How can data from hemovigilance programs inform best practices in platelet transfusion?

My research interests are centered around platelet signaling and function. More specifically, I am focused on two main areas of platelet research. Apr 30, 2024 ... To better understand that risk, University of Oklahoma researchers are studying the role of platelets, tiny blood cells that help the body form ... This response is designed to expel the allergen from the body. Another way the blood protects us is by clotting to limit blood loss. Platelets play an important ... Sep 22, 2014 ... Platelets, the tiny cell fragments whose job it is to stop bleeding, can "feel" the physical environment around them and respond in a ... Feb 28, 2018 ... This job is done by blood platelets, nature's sticking plasters, which rapidly make a clot and repair the wound. However, platelets have a ... Jun 12, 2014 ... In conclusion, HFVs all induce homeostatic abnormalities, inhibit the antiviral immune response, and display high levels of viremia. Platelets ... Apr 4, 2017 ... A study in mice provided direct evidence that the lung is a major site for production of platelets, a type of blood cell. Do platelets exacerbate the atherogenic process by regulating the recruitment, differentiation and inflammatory function of monocytes? Platelets are the smallest cellular component in the blood, but they play a very important function to stop you from bleeding. The platelet's role is to ... Mar 22, 2018 ... Compared with those who remained on abacavir, participants who switched to TAF had significantly less platelet reactivity in response to ...