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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 22.
Published in final edited form as: Compr Physiol. 2015 Jul 1;5(3):1265–1280. doi: 10.1002/cphy.c140074

Table 1.

Selected examples of soluble element-mediated interactions between platelets and leukocytes

Platelet Element Leukocyte Element Effect (References)
sCD40L CD40 Atherosclerosis (28)
Inflammatory bowel disease (206)
Platelet factor 4 Chondroitin sulfate (neutrophils) Activation of neutrophils (159)
CXCR3B (microvascular endothelial cells) Regulating angiogenesis (121, 203)
Fibrinogen Mac-1 (neutrophils) Neutrophil adhesion to fibrin deposits (114, 232)
TLR4 Histones (neutrophils) Platelet activation and thrombosis (68, 117, 223)
? DNA (neutrophils) Thrombosis (50, 69)
RANTES (CCL5) CCR5 (monocytes, endothelium) Monocyte arrest on HMVEC (9)
Development of atherosclerosis (77)
CCR5 (endothelium, leukocytes) Cerebral microvascular dysfunction and inflammation in I/R (199)
LIGHT (TNFSF14) Herpes virus entry mediator (HVEM; neutrophils, monocytes) Enhances phagocytosis and bactericidal activity (84)
HVEM (endothelial cells)
Lymphotoxin beta receptor (LTβR; endothelial cells)
Platelet-endothelial interactions; Levels elevated in STEMI (33)
? Myeloperoxidase (MPO; neutrophils)
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)
MPO and H2O2 induce platelet secretion of serotonin and adenine (39)
LPS-stimulated platelet ??? (neutrophils) Release of neutrophil extracellular traps (40)
Platelet activating factor CR1 (monocytes) Enhances phagocytosis (31)