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ArticleScandinavian journal of immunology2025

Platelet-Activating Factor Promotes Neutrophil Activation and Platelet-Neutrophil Complex Formation.

Lisa Wohlgemuth, Christiane Leonie Knapp, Laura Vidoni, Stefan Hug, Paul Müller, Adam Omar Khalaf Mohamed, Annika Dietz, Alexander Elias Paul Stratmann, Laura Stukan, Larissa Melina Höpfer and 6 more

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Article in Scandinavian journal of immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Lisa WohlgemuthInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5795-812X
Christiane Leonie KnappInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Laura VidoniInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Stefan HugInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Paul MüllerInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Adam Omar Khalaf MohamedInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Annika DietzDepartment of Transfusion Medicine and Hemostaseology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Alexander Elias Paul StratmannInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Laura StukanInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Larissa Melina HöpferInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Bertram Dietrich ThomaßInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Alexander Sebastian KollerInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Frederik MünnichInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Michael RuhlandInstitute of Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Markus Huber-LangInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
David Alexander Christian MessererInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Trauma Immunology, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0834-038X

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 251293561Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung 2021_EKEA.112
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Abstract

Controlling excessive inflammation remains an unmet clinical need, for example, during sepsis or after severe injuries. Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is central in thromboinflammatory processes. However, its role in the interaction of platelets and neutrophils requires further insights. Therefore, we elucidated PAF-related neutrophil activation, including platelet-neutrophil complex (PNC) formation and investigated potential strategies to modulate PAF-related inflammation. For the translation of the PAF-mediated inflammation, we applied an animal-free human ex vivo whole blood model. The neutrophil phenotype, its function, and PNC formation were studied by flow cytometry and platelet-related activity was assessed by light microscopy and aggregometry. PAF induced a rapid and dose-dependent change in neutrophil phenotype, as evidenced by CD10, CD11b, and CD66b upregulation and CD62L downregulation. Moreover, PAF increased the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), phagocytic activity and PNC formation. Interestingly, PNCs displayed significantly enhanced ROS formation and phagocytosis compared to neutrophils without attached platelets, whereas these differences were not observed regarding phenotype changes. Furthermore, the findings were confirmed in a clinically relevant ex vivo whole blood model of lipopolysaccharide- or PAF-driven inflammation. In summary, the present study elucidates PAF-driven effects on neutrophils and their interaction with platelets. The findings might help in developing therapeutic approaches to modulate PAF-related thromboinflammation, for example, during sepsis.

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Blood PlateletsNeutrophil ActivationNeutrophilsPlatelet Activating FactorCD11b AntigenHumansInflammationLipopolysaccharidesPhagocytosisReactive Oxygen SpeciesCD11b AntigenLipopolysaccharidesPlatelet Activating FactorReactive Oxygen Speciesanimal‐free ex vivo whole blood modelneutrophilsplatelet‐activating factorplatelet–neutrophil complexesthrombocytesthromboinflammation

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PMID40721949
PMCPMC12304291

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