Abstract:
PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article reviews recent publications that bear on the evidential basis for therapeutic apheresis in diseases in which hemolytic anemia is a prominent feature. RECENT FINDINGS:Therapeutic plasma exchange continues to be reported sporadically in severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia, with inconsistent results. Autoimmune deficiency of ADAMTS13 has provided a compelling rationale for therapeutic plasma exchange in some patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; conversely such deficiency is consistently absent in certain clinically similar syndromes for which therapeutic plasma exchange is not or may not be beneficial. Refinements in assays for ADAMTS13 should further clarify its role in idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Oral iron chelators have shown promise in recent trials in chronically transfused patients with sickle cell disease and may provide an alternative to red cell exchange to prevent iron overload. SUMMARY:The proper role of therapeutic plasma exchange in the treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemia remains uncertain. Therapeutic plasma exchange continues to be indicated for idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura regardless of ADAMTS13 levels, but more accessible and physiological ADAMTS13 assays may raise questions about the rationale for and value of plasma exchange in ADAMTS13 nondeficient patients. Oral iron chelation may obviate the need for red cell exchange as a means to prevent iron overload in chronically transfused patients with sickle cell disease.
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Curr Opin Hematoljournal_title
Current opinion in hematologyauthors
McLeod BCdoi
10.1097/MOH.0b013e3282c8ca66subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-11-01 00:00:00pages
647-54issue
6eissn
1065-6251issn
1531-7048pii
00062752-200711000-00009journal_volume
14pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Vasculogenesis and hematopoiesis are essential for development. Recently, the ETS domain transcription factor Etv2 has been identified as an essential regulator of vasculogenesis and hematopoiesis. Here, we review the recent studies that have established the critical role of Etv2 in the specification ...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0b013e3283523e07
更新日期:2012-05-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00062752-200211000-00014
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Adoptive T-cell therapy has become one of the most exciting fields of cancer therapy in the past few years. In this article, we describe a method which combines adoptive T-cell therapy with antibody therapy by arming T cells from cord blood, normal patients, and cancer patients with bispecific antibod...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0000000000000176
更新日期:2015-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) predominantly reside either in direct contact or in close proximity to the vascular endothelium throughout their lifespan. From the moment of HSC embryonic specification from hemogenic endothelium, endothelial cells (ECs) act as a critical cellular-hub that regulates a ...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0000000000000350
更新日期:2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Thrombopoietin, also termed the c-Mpl ligand, is a lineage-dominant hematopoietic factor that primarily regulates megakaryopoiesis and thrombopoiesis. Treatment of normal animals with recombinant human megakaryocyte growth and development factor, a truncated molecule of the c-Mpl ligand, which is modified with polyeth...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00062752-199805000-00009
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In addition to the crucial role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)A in vessel development, it has become apparent that the VEGF signaling pathway (VSP) plays an important role during adulthood in the maintenance of tissue homeostasis in normal physiological processes, as well as in pathologi...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0b013e32833865e6
更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Stem cell factor is an early-acting hematopoietic cytokine that probably functions constitutively to support the proliferation and survival of pluripotent progenitor cells and to increase their receptivity to lineage commitment and differentiation in response to lineage-specific cytokines. Stem cell factor also can in...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00062752-199603030-00010
更新日期:1996-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Stem cells continue to attract considerable attention and provide hope for the development of new cell-based therapies for degenerative diseases. Unlocking the full therapeutic potential of stem cells requires an understanding of the mechanisms by which they are generated, self-renew, and differentiate. The applicatio...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00062752-200305000-00005
更新日期:2003-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The identification of regulatory T cells (Tregs) as regulators of immunological self-tolerance has stimulated tremendous interest in the field. Over the past 12 months, new studies have added greatly to our understanding of the role of Tregs in autoimmune disease, details of which are presented here. ...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0b013e32832a9a01
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists are being used with increasing frequency in the settings of percutaneous coronary interventions and acute ischemic syndromes. The development of bleeding complications following GPIIb/IIIa blockade represents a significant limitation to its effectiveness. Baseli...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00062752-199909000-00011
更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Bone marrow transplantation is the only curative treatment for severe thalassemia. Since its successful first report in 1981, more than 4000 patients with this disease worldwide underwent bone marrow transplantation. The purpose of this review is to update the most recent reports of matched sibling do...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0000000000000286
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review focuses on recent advances in the use of immune-based therapy to treat patients with refractory and relapsing acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. RECENT FINDINGS:Advances in understanding of the pathophysiology of idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura have provided the ...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/01.moh.0000170534.33517.99
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this review, we focus on three specific concepts related to platelet transfusion in the neonatal and pediatric population: choice of transfusion threshold; use of ABO-mismatched platelets; transfusion of pathogen-reduced or inactivated platelets. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent trials support the use of lo...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0000000000000542
更新日期:2019-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article summarizes recent insights into the pathophysiology of immune thrombocytopenic purpura, a disorder in which autoantibodies against cell-specific glycoproteins (GPIIb-IIIa, GPIb-IX and others) accelerate platelet destruction. RECENT FINDINGS:Autoantibodies are produced by a limited number...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0b013e3282ba5552
更新日期:2007-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There are three kindlin family members in vertebrates, which have high-sequence homology and a common organization signature with a C-terminal 4.1, ezrin, radixin, moesin (FERM) domain bisected by a pleckstrin-homology domain. Although the cell and tissue distributions of the three kindlins differ, th...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0b013e32832ea389
更新日期:2009-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00062752-199905000-00010
更新日期:1999-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this short study is to review recently published data bearing on how to resuscitate massive uncontrolled hemorrhage. RECENT FINDINGS:New data inform our understanding of the mechanisms of the acute coagulopathy of trauma, the median time to death of trauma patients with uncontrolled hemorr...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0000000000000184
更新日期:2015-11-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00062752-200007000-00007
更新日期:2000-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The leukocyte adhesion deficiency (LAD) syndromes are rare genetically determined conditions with challenging clinical features. These immunodeficiencies also provide insights that are broadly relevant to the biology of leukocytes, platelets, intercellular interactions, and intracellular signaling. Re...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0b013e32835a0091
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Hematopoietic stem cells are functionally heterogeneous even when isolated as phenotypically homogenous populations. How this heterogeneity is generated is incompletely understood. Several models have been formulated to explain the generation of diversity. All of these assume the existence of a single...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/01.moh.0000231421.00407.65
更新日期:2006-07-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0b013e32834981de
更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Galectins, a family of evolutionarily conserved glycan-binding proteins, are involved in the regulation of multiple cellular processes (e.g. immunity, apoptosis, cellular signaling, development, angiogenesis and cellular growth) and diseases (e.g. chronic inflammation, autoimmunity, cancer, infection)...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0b013e32834bab18
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Neutropenia is often attributed to immunologically mediated injury to mature neutrophils or their precursors. Clinically it is useful to classify immune mediated neutropenias as isoimmune, autoimmune (including some drug-associated neutropenias), and idiopathic (cases possibly with an immune mechanism). Isoimmune neut...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00062752-199801000-00006
更新日期:1998-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00062752-200401000-00002
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review provides an update on advances in the area of iron chelation therapy, including new indications and uses of currently available agents, and preliminary data on potential new agents in development. RECENT FINDINGS:Two new oral agents, deferasirox and deferiprone, have become available in t...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0000000000000031
更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Contrast venography remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT). However, an ongoing interest exists in developing safe diagnostic strategies that are less invasive, less expensive, widely and readily available, and more acceptable to patients than venography. For patients with symptoms s...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00062752-199909000-00001
更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The idea that blood in naturally occurring transmissible spongiform encephalopathies is not infectious has imploded in the face of recent transmissions from the blood of naturally occurring scrapie in sheep and of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. Although donor exclusion criteria ensure that the number of ...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/01.moh.0000143393.49202.f0
更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Defensins are a major family of antimicrobial peptides expressed predominantly in neutrophils and epithelial cells, and play important roles in innate immune defense against infectious pathogens. Their biological functions in and beyond innate immunity, structure and activity relationships, mechanisms...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOH.0000000000000005
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To examine the current literature regarding retrievable inferior vena cava filters and to discuss the appropriate indications for their clinical use. RECENT FINDINGS:Permanent filters have been shown to be effective, but have a number of long-term complications such as filter thrombosis or migration....
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/01.moh.0000239707.63168.ee
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::When a new product with huge clinical potential explodes on the scene, the hope is that the benefits far outweigh the risks in long-term administration. After 10 years of clinical use, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) has lived up to that promise so far. In the context of severe chronic neutropenia, more ...
journal_title:Current opinion in hematology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00062752-199704030-00011
更新日期:1997-05-01 00:00:00