title: Platelet changes in acute leukemia.
abstract: Acute leukemia is a hematopoietic stem cell malignant disease, with abnormal proliferation of leukemic and immature cells that suppress the production of normal blood cells and extensively invade peripheral tissues. The bleeding complications are very common in acute leukemia and often lead to death. One major cause for hemorrhage is thrombocytopenia, which is caused by the replacement of normal bone marrow cells with leukemic cells and the inhibition of megakaryocytes functions. Declines in platelet count as well as in function in acute leukemia have been reported in many studies. Here, we reviewed the literatures concerning platelet changes in acute leukemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, 646000, Sichuan, China, wy1006066@163.com.cn.
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wen-jun
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008533:Megakaryocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D019007:P-Selectin / Q000378:metabolism; D010976:Platelet Count; D010978:Platelet Factor 4 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D019007:P-Selectin; D010978:Platelet Factor 4