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Role of PIEZO1 in leukocyte extravasation, CD8+ T-cell activation in macrophage activation syndrome, and ABO O blood group as a novel risk factor for HIT
Blood Podcast
English - July 21, 2022 16:30 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB - ★★★★ - 44 ratingsLife Sciences Science hematology oncology medical medical research Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this week’s episode we first review new work revealing the critical role of the tension-sensitive cation channel PIEZO1 in the transendothelial migration of leukocytes. We’ll also review new research suggesting that CD8+ T-cells dimly expressing the CD4 antigen are increased in patients with various forms of secondary HLH, a finding that may have diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic significance. Finally, we’ll review a large, genome-wide association study identifying the ABO O blood group as a novel risk factor for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia—a finding that could have implications for prediction of this syndrome and for the management of related conditions.