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Hyperreactivity of junctional adhesion molecule A-deficient platelets accelerates atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic mice.
Circulation research - 13 Feb 2015
Karshovska Ela, Zhao Zhen, Blanchet Xavier, Schmitt Martin M N, Bidzhekov Kiril, Soehnlein Oliver, von Hundelshausen Philipp, Mattheij Nadine J, Cosemans Judith M E M, Megens Remco T A, Koeppel Thomas A, Schober Andreas, Hackeng Tilman M, Weber Christian, Koenen Rory R
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Besides their essential role in hemostasis, platelets also have functions in inflammation. In platelets, junctional adhesion molecule (JAM)-A was previously identified as an inhibitor of integrin αIIbβ3-mediated outside-in signaling and its genetic knockdown resulted in hyperreactivity. OBJECTIVE: This gain-of-function was specifically exploited to investigate the role of platelet hyperreactivity in...
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