Extracellular Tat activates c-fos promoter in low serum-starved CD4+ T cells.

abstract：:Sickle cell anaemia is a severe inherited blood disorder for which there is presently no curative therapy other than allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation. This therapeutic option, however, is not available to most patients because of the lack of a matched related donor. Different genetic strategie...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Mansilla-Soto J,Rivière I,Sadelain M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombotic events are common in patients with multiple myeloma (MM), smouldering myeloma (SM) and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). Previous studies have indicated platelet hyperactivation as a feature of thrombotic risk in MM, but there is a dearth of data in MGUS. In the present study, multi...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： O'Sullivan LR,Meade-Murphy G,Gilligan OM,Mykytiv V,Young PW,Cahill MR

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively studied presentation biological differences and the response to therapy in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) associated with, or unrelated to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. TTP patients underwent standard evaluations and were treated with prednisone 1 mg/kg in addi...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Novitzky N,Thomson J,Abrahams L,du Toit C,McDonald A

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last few years, mutations that cause disease through increased efficiency of mRNA translation have been discovered. Hereditary hyperferritinaemia-cataract syndrome (HHCS) arises from various point mutations or deletions within the iron-responsive element (IRE) in the 5'-UTR of the L-ferritin mRNA. Each unique m...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Cazzola M,Foglieni B,Bergamaschi G,Levi S,Lazzarino M,Arosio P

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of microfabrication technology in the study of biological systems continues to grow rapidly in both prevalence and ascendancy. Customised microdevices that provide superior results than traditional macroscopic methods can be designed in order to investigate specific cell types and cellular processes. This stud...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Gifford SC,Derganc J,Shevkoplyas SS,Yoshida T,Bitensky MW

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic tumour volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) are positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) variables for predicting multiple myeloma's (MM) outcome. We retrospectively investigated and compared the predictive value of MTV, TLG and high-risk PET/CT variables in clinical practice in 18...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Terao T,Machida Y,Tsushima T,Miura D,Narita K,Kitadate A,Takeuchi M,Matsue K

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunophenotypic studies, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and conventional karyotyping were used to define the clinicobiological significance of 14q32 translocations involving the immunoglobulin gene locus (14q32/IGH) in 252 chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) patients. The following regions were studied: 13...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Cavazzini F,Hernandez JA,Gozzetti A,Russo Rossi A,De Angeli C,Tiseo R,Bardi A,Tammiso E,Crupi R,Lenoci MP,Forconi F,Lauria F,Marasca R,Maffei R,Torelli G,Gonzalez M,Martin-Jimenez P,Maria Hernandez J,Rigolin GM,Cune

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a multifunctional haematopoietin which can promote production of several blood cell lineages, though the predominant target cells are neutrophils, monocytes, and their precursors. Occasional undesirable clinical effects include eosinophilia, an increase in b...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Kurzrock R,Talpaz M,Gomez JA,Estey EH,O'Brien S,Hirsch-Ginsberg C,Koller C,Freireich EJ,Gutterman JU

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune reconstitution was studied prospectively in 66 children who underwent 77 haematopoietic cell transplantations (HCT): 46 autologous HCTs in 39 patients and 31 allogeneic HCTs in 27 patients. We studied the dynamic analysis of immune recovery with regard to potential factors affecting its speed, including age, ty...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Kalwak K,Gorczyńska E,Toporski J,Turkiewicz D,Slociak M,Ussowicz M,Latos-Grazyńska E,Król M,Boguslawska-Jaworska J,Chybicka A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response to 0.8 ml of D-positive (ccDEE) red cells injected i.v., together with 1 microgram anti-D i.m., was studied in 13 D-negative male volunteers (test subjects); the red cells were labelled with 51Cr and were found to have a mean survival time of 24 d, after correction for Cr elution. Within the following 5 m...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Contreras M,Mollison PL

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The two major epidemiological clues to the pathogenesis of Burkitt lymphoma (BL) are the geographical association with malaria--BL incidence relates to the malaria transmission rate--and early infection by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Both agents cause B cell hyperplasia, which is almost certainly an essential component ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Magrath I

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal B-cell populations have been detected in the peripheral blood of apparently healthy individuals by flow cytometry. In 2005, the term monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL) was proposed to describe these findings. MBL may be immunophenotypically similar to chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) and, like CLL, th...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Rachel JM,Zucker ML,Fox CM,Plapp FV,Menitove JE,Abbasi F,Marti GE

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) is an autosomal recessive DNA repair disorder with a high predisposition for lymphoid malignancies. The majority of NBS patients carry a homozygous founder mutation (657del5) within the NBS1 gene. The observation of a high incidence of cancer in close relatives of NBS patients suggests...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Stanulla M,Stümm M,Dieckvoss BO,Seidemann K,Schemmel V,Müller Brechlin A,Schrappe M,Welte K,Reiter A

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombosis occurs in 37% of children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and is related to an L-asparaginase-induced acquired antithrombin (AT) deficiency. The incidence dictates the need for anticoagulant prophylaxis. Direct thrombin inhibitors (DTI) are independent of AT for effect and may thus have advantages ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Kuhle S,Lau A,Bajzar L,Vegh P,Halton J,Cherrick I,Anderson R,Desai S,McCusker P,Wu J,Abshire T,Mahoney D,Mitchell L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen dissociation studies were carried out on red cells and lysates from a patient heterozygous for Hb Hammersmith. The oxygen affinity of the cells at pH 7.1 was decreased, partly by an increased cellular concentration of 2,3-DPG and more importantly by an intrinsic low affinity of Hb Hammersmity. Haem-haem interac...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： May A,Huehns ER

