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CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 67, Issue 4, Pages 513-523Publisher
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-0207-z
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Platelet; Bacteria; Streptococci; Staphylococci; Pathogen
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Many bacteria are capable of interacting with platelets and inducing platelet aggregation. This interaction may be a direct interaction between a bacterial surface protein and a platelet receptor or may be an indirect interaction where plasma proteins bind to the bacterial surface and subsequently bind to a platelet receptor. However, these interactions usually do not trigger platelet activation as a secondary co-signal is also required. This is usually due to specific antibody bound to the bacteria interacting with Fc gamma RIIa on the platelet surface. Secreted bacterial products such as gingipains and lipopolysaccharide may also be capable of triggering platelet activation.
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