Impact of high platelet turnover on the platelet transcriptome: Results from platelet RNA-sequencing in patients with sepsis.
Thomas G NührenbergJasmin StöckleFederico MariniMark ZurekBjörn A GrüningVladimir BenesLutz HeinFranz-Josef NeumannChristian StratzMarco CederqvistWillibald HochholzerPublished in: PloS one (2022)
Patients with sepsis appear to have a less degraded platelet transcriptome as indicated by increased levels of immature platelets and decreased levels of putative circular RNA transcripts. The present data suggests that increased protein translation is a characteristic mechanism of systemic inflammation.