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Beyond Basic Characterization and Omics: Immunomodulatory Roles of Platelet-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Unveiled by Functional Testing

Palviainen, M.·Puutio, J.·Ostergaard, R. H.·Eble, J. A.·Maaninka, K.·Ndika, J.·Kari, O. K.·Kamali-Moghaddam, M.·Kjaer-Sorensen, K.·Oxvig, C.·Aransay, A. M.·Falcon-Perez, J. M.·Federico, A.·Greco, D.·Laitinen, S.·Hayashi, Y.·Siljander, P. R.-M.
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Renowned for their role in hemostasis and thrombosis, platelets are also increasingly recognized for their contribution in innate immunity, immunothrombosis and inflammatory diseases. Platelets express a wide range of receptors, which allows them to reach a variety of activation endpoints and grants them immunomodulatory functions. Activated platelets release extracellular vesicles (PEVs), whose formation and molecular cargo has been shown to depend on receptor-mediated activation and environmental cues. This study compares the immunomodulatory profiles of PEVs generated via activation of platelets by different receptors, glycoprotein VI, C-type lectin-like receptor 2, and combining all thrombin-collagen receptors. Functional assays in vivo in zebrafish and in vitro in human macrophages respectively highlighted distinct homing and secretory responses triggered by the PEVs. In contrast, omics analyses of protein and miRNA cargo combined with physicochemical particle characterization found only subtle differences between the PEV types, which were insufficient to explain their different functional immunomodulatory profiles. Constitutively released PEVs, formed in the absence of an exogenous activator, displayed a disparate activation profile from the receptor induced PEVs. Our findings underscore that PEVs are tunable through receptor-mediated activation. To truly comprehend their role(s) in mediating platelet functions among immune cells, conducting functional assays is imperative. Graphical Abstract O_FIG O_LINKSMALLFIG WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=140 SRC="FIGDIR/small/570750v1_ufig1.gif" ALT="Figure 1"> View larger version (53K): org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@75a9dborg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@e2787corg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@543525org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@6d1362_HPS_FORMAT_FIGEXP M_FIG C_FIG

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Palviainen, M., Puutio, J., Ostergaard, R. H., Eble, J. A., Maaninka, K., Ndika, J., Kari, O. K., Kamali-Moghaddam, M., Kjaer-Sorensen, K., Oxvig, C., Aransay, A. M., Falcon-Perez, J. M., Federico, A., Greco, D., Laitinen, S., Hayashi, Y., Siljander, P. R.-M.. 2024-01-01. Beyond Basic Characterization and Omics: Immunomodulatory Roles of Platelet-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Unveiled by Functional Testing. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.31.570750

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