Editorial: Platelet Secretion.
Editorial: Platelet Secretion.
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社论:血小板分泌。
DOI:
10.1080/09537104.2016.1277676
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发表时间:
2017
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Whiteheart,SidneyW
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作者:
Storrie,Brian;Whiteheart,SidneyW
These are exhilarating times for platelet researchers. Through the applications of new technologies (eg, high resolution imaging, mass spectrometry, and DNA/RNA profiling), we continue to discover new facets of platelet biology; ones that have surprising effects on platelet function. It is increasingly clear that platelets are capable of many cellular processes ie. mRNA splicing, translation, endocytosis, autophagy, and exocytosis. These discoveries have shown that platelets are much more dynamic than was perhaps previously appreciated and have illuminated the mechanisms by which platelets not only contribute to hemostasis but also to immune responses.In this collection of reviews, we survey the exciting new discoveries about platelets and their secretory granules. We examine granule formation, content, structure and secretion and their implications for platelet function. Secretion is the process by which platelets, in response to stimulation, release cargo from three classes of storage granules: dense (δ) granules, alpha (α) granules, and secretory lysosomes. This is a key process that enables platelets to have profound effects on the microenvironments at sites of vascular damage and infection. Dysfunction in platelet secretion has significant clinical ramifications. The included reviews discuss the structures of platelet granules and