Transforming growth factor beta, pleiotropic regulator of hematopoietic stem cells: potential physiological and clinical relevance.

abstract：:Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare type of extranodal lymphoma, typically of a B-cell origin, which presents as lymphomatous effusion with no nodal enlargement or tumor masses. The development PEL is universally associated with human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8) infection. Cases of HHV-8-negative primary lymphomatous...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Okada K,Asakura S,Yano T,Kishimoto T

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a rare subtype of malignant lymphoma in Japan, and there are few reports of HL in Japan in recent years. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical features of 139 patients with HL who were diagnosed and treated at our institution between 1997 and 2011. The median age at diagnosis was 34 years w...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Makita S,Maruyama D,Maeshima AM,Taniguchi H,Miyamoto K,Kitahara H,Fukuhara S,Munakata W,Kobayashi Y,Itami J,Tobinai K

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an infant with autoimmune neutropenia (AIN), idiopathic thrombocytopenia (ITP), and IgG2/IgA deficiency. The patient was referred to our hospital at 5 months of age because of epistaxis and generalized petechiae. Physical examination revealed moderate hepatosplenomegaly. A complete blood count revealed a pla...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sugita K,Owada Y,Ozawa T,Sakakibara H,Eguchi M,Furukawa T,Saitoh K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of primary extramedullary plasmacytoma (PEMP), IgA kappa type, with a long clinical history, in a 64-year-old Japanese woman. In this case, PEMP occurred primarily in the jejunum and then recurred in several organs, specifically the spleen and stomach, and in the subcutaneous tissue, over a period of ...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Homma K,Ihzumi T,Nemoto K,Ohnishi Y

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of mutations in PRF1, UNC13D, STX11 and STXBP2 genes in homozygosis or compound heterozygosis results in immune deregulation. Most such cases lead to clinical manifestations of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). In the present study, we analyzed degranulation and cytotoxicity in a pediatric patien...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Viñas-Giménez L,Donadeu L,Alsina L,Rincón R,de la Campa EÁ,Esteve-Sole A,Català A,Colobran R,de la Cruz X,Sayós J,Martínez-Gallo M

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy (NB-UVB) is a therapeutic alternative for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation-related skin graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The beneficial effects of this intervention may be induced by direct irradiation of inflammatory cells in the skin; however, the putative involvement o...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Iyama S,Murase K,Sato T,Hashimoto A,Tatekoshi A,Horiguchi H,Kamihara Y,Ono K,Kikuchi S,Takada K,Kawano Y,Hayashi T,Miyanishi K,Sato Y,Takimoto R,Kobune M,Mori S,Kato J,Yamashita T,Kato J

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) (NovoSeven) is a novel hemostatic agent originally developed to treat bleeding episodes in hemophilic patients with inhibitors against coagulation factors VIII and IX. In recent years, rFVIIa has also been employed for the management of uncontrolled bleeding in a number of con...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Franchini M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The addition of rituximab to cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (CHOP) improved the outcome of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). However, the impact of rituximab (R-CHOP) is still not determined in primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL), a subtype of DLBCL, especial...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ahn HK,Kim SJ,Yun J,Yi JH,Kim JH,Won YW,Kim K,Ko YH,Kim WS

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mutations producing beta-thalassemia minor in 227 Taiwanese were studied using the method of naturally and amplified created restriction sites. beta-Thalassemia minor was caused by one beta-globin gene mutation in most of the cases (225/227); only a few cases were caused by two gene mutation (2/227). The most comm...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Chang JG,Lin CP,Liu TC,Chiou SS,Chen PH,Lee LS,Chen TP

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding is reportedly one of the major causes of death in patients with chronic neutrophilic leukemia (CNL), but thrombocytopenia, abnormal platelet functions, or coagulopathy has been confirmed to be the cause of the bleeding tendency in only a small proportion of the patients. We report the case of a 49-year-old wo...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Noguchi T,Ikeda K,Yamamoto K,Ashiba A,Yoshida J,Munemasa M,Takenaka K,Shinagawa K,Ishimaru F,Yoshino T,Niiya K,Harada M

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HOX genes are key determinants of cellular identity both in early development and in the renewal and differentiation of adult blood cells. Although a number of studies have examined the expression of individual HOX genes in defined blood cell lineages, we have undertaken a comprehensive analysis of HOX gene expres...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Morgan R,Whiting K

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently developed an Invader assay combined with reverse transcriptase polymerase-chain-reaction in order to quantify T315I bcr-abl transcripts. Using this assay, we serially monitored T315I bcr-abl transcripts in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients whose bcr-abl transcripts were still detectable at 6 months a...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Yamamoto M,Kakihana K,Ohashi K,Yamaguchi T,Tadokoro K,Akiyama H,Sakamaki H

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some patients with hairy cell leukemia (HCL) manifest pancytopenia and bone marrow hypoplasia without an apparent increase in atypical cells, so their disease resembles severe aplastic anemia at onset. We treated 2 HCL patients, who were initially diagnosed with aplastic anemia, with antithymocyte globulin (ATG) in co...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sugimori C,Kaito K,Nakao S

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulocyte immunofluorescence and granulocyte agglutination tests are standard methods for detecting human neutrophil antigen (HNA) antibodies (Abs); however, these require a typed panel of neutrophils, which can be time-consuming to develop, and it remains difficult to determine antibody specificity in some cases. W...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Amakishi E,Irie Y,Nishizawa K,Kamada H,Nakajima F,Matsuyama N,Ishii H,Matsukura H,Yasui K,Hirayama F

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the effects and optimal dose of danazol on idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), we administered a low-medium dose to 14 patients with this disease. A low-medium dose of danazol was effective in maintaining the platelet count at a high level, even after the dose of prednisolone was reduced. A low-mediu...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kondo H,Iseki T,Goto S,Takaso T,Ohto M,Okuda K

