Besides their undiscussed role in hemostasis and thrombosis, platelets are also key effector cells capable of assisting and modulating inflammatory reactions and immune responses. Platelets play a sentinel role in immune surveillance by recognizing danger signals from pathogens and cell damage through the expression of toll-like receptors (TLRs) on its surface and internal compartments. Platele...

Gustafson, E. 2016. Thromboinflammation. in a Model of Hepatocyte Transplantation. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 123. 75 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9592-3. Hepatocyte transplantation is an attractive method for the treatment of metabolic liver disease and acute liver failure. The clinical application of th...