Thrombocytopenia in liver disease.

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

authors： Sung HK,Michael IP,Nagy A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FLT3 is the most frequently mutated gene in cases of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). About 30 to 35% of patients have either internal tandem duplications (ITDs) in the juxtamembrane domain or mutations in the activating loop of FLT3. FLT3 mutations occur in a broad spectrum of FAB subtypes in adult and pediatric AML...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Gilliland DG,Griffin JD

更新日期：2002-07-01 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：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: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：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: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：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：:The Epstein-Barr virus is a ubiquitous human herpesvirus that is associated with an increasing number of human malignancies. Among these are Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative diseases in immunocompromised patients, a spectrum of mainly B-cell diseases that range from polyclonal lymphoproliferative dise...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Mosier DE

更新日期：1999-01-01 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

authors： Freedman MH

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following on the heels of multiple failed clinical trials of adjunctive therapeutic agents in sepsis, the positive outcome of a recent phase III study using activated protein C (APC) has led to a renewed optimism in targeted biotherapies for this syndrome. A growing body of data (both preclinical and clinical) suggest...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Key NS,Ely EW

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：:Human immunodeficiency virus infection causes multilineage hematopoietic defects. Defects in the production and function of CD4+ helper cells have been the focus of the majority of HIV research, but anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia are significant clinical problems as well. Bone marrow suppression is the dose...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Miles S

更新日期：1995-05-01 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：:Genetic defects of the blood platelet membrane glycoproteins, GPIIb-IIIa (alpha IIb/beta 3; CD41/CD61) and GPIb-V-IX (CD42) are the origin of several rare bleeding disorders, the best known of which are Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, Bernard-Soulier syndrome, and platelet-type von Willebrand's disease. In Glanzmann's thr...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Clemetson KJ,Clemetson JM

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：:Many aspects of leukocyte function are regulated by both heterotrimeric and Ras-related GTP-binding proteins, but there is little definite information about their roles in the specialized processes utilized by leukocytes for cell killing. Recent progress in understanding the regulation of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase b...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Bokoch GM,Knaus UG

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling activates many bone marrow cell types, including various stem cells, osteoblasts, and osteoclasts. However, the role of FGF signaling in regulation of normal and leukemic stem cells is poorly understood. This review highlights the physiological roles of FGF sig...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Itkin T,Kaufmann KB,Gur-Cohen S,Ludin A,Lapidot T

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：:Anemia is a common disorder in patients with cancer and can be caused by the disease itself or by cancer-related therapy. The cardinal symptom of anemia, fatigue, is the most commonly reported symptom in patients with cancer and has profound effects on patient well-being and quality of life. Until recently, blood tran...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Yount S,Lai JS,Cella D

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic that is driving increased morbidity and mortality from thrombotic disorders such as myocardial infarction, stroke, and venous thromboembolism. Effective prevention and treatment of thrombosis in obese patients is limited by an incomplete understanding of the und...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Blokhin IO,Lentz SR

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents new insights into potential roles that three erythrocyte cytoskeletal proteins, protein 4.1, ankyrin, and spectrin, may play in nonerythroid nucleated cells. Each of these proteins is encoded by several closely related genes characterized by complex alternative splicing of their pre-mRNA, thus re...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Gascard P,Mohandas N

更新日期：2000-03-01 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

authors： Birdwell B

更新日期：1999-09-01 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：: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:Diagnosis and therapy of polycythemia vera are controversial since the molecular basis of polycythemia vera remains unknown. Distinguishing between polycythemia vera and other polycythemic disorders can be very challenging. The purpose of this review is to discuss the recent progress in this area and ...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Prchal JT

更新日期：2005-03-01 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

authors： Joshi C,Enver T

更新日期：2003-05-01 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:Since the first discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs) in 1993, the involvement of miRNAs in different aspects of vascular disease has emerged as an important research field. In this review, we summarize the fundamental roles of miRNAs in controlling endothelial cell functions and their implication with seve...

journal_title：Current opinion in hematology

authors： Fernández-Hernando C,Suárez Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 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

authors： Miyazaki H

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00