Complement and platelets: Mutual interference in the immune network.

Abstract

In recent years, the view of platelets has changed from mere elements of hemostasis to immunological multitaskers. They are connected in manifold ways to other cellular and humoral components of the immune network, one of which is the complement system, a potent player in soluble innate immunity. Our article reviews the crucial and complex interplay between platelets and complement, focusing on mutual regulation of these two interaction partners by their respective molecular mechanisms. Furthermore, the putative relevance of these processes to infectious diseases, inflammatory conditions, and autoimmune disorders, as well as the treatment of patients with biomaterials is highlighted.

• Authors: Cornelia Speth, Günter Rambach, Reinhard Würzner, Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Huda Kozarcanin, Osama A Hamad, Bo Nilsson, Kristina N Ekdahl
• Journal: Molecular immunology (Mol Immunol) Vol. 67 Issue 1 Pg. 108-18 (Sep 2015) ISSN: 1872-9142 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 25886718 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Complement C3b Inactivator Proteins
• Receptors, Complement
• Complement System Proteins

Topics

• Autoimmune Diseases (genetics, immunology, pathology)
• Bacterial Infections (genetics, immunology, microbiology, pathology)
• Blood Platelets (immunology, pathology)
• Complement Activation
• Complement C3b Inactivator Proteins (genetics, immunology)
• Complement System Proteins (genetics, immunology)
• Gene Expression Regulation
• Humans
• Immunity, Innate
• Mycoses (genetics, immunology, microbiology, pathology)
• Receptors, Complement (genetics, immunology)
• Signal Transduction
• Virus Diseases (genetics, immunology, pathology, virology)