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although 5-fluorouracil (FUra) has been the drug of choice for the treatment of patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma, the response rates are in the range of 15% and the median survival times do not exceed 9 months. Interferon alpha (IFN alpha) has limited antitumour activity in this disease. Recent clinical tri...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Rustum YM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythrocytes from elderly donors (> 70 years), but not young donors (18-35 years), are shown to undergo sequestration in an in vitro erythrophagocytosis assay. Comparable levels of sequestration are observed for high density erythrocytes from young individuals and both low density and high density erythrocytes from el...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Shapiro S,Kohn D,Gershon H

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) is a common complication following allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). It is the leading cause of non-relapse mortality in transplant survivors and has a significant impact upon their functional status and quality of life. Despite significant advances being m...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Fraser CJ,Scott Baker K

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:125I IgG anti-D binding to reticulocytes obtained by density fractionation is reduced relative to that bound to all other red cell (RBC) fractions. Maximum D antigen reactivity occurs following reticulocyte maturation with no detectable change in D reactivity of mature RBC throughout their life span. Reticulocytes hav...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Gray LS,Kleeman JE,Masouredis SP

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adults with acute leukaemia and abnormalities of chromosome 11q23 have a poor prognosis when treated with conventional chemotherapy. To determine whether more intensive therapy can improve outcome for patients with this karyotypic finding, a retrospective analysis of all patients with acute leukaemia and 11q23 abnorma...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Forrest DL,Nevill TJ,Horsman DE,Brockington DA,Fung HC,Toze CL,Conneally EA,Hogge DE,Sutherland HJ,Nantel SH,Shepherd JD,Barnett MJ

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) have been used increasingly for haemopoietic reconstitution after marrow-ablative chemotherapy in patients with acute leukaemia because of the possibility that there is a lower risk of leukaemic contamination. We have developed a titration assay using a competitive reverse transcript...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Miyamoto T,Nagafuji K,Harada M,Eto T,Fujisaki T,Kubota A,Akashi K,Mizuno S,Takenaka K,Kanaji T

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this population-based survey covering two geographically distinct UK regions, we evaluated the number of myeloma patients aged < or =65 years who have not undergone transplantation. The combined data from both of these regions showed that 57% of age-eligible patients were not transplanted. While early death and com...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Morris TC,Velangi M,Jackson G,Marks DI,Ranaghan L,Northern Ireland Regional Haematology Group.,Northern Regional Haematologists Group.,Clinical Trials Committee of The British Scoiety for Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a case of chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) in whom a complete remission was achieved and sustained 15 months after treatment with 25-OH vitamin D3. No side-effects were observed. Although vitamin D1 has been used in the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes, to our knowledge this is the f...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Mellibovsky L,Díez A,Aubia J,Nogues X,Pérez-Vila E,Serrano S,Recker RR

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The records of 637 patients with lymphoproliferative disorders and 346 patients with myeloproliferative disorders were retrospectively analysed for the presence of additional autoimmune derangements. The frequency of autoimmune perturbations in lymphoproliferative diseases (51 cases; 8.0%) was significantly higher tha...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Dührsen U,Augener W,Zwingers T,Brittinger G

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with idiopathic anaemias associated with abnormal sideroblasts were defined according to morphologic and ferrokinetic criteria and the haematologic and biochemical effects of vitamin B6 therapy were evaluated. While all patients presented similar clinical pictures, peripheral blood changes and bone marrow abn...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Solomon LR,Hillman RS

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,3-DHB) inhibits the second wave of platelet aggregation release of serotonin, and malonaldehyde production. The effect is concentration dependent and reversible in vitro and in vivo. 50% inhibition of platelet aggregation induced in vitro with 70 micron adrenaline was obtained with 1.5 mM ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Greenberg M,Grady RW,Peterson CM

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haematological abnormalities frequently occur in patients infected by human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1). Increasing evidence indicates that bone marrow suppression (BM) results from viral infection of accessory cells, with impaired stromal function and alteration of haematopoietic growth factor network. We h...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Isgrò A,Aiuti A,Mezzaroma I,Addesso M,Riva E,Giovannetti A,Mazzetta F,Alario C,Mazzone A,Ruco L,Aiuti F

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This communication reports a patient with concomitant expansions of CD4+ and CD8+ large granular lymphocytes. Immunological analyses revealed that the abnormally increased CD4+ LGL fraction was phenotypically similar to other reported persistent CD4+ LGL expansions, whereas the phenotypic profile for the CD8+ LGL comp...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Richards SJ,Short M,Steed AJ,Scott CS

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method of in vivo bioassay for erythropoietin (EPO) is described. This method is based on the measurement of immature reticulocytes in EPO-treated mice using an automatic microcell counter, and is simpler and more precise than the existing methods of polycythaemic mouse assay and starved rat assay. Normal mice w...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Kawamura A,Imai N,Kawaguchi T,Hayakawa T

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two new variants of erythrocytic glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase have been found in one German patient and in another patient of Turkish origin. The enzymes were partially purified 165-fold and 111-fold respectively. Both revealed reduced activity, increased thermolability and a pH-optimum in the alkaline region (8....

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Gahr M,Bornhalm D,Schröter W

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00