Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents Thromb Haemost 2012; 108(04): 589DOI: 10.1160/TH12-08-0620 Inflaming attraction Schattauer GmbH Inflaming attraction by RNA Emilio Hirsch 1 Departments of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Torino, Torino, Italy › Author Affiliations Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article Full Text References References 1 Kannemeier C, Shibamiya A, Nakazawa F. et al. Extracellular RNA constitutes a natural procoagulant cofactor in blood coagulation. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2007; 104: 6388-6393. 2 Muller F, Mutch NJ, Schenk WA. et al. Platelet polyphosphates are proinflammatory and procoagulant mediators in vivo. Cell 2009; 139: 1143-1156. 3 Jain S, Pitoc GA, Holl EK. et al. Nucleic acid scavengers inhibit thrombosis without increasing bleeding. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2012; 109: 12938-12943. 4 Fischer S, Grantzow T, Pagel JI. et al. Extracellular RNA promotes leukocyte recruitment in the vascular system by mobilizing proinflammatory cytokines. Thromb Haemost 2012; 108: 730-741.