The role of platelets in heat-related illness and heat-induced coagulopathy

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Heat-related illness is becoming more problematic due to ongoing global warming. Heat-related injury causes systemic inflammation and coagulopathy, due to leukocyte, platelet, and vascular endothelial cell activation and injury. Hyperthermia directly modulates platelet function and can induce cellular damage. Meanwhile, heat also affects platelet function via activated coagulation, excess inflammation, production of cytokines, and heat shock proteins. Aberrant hyperthermia-induced interactions between leukocytes and endothelial cells are also involved in platelet regulation. Heat-induced coagulopathy commonly progresses to disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), leading to multiple organ failure and in some cases enhanced bleeding. Consequently, platelet count, prothrombin time, and DIC score are useful for evaluating the severity of heat-related illness in addition to other organ damage markers such as Glasgow Coma Scale, creatinine, and bilirubin. Despite the increasing risk, therapeutic modalities targeting platelets are limited and no established therapy exists. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about the role of platelets in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of heat-related illness.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:231

Enthalten in:

Thrombosis research - 231(2023) vom: 09. Nov., Seite 152-158

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Iba, Toshiaki [VerfasserIn]
Helms, Julie [VerfasserIn]
Levi, Marcel [VerfasserIn]
Levy, Jerrold H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coagulopathy
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Heat shock protein
Heatstroke
Hyperthermia
Journal Article
Platelet
Review

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Date Completed 06.11.2023

Date Revised 09.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.thromres.2022.08.009

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NLM345077237