Heparanase expression and activity are increased in platelets during clinical sepsis.
Alicia S EustesRobert A CampbellElizabeth A MiddletonNeal D TolleyBhanu Kanth ManneEmilie MontenontJesse W RowleyKrystin KrauelAntoinette BlairLi GuoYasuhiro KosakaIsabel M Medeiros-de-MoraesMarcus LacerdaEugenio D HottzHugo Castro Faria NetoGuy A ZimmermanAndrew S WeyrichAaron PetreyMatthew T RondinaPublished in: Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH (2021)
During clinical sepsis HPSE, translation, and enzymatic activity are increased in platelets. Increased expression of the active form of HPSE protein is associated with sepsis-associated mortality.