What is immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)?

My research interests are centered around platelet signaling and function. More specifically, I am focused on two main areas of platelet research. Explanation of test results: Platelet counts in a patient who has cirrhosis are often low. But low platelet counts can also come from other causes, including ... Platelets have a critical role in haemostasis when vessel wall is injured. Platelet receptors are involved in sequence in this process. Platelets have the job of plugging up any damaged part of the blood vessel to keep it from leaking. Defects in the blood vessel wall lining can produce rough ... They help form blood clots to slow or stop bleeding and to help wounds heal. Having too many or too few platelets or having platelets that don't work as they ... 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 ... The main job of platelets, or thrombocytes, is blood clotting. Platelets are much smaller in size than the other blood cells. They group together to form ... A special seminar on the evolving role of platelets in infectious diseases. The seminar is hosted by EPIC faculty member, Julien Muffat, and features a talk by ... Sep 1, 2022 ... His team was studying the role of platelets in mice with HCC that was caused by fatty liver disease when they discovered something unusual — ... The P2Y 12 receptor, activated by ADP, plays a central role in platelet activation and is the target of P2Y 12 receptor antagonists that have proven ...