Contribution of activated platelets to plasma IL-27 levels

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 Rémi' 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.