Editorial: The Role of Platelet Activation in the Pathophysiology of HIV, Tuberculosis and Pneumococcal Disease

Front Immunol. 2021 Jul 30:12:737016. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.737016. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Theresa M Rossouw¹, Charles Feldman²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

No abstract available

Keywords: HIV; platelet activation; platelet aggregation; pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae); tuberculosis.

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Animals
Blood Platelets* / immunology
Blood Platelets* / metabolism
Blood Platelets* / microbiology
Blood Platelets* / virology
HIV Infections / blood*
HIV Infections / immunology
HIV Infections / virology
HIV-1 / pathogenicity
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Humans
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / pathogenicity
Platelet Activation*
Pneumococcal Infections / blood*
Pneumococcal Infections / immunology
Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology
Streptococcus pneumoniae / pathogenicity
Tuberculosis / blood*
Tuberculosis / immunology
Tuberculosis / microbiology