Desialylation is a mechanism of Fc-independent platelet clearance and a therapeutic target in immune thrombocytopenia

Desialylation is a mechanism of Fc-independent platelet clearance and a therapeutic target in immune thrombocytopenia

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a common bleeding disorder caused primarily by autoantibodies against platelet GPIIbIIIa and/or the GPIb complex. Current theory suggests that antibody-mediated platelet destruction occurs in the spleen, via macrophages through Fc–FcγR interactions. However, we and o...

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Main Authors: Li, June, van der Wal, Dianne E., Zhu, Guangheng, Xu, Miao, Yougbare, Issaka, Ma, Li, Vadasz, Brian, Carrim, Naadiya, Grozovsky, Renata, Ruan, Min, Zhu, Lingyan, Zeng, Qingshu, Tao, Lili, Zhai, Zhi-min, Peng, Jun, Hou, Ming, Leytin, Valery, Freedman, John, Hoffmeister, Karin M., Ni, Heyu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Pub. Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4518313/

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