Clinical Significance and Expression of PAF and TNF-alpha in Seminal Plasma of Leukocytospermic Patients by Chaodong Liu, Hongjian Liu, Xianzhong Wang, Sun Xinbo

“…Discuss the changes and roles of PAF in the reproductive tract infection by observing the expression of platelet activating factor (PAF) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) in seminal plasma of patients with leukocytospermia. …”
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Administration of Traditional Chinese Blood Circulation Activating Drugs for Microvascular Complications in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Lisha He, Han Wang, Chengjuan Gu, Xinhui He, Linhua Zhao, Xiaolin Tong

“…Furthermore, we summarized the effects and mechanism of TCM on improving blood rheology, inhibiting aggregation of platelet, forming advanced glycation end products (AGEs), regulating oxidative stress, reducing blood fat, and improving lipid metabolism. …”
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Immune Thrombocytopenia and JAK2V617F Positive Essential Thrombocythemia: Literature Review and Case Report by M. A. Sobas, T. Wróbel, K. Zduniak, M. Podolak-Dawidziak, J. Rybka, M. Biedroń, M. Sawicki, J. Dybko, K. Kuliczkowski

“…We present the case where immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) sequentially appeared in the space of twenty-one years of follow-up. Impaired platelet production is present in both diseases, but clinical presentation and treatment are different. …”
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Laboratory Markers in the Prediction of Acute Perforated Appendicitis in Children by Jing Yang, Chong Liu, Yuxia He, Zhangqiao Cai

“…Clinical (demographic characteristics, symptoms, and signs) and laboratory data (white blood cell count, C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin, D-lactate, platelet count, bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase) were collected and compared between perforated and nonperforated groups. …”
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Do Not Be Fooled by Fancy Mutations: Inflammatory Fibroid Polyps Can Harbor Mutations Similar to Those Found in GIST by Bodil Bjerkehagen, Kristin Aaberg, Sonja E. Steigen

“…Surgeons that remove a typical polyp from the stomach or small intestine should be reluctant to accept a diagnosis of GIST just because there is a mutation in platelet-derived growth factor receptor alfa (PDGFRA). …”
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Systemic Inflammatory Response during Laparotomy by Ahmad Mahamid, Basel Jabarin, Gidon Almogy

“…A prospective study investigating the levels of white blood cells, C-reactive protein, platelets, interleukin-six, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha during laparotomy in five patients who suffered from secondary peritonitis. …”
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Spontaneous Rupture of Hepatic Metastasis from Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma by Anil Rahul, Fernandes Robin, Hiremath Adarsh

“…His hemoglobin (Hb) was 7.9 g/dL (10 days prior to presentation 12.2 g/dL), International normalized ratio (INR), platelet count was normal, and the stool guaiac test was negative. …”
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Neurological Complications of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature by Hussein Algahtani, Ahmad Subahi, Bader Shirah

“…The first patient had an intracerebral hemorrhage as a result of thrombocytopenia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and platelet dysfunction. The second case was a case of critical illness polyneuropathy complicating a long ICU stay. …”
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Laparoscopic Splenectomy for Hairy Cell Leukemia in Pregnancy by Beni Adegoke Adeniji, Moses Fallas, Marc Incerpi, Solomon Hamburg, Robert Katz, Dotun Ogunyemi

“…We present a successful case of laparoscopic splenectomy for a massively enlarged spleen at 25 weeks of gestation for hairy cell leukemia in pregnancy in a woman with initial hemoglobin of 4.3 gm/dl and platelet count of 18,000/mm3. Study Design. Case report. …”
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Brain Death Secondary to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Encephalitis by Steven D. Rhodes, Alicia M. Teagarden, Brian Graner, Riad Lutfi, Chandy C. John

“…A detailed travel history, evaluation of key laboratory findings (white blood count, platelet count, and transaminases), and close follow-up if rash and fevers persist may help to improve detection of RMSF. …”
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Degranulation of rat omental mast cells by A1 receptor agonists in vitro by A. M. Northover, B. J. Northover

“…In the rat isolated omental mast cell we conclude that degranulation is an indirect result of A1 receptor stimulation. Platelet-activating factor release appears to mediate at least part of the degranulation.…”
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Maxillary osteonecrosis linked to Pembrolizumab therapy: a case report by Gosselin-Rousselle Louise, Gaudimier Zoé, Pamelard Pierre-Olivier, Sader Paul, Moizan Hervé

“…Management included sequestrectomy, curettage, placement of Platelet-rich-Fibrin (PRF) and antibiotics. Despite initial improvement, symptoms recurred. …”
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COVID-19-Induced Fatal Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Healthy Young Patient by Mariana Codevila Buere Pereira, Bruna Ruschel, Bruna Schneider, Vitor Salomão Gonçalves Melo de Melgar, Tatiana Helena Rech

“…The antibody-mediated reduced activity of the disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 (ADAMTS13) induces the accumulation of ultrahigh-molecular-weight multimers of von Willebrand factor, leading to platelet aggregation and thrombosis. TTP can be an unusual presentation of COVID-19 disease mediated by the virus-induced immune response. …”
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The Interaction of Src Kinase with β3 Integrin Tails: A Potential Therapeutic Target in Thrombosis and Cancer by Stephan Huveneers, Erik H. J. Danen

“…A particularly intriguing connection between an integrin and a Src family kinase was first discovered in platelets, where the selective direct interaction of αIIbβ3 integrins with c-Src promotes full kinase activation of c-Src through its local clustering by the cytoplasmic tail of the β3 integrin subunit. …”
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Mechanisms of Inflammation in Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy: From Bench to Bedside by Stavros N. Moysidis, Aristomenis Thanos, Demetrios G. Vavvas

“…One such target is the indirect pathway of activation of platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGRα), which plays an important role in PVR. …”
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Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency Causing Priapism by Vinay Hanyalu Shankar, Bharadwaj Adithya-Sateesh, Nicole Gousy, Girma Ayele, Freyr Petursson, Rediet Atalay, Miriam Michael

“…While it is still unclear how splenectomies can result in thrombotic events in PKD, there does appear to be a correlation between splenectomies with resultant thrombocytosis with increased platelet adhesion.…”
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Effects of Curcumin on Hematological Parameters in Aflatoxin B1 Applied Rats by Deniz Uluışık, Ercan Keskin, Durmuş Hatipoğlu

“…At the end of the study, erythrocyte count, leukocyte count, platelet count, hemoglobin amount, hematocrit value, percentage ratios of leukocyte types, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) were determined in blood samples taken from all animals. …”
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Potential Use of Euphorbia hirta for Dengue: A Systematic Review of Scientific Evidence by Sashini D. Perera, Uthpala A. Jayawardena, Chanika D. Jayasinghe

“…The available evidence conclusively demonstrates the potential of E. hirta against dengue as it holds significant antiviral and platelet increasing activities. However, the number of studies conducted to validate its antidengue activity was found to be inadequate. …”
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Human parathyroid hormone fragment stimulates the de novo synthesis of prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase in chick calvaria by Chin-Yuh Yang, Ching-Liang Meng, Patrick Y- K. Wong

“…However, epidermal growth factor (EGF), platelet-derived activating factor (PDGF), and ionophore A23187 did not show the same stimulating effect as hPTH-(1–34) on PG synthase in calvaria. …”
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A Novel Index for Prompt Prediction of Severity in Patients with Unstable Angina Pectoris by Mustafa Bolatkale, Ahmet Cagdas Acara

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) levels and compare with the modified heart score (m-HS) and stress testing to predict the severity of high-risk patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP) in the ED. …”
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