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DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY
Volume 56, Issue 8, Pages 724-731Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12421
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- FWO-Vlaanderen (Belgium) [G.0490.10N, G.0B17.13N]
- Research Council of the University of Leuven (Onderzoeksraad KU Leuven, Belgium) [GOA/2009/13]
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Platelets, known for their role in primary haemostasis, prevent excessive bleeding after injury. The study of platelets has, therefore, traditionally focused on bleeding disorders. It has recently become evident, however, that platelet research can contribute to unravelling the disease mechanisms that underlie neuropathological disorders that have a subtle subclinical platelet phenotype. Platelets and neurosecretory cells have common gene expression profiles and share several biological features. This review provides a literature update on the use of platelets as easily accessible cells to study neurological disorders. We provide examples of the use of different platelet-based tests to understand the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms for both complex and monogenetic neuropathological disorders. In addition to the well-studied regulated granule secretion and serotonin metabolism, more recent studies have shown that defects in transcription factors, membrane transporters, G-protein signal transduction, and cytoskeletal proteins can be investigated using platelets to gain information on their role in neuropathology.
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