title: Platelet influence on T- and B-cell responses.
abstract: Understanding the adaptive immune response is an area of research critically important in medicine. Several positive regulators of B- and T-cell activation exist to eliminate pathogens, in which CD40 ligand (CD154) plays a fundamental role. It is well documented that CD154 expressed by CD4 T helper cells can be critical in the proper activation of dendritic cells for the productive stimulation of CD8 T cells and is required for proper T-dependent B-cell immunity. However, platelets are an abundant and systemic source of CD154. While classically known to be important for hemostasis and inflammation, several lines of evidence suggest that platelet-derived ligands can modulate the adaptive immune compartment.
authors: Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors: Jennifer M
authors: JM
authors: Sowa
authors: Scott A
authors: SA
authors: Crist
authors: Timothy L
authors: TL
authors: Ratliff
authors: Bennett D
authors: BD
authors: Elzey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D023201:CD40 Ligand / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002450:Cell Communication; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D016131:Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D023201:CD40 Ligand