TY  - JOUR
T1  - PLatelets and lupus
AU  - Friedrich MJ
Y1  - 2010/11/03
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2010.1518
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1888
EP  - 1888
VL  - 304
IS  - 17
N2  - 
The researchers found that platelets from patients experiencing flare-ups of SLE were abnormally activated compared with platelets from healthy individuals. The inappropriately activated platelets triggered an increase in levels of the protein CD154 that stimulated the production of interferons and caused inflammation in human and mouse cells.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1518
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.1518
ER  -