Enhancement of platelet response to immune complexes and IgG aggregates by lipid A-rich bacterial lipopolysaccharides. [PDF]
, 1978 The effect of the common lipid moiety of bacterial LPS on secretion from washed human platelets has been studied. The lipid A-rich LPS of S. minnesota R595 and a lipid A preparation both potentiated platelet serotonin secretion in response to IgG ...
Ginsberg, MH, Henson, PM
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Evaluation of the impact of cigarette smoking on platelet parameters
National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2015 Background: Smoking has been established as a chief causative factor for cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory disorders, and oxidative stress stimulation.
Anandhalakshmi Swaminathan +3 more
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Evaluation of mean platelet volume / platelet count ratio in hyperemesis gravidarum
Medicine Science, 2019 Objectives: To investigate whether serum levels of inflammatory markers including high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and mean platelet volume (MPV) to platelet count ratio (MPR) were altered in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum (HEG) compared ...
filiz halici ozturk +3 more
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Human platelet activation by Escherichia coli: roles for FcγRIIA and integrin αIIbβ3 [PDF]
, 2016 Gram-negative Escherichia coli cause diseases such as sepsis and hemolytic uremic syndrome in which thrombotic disorders can be found. Direct platelet–bacterium interactions might contribute to some of these conditions; however, mechanisms of human ...
Arman, Mònica +5 more
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Blood rheology, cardiovascular risk factors, and cardiovascular disease: The West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study [PDF]
, 2000 The West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS) showed that pravastatin reduced the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) events in 6,595 middle-aged hypercholesterolaemic men aged 45-64 years without prior myocardial infarction followed for an ...
Ann Rumley +8 more
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PLATELET COUNT AND MEAN PLATELET VOLUME AS PROGNOSTIC MARKERS OF UROSEPSIS
Jurnal Urologi Indonesia, 2018 Objective: To know and determine platelet count (PLT) and mean platelet volume (MPV) as prognostic factor for outcome in patients with urosepsis. Materials & Methods: This was an analytic observational study. Thirty patients were assigned to the test for
Andri Kusuma Harmaya +2 more
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Cardiology Journal, 2023 BACKGROUND: Excessive metabolic excitation of platelets after cardiac procedures may be related to some adverse events but assessment of their metabolic activity is not routine.
Bartłomiej Perek +12 more
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Oat-enriched diet reduces inflammatory status assessed by circulating cell-derived microparticle concentrations in type 2 diabetes [PDF]
, 2014 This work was funded by the Chief Scientists Office of the Scottish Government by a joint grant to the University of the Highland and Islands, Grampian Health Board, Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland and the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health,
Abraham, Prakash +10 more
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Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive MedicineOBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate whether there were differences in the first-trimester inflammatory markers: NLR (neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio), PLR (platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio), MPV (mean platelet volume), and MPVLR (MPV-to-lymphocyte ratio),
V. Yavuz Tokgoz +3 more
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Relationship between platelet counts, mean platelet volume, platecrit and Beta Thalassemia Carriers
Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 2020 Aim: β-thalassemia carriers (BTC) is generally asymptomatic;however, in clinical practice, there is hypochromic microcytic mildanemia caused by a hereditary reduction in beta globin synthesis.In the literature, there is also some information about ...
Hatice Tuba Akbayram, Mustafa Örkmez
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