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Review
. 2009 Jul;7 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):218-21.
doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2009.03422.x.

Platelet hyperreactivity, scavenger receptors and atherothrombosis

M Valiyaveettil  1 , E A Podrez
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Review

Platelet hyperreactivity, scavenger receptors and atherothrombosis

M Valiyaveettil et al. J Thromb Haemost. 2009 Jul.

Abstract

Scavenger receptors (SRs) were initially identified as macrophage receptors that recognize modified lipoproteins. The lists of SRs, their ligands and cells expressing SRs have been significantly extended during the last two decades. What has become clear is that many ligands of SRs are present in vivo only in pathologic conditions. Several SRs have been identified on platelets with the best studied being scavenger receptors CD36 and SR-BI. Platelet SRs are multiligand receptors with properties of pattern recognition receptors. CD36 and SR-BI are exposed on resting platelets, while other SRs are rapidly expressed upon platelet activation. Thus, platelets may serve as sensors of 'pathologic ligands' in circulation. The role of platelet SRs in platelet physiology is still poorly understood. However, the data are accumulating that SR ligands, present in the circulation under pathologic conditions, interact with platelet SR and modulate platelet reactivity, thereby contributing to thrombosis and cardiovascular pathology.

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