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Flow cytometry was used to identify cell types and measure LPA levels in the blood. The ability of platelets, neutrophils, and monocytes to form additional LPAs in response to hyperstimulation with phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) was assessed. Coaggregation of isolated neutrophils and platelets in vitro was visualized using scanning electron microscopy. Blood tests included coagulation, hematology, biochemistry, and immunology.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>LPA levels were significantly higher in all patient groups compared with controls, with variations in the composition: neutrophil\u2013platelet aggregates predominated in the COVID-19 patients, whereas monocyte\u2013platelet aggregates prevailed in the blood of RA and SLE patients. Platelet-to-leukocyte ratios within aggregates varied in a broad range with a substantial prevalence of platelets over leukocytes. Morphological analysis revealed coaggregation of platelets with neutrophils, including relatively large homotypic platelet aggregates associated with one or two neutrophils. In PMA-treated pathological blood samples from COVID-19, RA, and SLE patients, the ability to form additional LPAs over the patients' baseline level was reduced compared with normal blood samples, indicating impaired reactivity (exhaustion) of neutrophils and monocytes in all patient groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>This study highlights distinct changes in the number and composition of LPAs in inflammatory diseases of various etiologies associated with altered functionality of the innate immune cells.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2742-3449","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,13]],"date-time":"2025-11-13T00:29:18Z","timestamp":1762993758000},"page":"948-961","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Blood Levels and Composition of Leukocyte\u2013Platelet Aggregates in Inflammatory Diseases of Various Etiologies"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"126","author":[{"given":"Alina 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