Skip to main content
. 2017 May 15;15(6):522–534. doi: 10.2450/2017.0353-16

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Stimuli for microparticle (MP) formation from platelets, endothelial cells and leucocytes.

A summary of the stimuli which promote MP formation from platelets, endothelial cells and leucocytes. A23187: calcium ionophore A23187; TRAP: thrombin receptor activating peptide; NE: norepinephrine; ROS: reactive oxygen species; EPO: erythropoietin; IL-6: interleukin 6; TNFα: tumour necrosis factor α; LPS: lipopolysaccharide; sCD40I: soluble CD40 ligand; PMA: phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate; FMLP: formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine; ANCA: anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; CRP: c-reactive protein; Ang II: angiotensin II; IL-1α: interleukin 1α; PAI-1: plasminogen activator inhibitor-1. (Adapted with permission from Burger et al., 20133).