Abstract Number: 2296 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Platelet Release Products Mediate Endothelial Apoptosis: A Possible Role for Thrombospondin 1- CD36 Pathway in SSc-Endothelial Apoptosis
Background/Purpose: Sequential pathologic observations in the early stages of SSc demonstrated evidence for platelet aggregation and binding to blood vessels that is generally followed by…