... regulatory element of blood vessel vasodilation through purinergic signalling [ 35 – 37 ]. Release of erythrocyte ATP triggers intracellular signalling events within the endothelium via purinergic receptors, resulting in NO release and the subsequent vasodilation of SMCs. Erythrocyte membrane-stretch...

...Pongsak Khunrae; Matthew K. Higgins Malaria during pregnancy is caused when parasite-infected erythrocytes accumulate within the placenta through interactions between the VAR2CSA protein on the infected erythrocyte surface and placental CSPGs (chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans). This interaction...

...Andrew J. Hamilton Mammalian erythrocytes are generally thought to lack RNA and therefore to be unable to translate new proteins in response to internal or external signals. Support for this long-standing view has accumulated from diverse studies, most of which have focused on the total content...

... and presentation on their luminal surface, leading to leucocyte adhesion and emigration. Additionally, DARC is expressed on erythrocytes and can act as a sink for chemokines in blood. This limits the dissemination of chemokines through blood into distant organs and tissues as well as reducing their effects...