemzadeh et al.   THROMBOSIS RESEARCH

Higher incidence of perineal community acquired MRSA infections among toddlers

(2011) Alexis C McCullough et al.   BMC Pediatrics

Acute kidney injury: what's the prognosis?

(2011) Raghavan Murugan et al.   Nature Reviews Nephrology

Platelets and Primary Haemostasis

(2011) Kenneth J. Clemetson   THROMBOSIS RESEARCH

Novel Anti-bacterial Activities of β-defensin 1 in Human Platelets: Suppression of Pathogen Growth and Signaling of Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation

(2011) Bjoern F. Kraemer et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Preventing Staphylococcus aureus Sepsis through the Inhibition of Its Agglutination in Blood

(2011) Molly McAdow et al.   PLoS Pathogens

IgG-complex stimulated platelets: A source of sCD40L and RANTES in initiation of inflammatory cascade

(2010) Adam J. Antczak et al.   CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Internalization of IgG-Coated Targets Results in Activation and Secretion of Soluble CD40 Ligand and RANTES by Human Platelets

(2010) Adam J. Antczak et al.   Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Platelets Amplify Inflammation in Arthritis via Collagen-Dependent Microparticle Production

(2010) E. Boilard et al.   SCIENCE

Platelets in defense against bacterial pathogens

(2009) Michael R. Yeaman   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Histopathology of septic shock induced acute kidney injury: apoptosis and leukocytic infiltration

(2009) Nicolas Lerolle et al.   INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE

Platelet functions beyond hemostasis

(2009) S. S. SMYTH et al.   JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

Pathogenesis of Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusInfection

(2008) Rachel J. Gordon et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

An ENU-induced recessive mutation in Mpl leads to thrombocytopenia with overdominance

(2008) E. Ricky Chan et al.   EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY