Research progress of megakaryocytes and platelets in lung injury

Abstract

The lung is an important site of extramedullary platelet formation, and megakaryocytes in the lung participate in immune responses in addition to platelet production. In acute lung injury and chronic lung injury, megakaryocytes and platelets play a promoting or protective role through different mechanisms. The authors reviewed the role of megakaryocytes and platelets in common clinical lung injuries with different course of disease and different pathogenic factors in order to provide new thinking for the diagnosis and treatment of lung injuries.

Keywords

• Megakaryocytes
• platelets
• acute lung injury
• chronic lung injury
• acute respiratory distress syndrome