What is the interaction between platelets and coagulation in the context of critical illness?

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 ... Nov 16, 2020 ... Several investigators at Versiti Blood Research Institute study the function of platelets as they relate to bleeding and clotting disorders. Platelets play an important role in hemostasis, thrombosis and several other biological processes. The adap- tability of mice to genetic manipulation and ... My research interests are centered around platelet signaling and function. More specifically, I am focused on two main areas of platelet research. Mar 20, 2014 ... The main hemostatic role of platelets is to localize the coagulation cascade at the site of a vascular injury (see figure). Circulating ... New Research Shows Platelets Do their Job Better When Not in Total Sync with One Another. A Breakthrough in the Physics of Blood Clotting. New research by ... Apr 1, 2025 ... Mature, anucleate platelets contain not only messenger RNA transcripts as well as the necessary machinery to conduct translation, but also ... 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 ... Mar 17, 2021 ... Their primary function is to prevent and stop bleeding. If a blood vessel is damaged, the body sends signals to platelets which cause them to ... 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 ...