Platelets

A peer-reviewed, international open-access journal dedicated to platelet research. Editors-in-Chief: Elizabeth Gardiner and Will Parker. 2022 IF 3.3

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🎉 Exciting news! Winners of the @plateletjournal Cover Art Competition announced!
This stunning image by Simone A. Brysland & James I. Hearn from The Australian National University, reveals how platelet function changes in hyperviscous blood, common in lymphoma patients.

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Platelets inside platelets (platelet-ception)? 🫨

Read about York platelet syndrome in the case study by White, Pakzad & Meister (2012) here: https://t.co/gHa6SRGodJ

#platelets #plateletjournal #yorkplateletsyndrome #plateletdisorder #TEM #mysterymonday

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Human platelets express all major RAS receptors, but can RAS peptides modulate platelet functionality?

🔗https://t.co/RdbfI1yalu

#platelets #plateletsjournal #renin-angiotensin #RAS

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Lyophilized platelets (LPs) offer potential advantages (e.g. room-temperature storage, longer shelf life), but are at risk of inadvertent pre-activation. How effective and safe are these pre-activated LPs (PLPs)?

🔗https://t.co/SWvMyt5iFQ

#platelets #transfusion #LP #PLP

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Are UDP-glucuronosyl transferases (UGTs), key phase II metabolic enzymes, expressed in platelets? Find out now with the recent publication by Jarrar et al. (2025):

🔗https://t.co/ZbM4otcJWL

#platelets #plateletsjournal #UGT #mRNA #smoking

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Looking for a refresher on some of the most commonly utilised methodologies in platelet research, click below:

🔗https://t.co/ABYjm1jGR0

#platelets #plateletjournal #methods #LTA #flowcytometry

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How do different SARS-CoV-2 variants impact the human megakaryocyte (MK) transcriptome and resulting phenotype?

Find out now with the recent publication by Sowa et al. (2025)!

🔗https://t.co/8SHr1oNYRr

#platelets #MKs #SARS-CoV-2 #COVID-19

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How does all-cause mortality with clopidogrel monotherapy compare to aspirin [after PCI and DAPT] in a mixed, community-based population?

Find out more about the recent publication by Zhu et al. (2025) below!

🔗https://t.co/zV903OeNZE

#platelets #DAPT #PCI #aspirin

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Dual therapies, differential effects? ↖️↘️Haddad et al. (2025) compare DAPT and DAT in patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CCS), finding that DAT offers a safer hemostatic profile with comparable antithrombotic efficacy.

🔗https://t.co/AK85vGlOgB

#platelets #DAPT #DAT

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C3, an unfortunate complement to PSL? 🩸

Andersson et al. (2025) recently investigated whether inhibiting C3 generation could alleviate PSL and preserve platelet functioning.

🔗https://t.co/tgQAcgz2EZ

#platelets #PSL #transfusion @linneuni

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Thinking of publishing your platelet/MK research? 🧪🩸

The Platelets journal is the go-to for cutting-edge work.

✅ International, peer-reviewed
✅ 296K annual downloads/views
✅ Quick turnaround
✅ 2.5 IF (2023)

Discover more:
🔗 https://t.co/B6G2BrSvOV

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Storage stress to shelf-life success? A new study by Liu et al. (2025) utilises CD39-DA to alleviate PSLs by minimising platelet activation and apoptosis.

🔗https://t.co/U4lXWJVzj3

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://t.co/ymloz6jDs9

#platelets #PSL #transfusion

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Exciting news Platelet-teers!

Thanks to the @tandfonline & @Jisc agreement, UK authors at participating institutions can publish OA in eligible journals at no cost 💰 including Platelets!

To see whether you are eligible, please see:

🔗https://t.co/BGYyaRDXrn

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Hard to believe it has been over a month since the Platelet Society Meeting 2025!

Thank you for your hard work @plateletsociety - it was a privilege to speak with so many about publishing in Platelets.

If you're interested, see: https://t.co/p2HxPSpA8r

#platelets #MMU

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New publication! 🆕🎉

Should dual (DAT) or triple antiplatelet therapy (TAT) be used post-PCI in AF? Sammut et al. (2025) propose DAT as an effective, but safer alternative, by sparing COX-1-mediated activation.

🔗https://t.co/LqIqbDdDlY

#platelets #DAT #TAT

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New publication! 🆕🎉

Losing your hair over platelet research? Wang et al. (2025) recent study describing how platelet-derived extracellular vesicles (PEVs) promote hair follicle growth in mice.

🔗https://t.co/mCZUQ7oszu

#platelets #EVs #hairloss

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New case study! 🆕🎉

Aktekin et al. (2025) describe a patient with acute, ITP-like bleeding episodes, in whom whole-exome sequencing revealed a hemizygous GATA1 variant and a homozygous ATP2A1 variant.

🔗https://t.co/1IGhfAntzz

#platelets #GATA1 #ITP #ATP2A1

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New publication! 🆕🎉

Still using thiazole orange to ID reticulated platelets in mouse blood? Hamad et al. (2025) present a novel & reproducible FC method using SYTO 13—no harsh washes, minimal activation.

🔗 https://t.co/PzujRPEQpO

#platelets #flowcytometry #SYTO13

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Proud to sponsor the 2025 Platelet Society Meeting at Manchester Metropolitan University! Thank you, Dr. Sarah Jones, Dr. Amanda Unsworth, and all of the organisers.

📄 Programme: https://t.co/VW319q56xN

#platelets #manchester #theplateletsociety #MMU

[Platelets @plateletjournal]

Thinking of publishing your platelet/MK research? 🧪🩸

The Platelets journal is the go-to for cutting-edge work.

✅ International, peer-reviewed
✅ 296K annual downloads/views
✅ Quick turnaround
✅ 2.5 IF (2023)

Discover more:
🔗 https://t.co/B6G2BrSvOV

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New publication! 🆕🎉

Chen et al. (2025) retrospectively demonstrated that MPV & P-LCR are elevated in IMT patients vs. AT & healthy individuals, potentially aiding early diagnosis & treatment of IMT.

🔗 https://t.co/7CJk6tDxh2

#platelets #thrombocytopenia #IMT #AT #MPV