Sirtuin 1, stem cells, aging, and stem cell aging.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the postnatal life, hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) niches are specialized microenvironments in the bone marrow that are essential for the maintenance and function of HSCs. The purpose of this review is to discuss the concept of HSC niche in light of recent studies that broaden its complexity and bet...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Carlesso N,Cardoso AA

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Iron homeostasis and erythropoiesis regulate each other to ensure optimal delivery of oxygen and iron to cells and tissues. Defining the mechanisms of this crosstalk is important for understanding the pathogenesis of common conditions associated with disordered iron metabolism and erythropoiesis. REC...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Kim A,Nemeth E

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The capacity of lithium to induce neutrophilia and increase circulating CD34(+) cells of marrow origin has long been known. Lithium has been the object of hematological investigations for many years, but no definitive use in hematology has yet emerged. RECENT FINDINGS:We review the evidence that lith...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Petrini M,Azzarà A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Deficiency of antithrombin, protein C, and protein S increases the risk of a first venous thromboembolism (VTE) by at least 10-fold and is rare (i.e., <0.5% of population), whereas factor V Leiden and the prothrombin G20210A gene increase this risk by 2-5-fold and are common (2-5% of whites). Antiphos...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Kearon C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Platelet microparticles were identified more than 40 years ago and are the most abundant circulating microparticle subtype. Yet fundamental questions about their formation and role in human disease are just beginning to be understood at the cellular and molecular level. This review will address mechan...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Italiano JE Jr,Mairuhu AT,Flaumenhaft R

更新日期：2010-11-01 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

authors： Cataland SR,Wu HM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in platelet transfusion have contributed to improved outcomes in the treatment of patients with cancer and leukemia. However, the optimal strategies to avoid some of the side effects that could result from platelet transfusions remain under investigation. These side effects include the development of refracto...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Sarkodee-Adoo C,Schiffer CA

更新日期：1996-09-01 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 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：:The molecular analysis of genetic alterations in acute lymphoblastic leukemia has led to the development of molecular diagnostic techniques that have improved the biologic characterization of newly diagnosed patients. Modern treatment protocols rely on this information to tailor the intensity of therapy to the risk of...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Rubnitz JE,Pui CH

更新日期：1997-07-01 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：:Hematopoietic stem cells, defined as cells with extensive self-renewal and pluripotent differentiation potential, represent a minor population of adult bone marrow (< 1 in 10(4) to 10(5) nucleated marrow cells). Recent advances in cell surface phenotype analysis and separation technology have permitted enrichment of h...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Moore MA,Shapiro F

更新日期：1994-05-01 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

authors： Zhao L,Lu W

更新日期：2014-01-01 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

authors： Bhutani D,Lum LG

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by recurrent thrombosis and/or obstetrical morbidity in the presence of persistently positive antiphospholipid antibodies. Recent insights into the pathogenesis of APS have begun to elucidate pathophysiology and led to...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Chaturvedi S,McCrae KR

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is the presence of a new pulmonary infiltrate in combination with fever or respiratory symptoms in a patient with sickle cell disease. ACS is the leading cause of death in sickle cell disease, and many patients suffer from multiple, severe episodes. Age has a striking effect on the clinical ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Golden C,Styles L,Vichinsky E

更新日期：1998-03-01 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:The presence of the Philadelphia chromosome causing the fusion between BCR to ABL1 in B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemias (ALLs) was associated with a particularly bad prognosis, which has been markedly improved with the addition of imatinib to chemotherapy. Recent genomic studies have lead...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Izraeli S

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Risk assessments for transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease predicted that leukocyte reduction would be inefficient at preventing transmission of the disease by blood transfusion. Nevertheless, approximately 14 years ago, a significant proportion of European countries decided to implement l...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Douet JY,Bujdoso R,Andréoletti O

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for, and discovery of, a physiologic model in which the developmentally regulated switch from fetal to adult globin gene expression could be prevented has resulted in the development of a new class of therapeutic agents, consisting of simple fatty acids, such as butyric acid, for the treatment of the beta-h...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Faller DV,Perrine SP

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To highlight mechanisms that regulate the balance between latent and active von Willebrand factor (VWF), and describe pathological conditions leading to increased levels of active VWF. RECENT FINDINGS:Levels of circulating active VWF are increased in von Willebrand disease type 2B, HELLP syndrome, ma...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Groot E,de Groot PG,Fijnheer R,Lenting PJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphoma is a complex lymphoproliferative disorder. While recent evidence suggests that the Epstein-Barr virus and B cell disregulation are implicated in the disease's pathogenesis, their mechanistic roles remain largely unknown. The prognosis with traditional chemotherapy ha...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Dunleavy K,Wilson WH,Jaffe ES

更新日期：2007-07-01 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: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 increasing use of high throughput sequencing and genomic analysis has facilitated the discovery of new causes of inherited platelet disorders. Studies of these disorders and their respective mouse models have been central to understanding their biology, and also in revealing new aspects of platele...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Pluthero FG,Kahr WHA

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Microtransplantation (or micro-stem cell transplantation, MST) is one permutation of alloreactive immunotherapy increasingly studied in clinical trials. It is most commonly applied to patients with myeloid malignancies who are not suitable candidates for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Krakow EF

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although the zebrafish has been established as a research tool over the past two to three decades, in hematology it has primarily been used to investigate areas distinct from coagulation. The advantages of this vertebrate model include high fecundity, rapid and external development, and conservation o...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Weyand AC,Shavit JA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In addition to its essential role in baseline erythropoiesis, the hormone erythropoietin drives the erythropoietic response to hypoxic stress. A mechanistic understanding of stress erythropoiesis would benefit multiple clinical settings, and may aid in understanding leukemogenesis. RECENT FINDINGS:Th...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Socolovsky M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much of our understanding of the organization of the cells that comprise the hematopoietic system and the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate their development is derived from mouse models. However, knowledge of the human hematopoietic system and identification of human stem cells have, until recently, bee...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Dick JE

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00