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To critically evaluate past and recent literature regarding the ability of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to activate platelets in vitro and identify methodological sources of conflicting findings.

September 17, 2022International Journal of Molecular SciencesOpen Access

The Controversial Role of LPS in Platelet Activation In Vitro

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LGLuca GalganoUniversity of Pittsburgh GGGianni Francesco GuidettiLombardia Informatica (Italy)MTMauro TortiUniversity of Pavia

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Narrative review uncovers inconsistent evidence regarding LPS-induced platelet activation in vitro, highlighting methodological variations as key drivers of contradictory findings in sepsis research.

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To critically evaluate past and recent literature regarding the ability of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to activate platelets in vitro and identify methodological sources of conflicting findings.
Literature review analyzing in vitro studies investigating bacterial LPS exposure and Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling in platelets.
Methodological comparison evaluating differences in platelet purification protocols, LPS bacterial sources, purity grades, and dosing concentrations.
Assessment of downstream activation endpoints, including aggregation, granule secretion, cytokine release, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and leukocyte interactions.
Significant discrepancies exist across published literature regarding whether LPS directly induces platelet activation or merely primes responses to secondary agonists.
Variations in platelet isolation methods, background plasma protein levels, and LPS contamination profiles substantially alter cellular reactivity and observed outcomes.
Reported functional effects vary from direct aggregation and ROS generation to the facilitation of neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation across distinct experimental setups.

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Galgano et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8c355fcc5fa73295d48b31 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231810900

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Narrative review uncovers inconsistent evidence regarding LPS-induced platelet activation in vitro, highlighting methodological variations as key drivers of contradictory findings in sepsis research.

The Controversial Role of LPS in Platelet Activation In Vitro

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