“…3,4 First described as a "clean" cell death process, apoptosis is associated with the shedding of submicron fragments from the plasma membrane termed microparticles (MPs) 5 that convey and disseminate biologic information in the biologic fluids. 5,6 Indeed, when subjected to procoagulant, proinflammatory, or apoptogenic stimulation, there is a swift egress of procoagulant aminophospholipids, phosphatidylserine (PhtdSer) and phosphatidylethanolamine to the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane, leading to transient mass imbalance of the exoplasmic leaflet at the expense of the cytoplasmic one. Membrane budding is ultimately resolved into MP release.…”