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A guide to molecular and functional investigations of platelets to bridge basic and clinical sciences
Tyagi T, Jain K, Gu S, Qiu M, Gu V, Melchinger H, Rinder H, Martin K, Gardiner E, Lee A, Tang W, Hwa J. A guide to molecular and functional investigations of platelets to bridge basic and clinical sciences. Nature Cardiovascular Research 2022, 1: 223-237. PMID: 37502132, PMCID: PMC10373053, DOI: 10.1038/s44161-022-00021-z.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsVascular smooth muscle cellsPlatelet functional assaysCoronavirus disease 2019Smooth muscle cellsImmune cellsImmune regulationVascular remodelingDisease 2019Pathophysiological processesTranslational relevancePatient diagnosisFlow cytometryMuscle cellsPlatelet biologyFunctional assaysPlatelet investigationsHomeostatic processesPlateletsPhenotypic heterogeneityFunctional stateClinical scienceCellsAdditional roleThrombosisSuch diverse functions
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Inducing mitophagy in diabetic platelets protects against severe oxidative stress
Lee SH, Du J, Stitham J, Atteya G, Lee S, Xiang Y, Wang D, Jin Y, Leslie KL, Spollett G, Srivastava A, Mannam P, Ostriker A, Martin KA, Tang WH, Hwa J. Inducing mitophagy in diabetic platelets protects against severe oxidative stress. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2016, 8: 779-795. PMID: 27221050, PMCID: PMC4931291, DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201506046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes mellitusOxidative stressThrombotic cardiovascular eventsAnticipation of exposureCardiovascular eventsOxidative stress-mediated mitochondrial damageNormal platelet activationDiabetic plateletsPlatelet functionPlatelet pathologyPlatelet activationSevere oxidative stressNormal plateletsConsiderable mortalityProtective mechanismMitochondrial damageMellitusThrombosisPlateletsMitophagy inductionPhosphorylated p53Mitophagy machineryPlatelets resultsAutophagy processJNK activation