%0 Journal Article %T Contribution of activated platelets to plasma IL-27 levels %A Hind Hamzeh-Cognasse %A Pauline Damien %A Kim Nguyen %A Fabrice Zeni %A Bruno Pozzetto %A Fabrice Cognasse %A Olivier Garraud %J Critical Care %D 2013 %I BioMed Central %R 10.1186/cc11925 %X IL: interleukin; TRAP: thrombin receptor activating peptide.The authors declare that they have no competing interests.The authors thank MA Eyraud and CA Arthaud for technical assistance. This work was supported by the EFS (grant APR2010-No10) the ANR (grant ANR-12- JSV1), the ART, and the 'Les Amis de R¨Śmi' Association; France. In accordance with French regulations, platelets were obtained from regular blood donors who signed a form indicating that they do not preclude the use of their sample for medical research. %U http://ccforum.com/content/17/1/411