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• TITLE: Platelet-Derived Microparticles in Patients with Colorectal Cancer

  AUTHORS: Violetta Dymicka-Piekarska, Mariusz Gryko, Alina Lipska, Aleksandra Korniluk, Elżbieta Siergiejko, Halina Kemona

  KEYWORDS: Microparticles; Platelets; Colorectal Cancer

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Cancer Therapy, Vol.3 No.6A, November 30, 2012

  ABSTRACT: Microparticles (MPs) are membrane vesicles released by platelets during activation or apoptosis. PMPs stimulate coagulation and cell adhesion to the vascular endothelium, both of which being important in the development of cancer progression. We investigated the correlation between microparticles and cancer advancement. The percentage of PMPs was measured by flow cytometry in 22 colorectal cancer patients and in 20 healthy subjects. The patients were divided into two groups according to the presence or lack of lymph node metastases. The percentage of PMPs was significantly higher in patients than in healthy subjects (p