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Protective characteristics of platelets in tuberculosis
G N Khechinashvili1, N G Khvitiya
1Department of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, National Center of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases.
Abstract:
We demonstrated specific changes in platelet structure in different types of tuberculous process, in particular, shift in the proportion between alpha-granules, dense granules, different disorders in the mitochondrial and lysosomal apparatus, etc. The role of platelets in immune process is studied. Redistribution of alpha-granules in platelets finds a new interpretation in light of psycho- and neurotropic effects of their contents. Adhesion and aggregation processes and granule release from platelets are regulated by the content of serotonin and cyclic nucleotides in these cells.
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