No platelets, no immune response
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 22:01
in Health & Medicine
When a virus attacks our organism, an inflammation appears on the affected area. White blood cells move quickly to the inflamed area. Up until now, it was proved that neutrophils were the first defenders to arrive but today, researchers now discovered that their recruitment onsite depend on a group of patrolling monocytes, referred to as 'residents,' and also on a protein called CCN1, produced by the platelets and by the endothelium.