. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: Semin Thromb Hemost. 2014 Aug 31;40(6):675–681. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1387924

Table 1.

Summary of origin and characteristic of MPs in RA, SSc, and SLE

Autoimmune diseases	Blood- and cell-derived MP	References
RA	↑ PMPs in synovial fluid, peripheral blood	34,70,82
	↓ PMPs in peripheral blood	68
	↑ MonoMPs	72,73
	↑ LMPs	72,73
SSc	↓ PMPs, ↓ EMPs	83
SSc	↑ LMPs, ↑ PMPs	84,86
SLE	↑ MPs in peripheral blood	87
SLE	↑ EMPs	95–97

Abbreviations: EMPs, endothelial-derived microparticles; LMPs, leukocyte-derived microparticles; MPs, microparticles; PMPs, platelet-derived microparticles; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus; SSc, systemic sclerosis.