New insights into functions of erythroid proteins in nonerythroid cells.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To evaluate recent findings in the multifaceted pathophysiological mechanisms underlying thrombocytopenia in patients with chronic liver disease and to assess its therapeutic management. RECENT FINDINGS:Antiplatelet antibodies, despite being observed rather frequently in patients with chronic viral l...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Giannini EG,Savarino V

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a decade has passed since the first cases of AIDS were reported in hemophiliacs and transfusion recipients. Studies published over the past year offer an increasingly clear understanding of the extent of the early transfusion-associated AIDS epidemic, and of the effectiveness of progressive donor screening measur...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Busch MP

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this article, we summarize the recent advances in treating primary immune deficiency (PID) disorders by stem cell transplantation (SCT); we have focused on articles published in the past 2 years since the last major review of SCT for PID. RECENT FINDINGS:Analyses of the outcomes of SCT for PID by ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Worth AJ,Booth C,Veys P

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The transmembrane protein tissue factor (TF), the initiator of the extrinsic coagulation cascade and a risk factor for thrombotic disease, largely resides on the cell surface in an inactive, encrypted conformation. Whereas TF procoagulant activation, or decryption, is closely associated with the expos...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Versteeg HH,Ruf W

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past year, substantial progress was made toward understanding transcriptional control of red cell differentiation. Complementary DNAs encoding two novel erythroid-restricted transcription factors--globin locus control region regulatory factor NF-E2 and CACC-binding protein EKLF--were cloned and characterized....

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Andrews NC,Orkin SH

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The peptide hormone hepcidin regulates iron metabolism in response to erythropoietic demand, iron stores and inflammation. Major advances have been made in understanding the regulation of hepcidin production, and consequently the availability of iron for erythropoiesis. RECENT FINDINGS:It is becoming...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Nemeth E

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation is the most powerful treatment modality for a variety of hematological disorders. Successful hematopoietic recovery after transplantation depends on optimal homing of HSCs to the bone marrow and subsequent lodging in the HSC niche. The molecular mechanisms...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Buitenhuis M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite improvements in the achievement of complete remission and progress in the supportive care of adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia during the last decade, the majority of patients have eventually relapsed with overall survival in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia of only 30-40%. However, t...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Larson S,Stock W

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Neutrophils priming has been long studied in vitro. Recent studies describe it in vivo. In pathophysiological conditions, complex, heterogeneous characteristics of priming are described in the last few years. RECENT FINDINGS:Priming can occur systemically when insults such as sepsis or trauma result ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Vogt KL,Summers C,Condliffe AM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1994 four biotechnology research groups reported the isolation and cloning of the ligand for the cytokine receptor c-Mpl and showed it to be the long-sought regulator of platelet production, thrombopoietin. Thrombopoietin is a hematopoietic growth factor of 332 amino acids composed of an amino terminal domain homol...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Eaton DL,de Sauvage FJ

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hairy cell leukemia is an indolent, chronic B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder comprising approximately 2 to 3% of all adult leukemias in the United States. Hairy cells are clonal expansions of mature, activated B-cells. They co-express CD11c, CD19, CD20, CD22, CD25, and CD103. Hairy cells possess clonal immunoglobul...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Goodman GR,Bethel KJ,Saven A

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coagulation preserves the homeostasis of internal body fluids against life-threatening blood losses. Although generally viewed as a regulated enzymatic cascade, this mechanism depends on the participation of vascular cells. Leukocytes, in particular, have evolved a formidable machinery to initiate and amplify blood cl...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Altieri DC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:New discoveries focused on mitochondrial metabolism and gene silencing and their regulation by the sirtuin family of protein deacetylases is stimulating new ideas on how to improve geriatric medicine. Information about sertuins in stem cell biology is scarce. We consider recent information on sirtuin ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Mantel C,Broxmeyer HE

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The polycomb group gene BMI1 fulfills essential roles in both normal and leukemic stem cells. The underlying molecular mechanisms are beginning to become unraveled and an overview of the current knowledge on BMI1 signaling in normal and leukemic stem cells will be presented here. RECENT FINDINGS:In a...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Schuringa JJ,Vellenga E

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Development of a technique prospectively to isolate hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to near homogeneity has enabled clonal analysis and thus converted our understanding of HSCs from conceptual and qualitative to realistic and quantitative. Recent studies have revealed that despite their high prolifera...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Yamazaki S,Nakauchi H

