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""Little is known about the role of platelets in relation to ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) of the liver graft especially in children. Thrombocyte function was prospectively analysed in 21 consecutive pediatric liver transplantation (pLT) patients by platelet aggregometry secondary to adenosine diphosphate (ADP), collagen, and the von Willebrand factor activator ristocetin (VWF:rco). Post-OP serum levels of ALT were used to divide patients into groups with high (highHD, n?=?8) and low (lowHD, n?=?13) hepatocellular damage. Clinically, highHD-patients showed impaired plasmatic coagulation and elevated serum bilirubin levels early after pLT when compared with lowHD-patients. Further, platelet counts markedly decreased between pre-OP http://www.selleckchem.com/products/cobimetinib-gdc-0973-rg7420.html and postreperfusion (postrep.) in the highHD group?(P?=?0.003) and did not recuperate by POD6. In lowHD individuals thrombocytopenia improved?from both pre-OP (P? http://www.selleck.cn/products/incb024360.html of platelets and their aggregative status in liver IRI subsequent to clinical pLT. Reperfusion-independent ADP-triggered platelet function may be a determinant for IRI in the pediatric hepatic graft recipient. Primary hemostasis in patients with severe liver disease is frequently compromised resulting http://www.selleckchem.com/products/bmn-673.html from a reduced number of thrombocytes that also show altered functional properties. These changes in platelet counts and function may contribute to increased blood loss during and after liver transplant surgery. In addition to their role in blood coagulation, platelets also have nonhemostatic properties that are important for a number of processes in the context of liver transplantation (LT), such as inflammation, tissue repair, regeneration, and ischemia/reperfusion injury. Clinically, it has been shown that persisting or development of thrombocytopenia subsequent to reperfusion is an unfavorable prognostic marker for early liver graft function and outcome in adult LT [1�C3]. Experimental prevention of platelet adhesion and accumulation in the graft after reperfusion for example attenuates ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) [4,5].