Beyond Clotting: The Powers of Platelets

摘要: Platelets not only save us from bleeding to death, but in recent years, platelets have also displayed powers no one imagined they had. They are healers that pour out growth factors and other soothing molecules help damaged tissue rebuild. soldiers spark the protective response known as inflammation, alert immune cells, even attack microbial interlopers. long-haul truckers pick up deliver chemicals such serotonin, which helps liver regenerate after injury. engineers, shaping vascular system newborns. Additional platelet functions continue come light, biologists just described a novel way body might make these multitalented cells—a finding could day ease demand for donated blood.