The role of lectins and glycans in platelet clearance

Role of sialic acid for platelet life span: exposure of  -galactose results in the rapid clearance of platelets from the circulation by asialoglycoprotein receptor-expressing liver macrophages and hepatocytes

(2009) A. L. Sorensen et al.   BLOOD

The role of the intrinsic apoptosis pathway in platelet life and death

(2009) B. T. KILE   JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS

Dual roles for hepatic lectin receptors in the clearance of chilled platelets

(2009) Viktoria Rumjantseva et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells depend on mannose receptor-mediated recruitment of lysosomal enzymes for normal degradation capacity

(2008) Kjetil Elvevold et al.   HEPATOLOGY

The Ashwell receptor mitigates the lethal coagulopathy of sepsis

(2008) Prabhjit K Grewal et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Galactosylation does not prevent the rapid clearance of long-term, 4 C-stored platelets

(2007) H. H. Wandall et al.   BLOOD