Population
Human platelets, human coronary artery thrombi, and blood from wild-type C57Bl6, TLR4-/-, and RAGE-/- mice
Comparison
Recombinant HMGB1 and thrombin-induced platelet… vs Unactivated platelets and RAGE-/- mouse platelets
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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HMGB1-RAGE platelet binding is not clinically actionable; extends animal data but leaves open therapeutic targeting in atherothrombosis.
HMGB1 binds to activated platelets via the RAGE receptor and is highly expressed in human coronary artery thrombi, suggesting a potential target for anti-inflammatory therapies in atherothrombosis.
Bode et al. (2015) studied this question.