CD8+ T cells mediate antibody-independent platelet clearance in mice
Arthur CM, Patel SR, Sullivan HC, Winkler AM, Tormey CA, Hendrickson JE, Stowell SR. CD8+ T cells mediate antibody-independent platelet clearance in mice. Blood 2016, 127: 1823-1827. PMID: 26787734, PMCID: PMC4825415, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-10-673426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet clearancePlatelet removalImportant therapeutic interventionPlatelet transfusionsNonimmune mechanismsT cellsTherapeutic outcomesAlloantibodiesTherapeutic interventionsAppropriate managementTransfusionClearanceSole mediatorPatientsVariety of mechanismsComplete absenceNumerous studiesCD8Clear mechanismCellsAbsenceMiceIndividualsPrevention