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the results of third allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT3) using single-unit unrelated cord blood (CB) in seven adult patients with relapsed acute leukemia after second allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT2). The median age at SCT 3 was 44 years (range 20-58 years). The patients had de novo acut...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Konuma T,Kato S,Ooi J,Ebihara Y,Mochizuki S,Oiwa-Monna M,Tojo A,Takahashi S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The calcineurin inhibitors (CIs) cyclosporine A and tacrolimus are essential for graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis but are associated with adverse effects, including neurotoxicity. We report a case of irreversible CI-induced neuropathic pain following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The patient...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Fujii N,Ikeda K,Koyama M,Aoyama K,Masunari T,Kondo E,Matsuzaki T,Mizobuchi S,Hiraki A,Teshima T,Shinagawa K,Ishimaru F,Tanimoto M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bortezomib is a proteasome inhibitor demonstrating substantial activity in multiple myeloma. One of its key toxicities is peripheral neuropathy, which is reversible in most patients. The possibility that bortezomib might in rare cases induce severe neuropathies by auto-inflammatory mechanisms remains controversial. We...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Schmitt S,Goldschmidt H,Storch-Hagenlocher B,Pham M,Fingerle-Rowson G,Ho AD,Neben K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), which developed into an overt leukemic phase in a 15-year-old female with a rare constitutional abnormality [46,XX,t(2;11) (q31;p13)]. The patient entered complete remission after 3 months of chemotherapy. On chromosome analysis during remission, the t(2;11) (q31;p1...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Hinoda Y,Itoh H,Takahashi T,Adachi M,Tsujisaki M,Imai K,Yachi A

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 76-year-old Japanese woman was hospitalized for ileus symptoms caused by extensive thrombosis of the superior mesenteric vein. Because laboratory test results suggested type III protein S (PS) deficiency, molecular changes in PS were investigated. A single-base transition, CCG to CTG at codon 626 in exon XV, resulti...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kato M,Iida S,Sato M,Hayami Y,Hanamura I,Miura K,Ito M,Harada S,Komatsu H,Wakita A,Manabe T,Ueda R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alterations of transcription factor genes by chromosomal translocations play an important role in leukemogenesis and lymphomagenesis. The alterations are classified into two groups. One is the chimeric gene formation, and the other is the aberrant expression without structural changes. The former type is associate...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Mitani K

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment outcome of multiple myeloma (MM) is worse than expected from the average numbers of non-synonymous mutations, which are roughly correlated with the prognosis of cancer patients. The refractoriness of MM may be ascribed to the complex genomic architecture and clonal behavior of the disease. In MM, disease...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Furukawa Y,Kikuchi J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) or "sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy" is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology. The disease usually presents with painless lymphadenopathy with occasional extranodal involvement in various organs. We report a case of a 36-year-old man with a history of non-...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Konca C,Özkurt ZN,Deger M,Akı Z,Yağcı M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a rare case of a thrombus at the aortic arch found 1 month after cisplatin-based chemotherapy in a 50-year-old patient with a diagnosis of small cell lung cancer; there were no symptoms related to the thrombus. This patient did not have any predisposing factors for the development of an aortic thrombus befo...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Chin SO,Lee JJ,Hwang YH,Han JJ,Maeng CH,Baek SK,Choi CW

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that Nak(a)-negative platelets lack GP IV. To examine the GP IV genetic defects in Nak(a)-negative platelets, we studied four unrelated Nak(a)-negative subjects by amplifying their GP IV cDNA, which were synthesized from platelet mRNA using the reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RT/P...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Kashiwagi H,Honda S,Take H,Mizutani H,Imai Y,Furubayashi T,Tomiyama Y,Kurata Y,Yonezawa T

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of autoantibodies to erythrocytes is of fundamental importance in the diagnosis of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). The routinely used direct antiglobulin test (DAT) has the disadvantage of low sensitivity. In this study, we investigated the optimal test conditions of measurement of red blood cell (RBC)-b...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Wang Z,Shi J,Zhou Y,Ruan C

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thalassemic patients are vulnerable to emotional and behavioral problems. Each patient age group exhibits problems unique to that stage of development, and although up to 80 % of thalassemic patients are likely to have psychological disorders, e.g., anxiety and depression, predictors of these disorders remain poorly u...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Yahia S,El-Hadidy MA,El-Gilany AH,Anwar R,Darwish A,Mansour AK

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The NOTCH and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathways are both constitutively activated in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL). We first described the NOTCH1 PEST domain mutation in a CLL subgroup, but the activation of the NOTCH pathway in NOTCH1-unmutated cases remains unexplained. Here, we investigated whether genet...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Baldoni S,Sportoletti P,Del Papa B,Aureli P,Dorillo E,Rosati E,Ciurnelli R,Marconi P,Falzetti F,Di Ianni M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An inherited antithrombin deficiency is an autosomal dominant thrombotic disorder. We identified two pedigrees of inherited type I antithrombin deficiency and two responsible mutations in each. A novel 21-22delAA appeared to have caused a frameshift with a premature termination at amino acid +63 in one patient and a l...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Sekiya A,Morishita E,Karato M,Maruyama K,Shimogawara I,Omote M,Wakugawa Y,Shinohara M,Hayashi T,Kadohira Y,Asakura H,Nakao S,Ohtake S

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs approximately 18-22 nucleotides in length, which play an important role in malignant transformation. The roles of miR-192 as an oncogene or tumor suppressor in solid tumors have been previously reported. However, little is known about the role of miR-192 in human...

journal_title：International journal of hematology

authors： Ke S,Li RC,Lu J,Meng FK,Feng YK,Fang MH

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00