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. 2005 Dec 1;115(12):3378–3384. doi: 10.1172/JCI27196

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Adherent platelets inflame ECs. Firm platelet adhesion involving αIIbβ3 induces platelet surface exposure of P-selectin (CD62P) and release of CD40L and IL-1β, which stimulate ECs to provide an inflammatory milieu that supports proatherogenic alterations of endothelium.