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma is the second most common hematologic malignancy, with approximately 15,000 new cases each year in the United States. Our understanding of the pathophysiology underlying myeloma continues to expand, but the cause of this plasma cell dyscrasia remains unclear. Though controversy remains regarding a pos...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Sjak-Shie NN,Vescio RA,Berenson JR

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to describe the physiopathological and therapeutic aspects of neutrophilic dermatosis, taking into account their most frequent associated conditions. RECENT FINDINGS:In autoinflammatory syndromes featuring neutrophilic dermatosis, the role of interleukin-1 and tumor necr...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Maalouf D,Battistella M,Bouaziz JD

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Therapy-related myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myelogenous leukemia (t-MDS/AML) comprise an increasingly common, poor-risk disease cohort without standard treatment options. This review describes available treatments and recent advances that may influence the clinical management of t-MDS/AML. RE...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Klimek VM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Glycogen storage disease Ib (GSD Ib) is characterized by hepatomegaly, hypoglycemia, neutropenia, enterocolitis and recurrent bacterial infections. It is attributable to mutations in G6PT1, the gene for the glucose-6-phosphate transporter responsible for transport of glucose into the endoplasmic retic...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Dale DC,Bolyard AA,Marrero T,Kelley ML,Makaryan V,Tran E,Leung J,Boxer LA,Kishnani PS,Austin S,Wanner C,Ferrecchia IA,Khalaf D,Maze D,Kurtzberg J,Zeidler C,Welte K,Weinstein DA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review focuses on adaptive bacterial interactions with neutrophils, emphasizing information communicated within the past year about bacterial factors that respond to contact with or phagocytosis by PMN. RECENT FINDINGS:Since the discovery of type III and IV secretion, progress in the analysis of...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Rosen H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Immune responses to commensal bacteria and resulting chronic inflammation are hallmarks of inflammatory bowel disease. Considerable evidence has accumulated to suggest that innate immune defense mechanisms interact with pro-inflammatory pathways and exacerbate or perhaps even initiate development of i...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Michelsen KS,Arditi M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Core binding factor acute myeloid leukemia (CBF-AML) corresponds to two distinct subtypes of AML characterized by recurrent favorable chromosome translocations, namely t(8;21) and inv(16)/t(16;16). Given the relatively good outcome of patients with CBF-AML, when treated with intensive chemotherapy inc...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Dombret H,Preudhomme C,Boissel N

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the past year substantial progress has been made in understanding the molecular changes underlying the development of acute leukemia. Development of molecular probes allowed substantial improvements in the detection of minimal residual disease. Pilot studies underlined the correlation between the expression of ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Ganser A,Hoelzer D

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in recipients of an allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT). Due to the broad application of antiviral prophylaxis and preemptive therapy, a decrease in early-onset and a subsequent increase in late-onset CMV disease has been observed. New ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Hebart H,Einsele H

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of agents are available to improve hemostasis and reduce blood loss in multiple clinical settings. These agents are most commonly used to reduce bleeding when an underlying hemostatic defect is present. Some new agents offer the potential to decrease blood loss even in the absence of an obvious underlying he...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Chiu J,Ketchum LH,Reid TJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The advent of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) has remarkably changed the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Patients treated in chronic phase can enjoy an expected survival similar to the general population. In the last few years we have found that some patients with an excellent therapeuti...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Bansal A,Radich J

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Type 1 von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most common form of VWD, but has remained [corrected] the least well understood. Recent work is changing this situation. This review summarizes recent analysis of the genetic basis of the disease. RECENT FINDINGS:Linkage analysis demonstrates that dominantly...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Goodeve A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disorders of the erythrocyte membrane, such as hereditary spherocytosis, hereditary elliptocytosis, and hereditary pyropoikilocytosis, are characterized by heterogeneity in their clinical and laboratory manifestations. Recent work has shown that these disorders also exhibit marked genetic heterogeneity. Multiple genet...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Gallagher PG,Ferriera JD

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D-dimer, a breakdown product of cross-linked fibrin has been extensively evaluated as a diagnostic test for acute venous thromboembolism. Rapid, highly sensitive D-dimer assays are now available that are suitable for testing in the emergency setting. Preliminary studies suggest that when using a highly sensitive D-dim...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Anderson DR,Wells PS

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet aggregation, a process mediated by GP IIb-IIIa, is responsible for the occlusive events in thrombosis: indeed, GP IIb-IIIa antagonists are effective in blocking arterial thrombosis. Recent studies have suggested that activated platelets and platelet thrombi can contribute significantly to the initiation and p...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Prasad KS,Andre P,Yan Y,Phillips DR

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00