Platelets, leukocytes, and coagulation.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Mutations in the Endoglin (Eng) gene, an auxiliary receptor in the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ)-superfamily signaling pathway, are responsible for the human vascular disorder hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) type 1, characterized in part by blood vessel enlargement. A growing body...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Sugden WW,Siekmann AF

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene transfer has allowed a number of biologic issues in the therapy of hematologic malignancy to be addressed. In autologous bone marrow transplantation, gene marking studies have shown that infused marrow contributes to relapse in acute myeloid leukemia, neuroblastoma, and chronic myeloid leukemia. In addition, doub...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Heslop HE,Roskrow M

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review discusses the rationale, efficacy, and toxicity of a variety of immune approaches being evaluated in the therapy of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) including naked and conjugated monoclonal antibodies, bispecific T-cell engager antibodies, and immune checkpoint blockade via antibodies targeti...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Assi R,Kantarjian H,Ravandi F,Daver N

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：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：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:Although several clinical studies have investigated the effects of different treatment periods in subjects after a VTE event, the optimal duration of oral anticoagulation is still uncertain. Our review focused on studies that evaluated different risk factors that might be useful to stratify patients i...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Palareti G,Cosmi B

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the most recent insights into the biology, prognostic significance, and therapeutic approaches to TEL/AML1-positive leukemia. The TEL/AML1 fusion gene, also known as ETV6 /CBFA2, is the most commonly occurring gene rearrangement in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Considerable contro...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Loh ML,Rubnitz JE

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:While the risks of transfusion-transmitted human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C virus, and human T-cell leukemia virus I/II continue to decrease, additional threats to transfusion safety are posed by emerging "new" infectious diseases. RECENT FINDINGS:Following the introduction of nucleic acid t...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Pomper GJ,Wu Y,Snyder EL

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The role of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) as a risk factor for ischemic stroke has been established in recent years. However, the best therapeutic option to prevent recurrent events is still controversial, with antithrombotic treatment or transcatheter PFO closure being favored by different clinicians....

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Di Tullio MR,Homma S

更新日期：2009-09-01 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

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：:The bulk of antigens that are presented by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules are processed in the cytosol. Therefore, the cellular protein degradation machinery is thought to play a major role in antigen processing. For example, there is clear evidence that the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, the ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Androlewicz MJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 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:Graft-versus-host disease is one of the commonest complications of allogeneic bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. This review will cover advances in the pathophysiology of graft-versus-host disease and new agents under investigation for the treatment of this disorder. Patients d...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Bolaños-Meade J,Vogelsang GB

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to move is one of the most basic and critical functions of the neutrophil. The neutrophil changes its shape from round to highly polar and glides along the surface, pausing every 45 to 60 seconds to reestablish its direction. Iterations of this sequence of small-scale motion, or shape change, sum to form t...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Coates TD

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chronic idiopathic and severe congenital neutropenias are rare disorders for which recent discoveries have highlighted mechanisms and consequences. RECENT FINDINGS:An inflammatory bone marrow milieu has been shown to be a major contributor to the pathophysiology of chronic idiopathic neutropenia. Act...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Palmblad J,Papadaki HA

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Bone marrow transplantation protocols for inherited metabolic storage diseases are unique for each disorder treated. Differences depend also upon how old the patient was when onset occurred and rate of progression of disease. Treatment is directed to prevent or ameliorate the inexorable neurological deterioration that...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Krivit W,Aubourg P,Shapiro E,Peters C

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to summarize the recent experimental and clinical literature on the pathogenesis of transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI). RECENT FINDINGS:In both experimental and clinical TRALI, an immune priming step is generally necessary to produce lung injury. Experimental ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Looney MR,Gilliss BM,Matthay MA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize recent evidence and current trends in the use of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for autoimmune diseases. RECENT FINDINGS:Updates of published trials and data from the registries indicate a long-lasting, immunosuppression-free condition in about 50% of the patients who un...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Saccardi R,Di Gioia M,Bosi A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the mature enucleated erythrocyte is no longer active in nuclear processes such as pre-mRNA splicing, the function of many of its major structural proteins is dependent on alternative splicing choices made during the earlier stages of erythropoiesis. These splicing decisions fundamentally regulate many aspect...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Hou VC,Conboy JG

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Lymphocyte trafficking is regulated by adhesion molecules mediating the initial shear-resistant binding of circulating cells to target tissue endothelium (Step 1). This review focuses on the current and emerging perspectives of the biology of these 'homing receptors.' RECENT FINDINGS:The conventional...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Sackstein R

更新日期：2005-11-01 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:This review summarizes recent advances in the application of minimal residual disease (MRD) testing in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). RECENT FINDINGS:Polymerase chain reaction amplification of antigen receptor genes, one of the two main methods to study MRD in ALL, could be made more r...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Campana D

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myelogenous leukemia is a clonal hematopoietic malignancy characterized by a balanced translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22 that results in the generation of an abnormal bcr/abl fusion protein with increased tyrosine kinase activity. This abnormal fusion protein has transforming activity for hematopoietic...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Enright H,McGlave PB

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic stem cells are the cells primarily responsible for short term and long term hematological reconstitution when a graft is infused into a myeloablated host. The number and quality of hematopoietic stem cells within a graft are the major determinants of the time to and durability of hematological reconstitu...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Hoffman R

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To outline the rationale, limitations, and execution of bloodless medical and surgical programs, highlighting characteristics that contribute to successful outcomes. RECENT FINDINGS:Clinical experiences with patients who refuse blood transfusions for religious reasons have provided valuable lessons a...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Shander A,Goodnough LT

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The proteome is the pool of proteins expressed at a given time and circumstance. The word 'proteomics' summarizes several technologies for visualization, quantitation and identification of these proteins. Recent advances in these techniques are helping to elucidate platelet processes which are relevan...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Senzel L,Gnatenko DV,Bahou WF

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00