Impact of chimaerism analysis and kinetics on allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation outcome after conventional and reduced-intensity conditioning regimens.

abstract：:Bone marrow (BM) from patients affected by multiple myeloma (MM), exhibiting monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) or with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) as well as from healthy donors were investigated for the presence of human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) DNA sequences. ORF 26 sequences were detected in 36-...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Azzi A,Fanci R,De Santis R,Ciappi S,Paci C

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spleen acts as a blood filter and lymphopoietic organ. Asplenic and hyposplenic individuals are more susceptible to serious infections caused by encapsulated bacteria but they can be protected by antibiotic prophylaxis and immunizations. Recent progress in vaccinology means prophylaxis is now successful in the vas...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Kuchar E,Miśkiewicz K,Karlikowska M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing evidence supports the efficacy of cord blood transplantation (CBT) to treat patients with haematological malignancies, and the number of CBTs is rapidly increasing. Herein, we review considerations regarding conditioning regimens for CBT, the impact of double unit transplantation on CBT outcomes, and data rega...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Delaney C,Gutman JA,Appelbaum FR

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-four patients with refractory multiple myeloma were treated with 4-d continuous infusions of vincristine and adriamycin in combination with 4-d pulsed high-dose dexamethasone (VAD). Of 31 evaluable patients, 16 entered a complete remission (50%) and three a partial remission (10%). No difference in response rat...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Lokhorst HM,Meuwissen OJ,Bast EJ,Dekker AW

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The H-2Kappab temperature-sensitive (ts) A58 transgenic (Immorto) mouse has been used previously to generate conditionally immortalized cells from a number of tissues. The present study aimed to investigate characteristics of primitive myeloid precursor cells derived from H-2Kappab-tsA58 bone marrow. Cell populations ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Lee C,Evans CA,Spooncer E,Pierce A,Mottram R,Whetton AD

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major pathways of glucose metabolism in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, have now been elucidated, and the structures and properties of parasite-specific enzymes are presently being investigated. Little is known, however, about the enzymes catalysing monosaccharide interconversions in the parasite. In ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Weidanz JA,Campbell P,Moore D,DeLucas LJ,Rodén L,Thompson JN,Vezza AC

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of small amounts of C3d on freshly obtained normal red blood cells (RBC) was demonstrated by a radio-labelled antiglobulin technique; this increased 1.5-fold after incubation in fresh normal serum. No significant further increase in bound C3d was demonstrated for cDE/cDE, CDe/CDe, -D-/-D- RBC maximally se...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Freedman J,Massey A,Chaplin H,Monroe MC

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a retrospective analysis of outcome in 45 patients with multiple myeloma receiving unrelated donor stem cell transplants (UD-SCT) in the UK between 1993 and 2002; 17 received myeloablative conditioning regimens and 28 received reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) protocols. Forty patients received pretran...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Shaw BE,Peggs K,Bird JM,Cavenagh J,Hunter A,Alejandro Madrigal J,Russell NH,Sirohi B,Towlson K,Williams CD,Marks DI,Clinical Trials Committee of the British Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While imatinib and other tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are highly efficacious in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML), some patients become refractory to these therapies. After confirming that interleukin-3 receptor (IL3R, CD123) is highly expressed on CD34(+) /CD38(-) BCR-ABL1(+) CML stem cells, we in...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Frolova O,Benito J,Brooks C,Wang RY,Korchin B,Rowinsky EK,Cortes J,Kantarjian H,Andreeff M,Frankel AE,Konopleva M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six hundred and nineteen patients with de novo acute myeloid leukaemia, entered into the Medical Research Council's eighth trial of therapy have been studied. All patients were treated with the same remission induction regimen. Pretreatment variables comprising age, clinical status, haematological status and a detaile...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Swirsky DM,de Bastos M,Parish SE,Rees JK,Hayhoe FG

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloperoxidase (MPO) catalyses the formation of hypochlorous acid and is involved in many (patho)physiological processes. The present study was designed to determine the effect of two MPO promoter polymorphisms (463G/A and 129G/A) on enzyme activity. In 243 healthy controls, genotypes were determined and MPO activity...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Rutgers A,Heeringa P,Giesen JE,Theunissen RT,Jacobs H,Tervaert JW

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In four unrelated patients with chronic haemolysis and markedly reduced red blood cell (RBC) glutathione (49.5%, 12.6%, 11.5% and 15% of the normal concentration respectively), a severe glutathione synthetase (GSH-S, EC 6.3.2.3) deficiency was found. One case exhibited a neonatal haemolytic anaemia associated with oxo...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Corrons JL,Alvarez R,Pujades A,Zarza R,Oliva E,Lasheras G,Callis M,Ribes A,Gelbart T,Beutler E

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thrombopoietin receptor agonists (THPO-RAs), romiplostim and eltrombopag, are effective and safe in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). However, the value of their sequential use when no response is achieved or when adverse events occur with one THPO-RA has not been clearly established. Here we retrospectively evaluate...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： González-Porras JR,Mingot-Castellano ME,Andrade MM,Alonso R,Caparrós I,Arratibel MC,Fernández-Fuertes F,Cortti MJ,Pascual C,Sánchez-González B,Bernat S,Fuertes-Palacio MA,Vázquez-Paganini JA,Olivera PE,Alvarez-Román MT,Jarq

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study analysed whether autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PSCT) improves engraftment, quality of life and cost-effectiveness when compared with autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT). Relapsing progressive lymphoma patients (n = 204; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma n = 166; Hodgkin's dise...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Vellenga E,van Agthoven M,Croockewit AJ,Verdonck LF,Wijermans PJ,van Oers MH,Volkers CP,van Imhoff GW,Kingma T,Uyl-de Groot CA,Fibbe WE

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigations into the nature of the molecular interactions mediating the recognition of the haemopoietic progenitor cells by the haemopoietic stroma, indicate that ubiquitin mediates the binding between murine haemopoietic progenitors and the haemopoietic stroma. The adhesion of haemopoietic progenitors to anti-ubiq...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Parakh KA,Kannan K

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-haemolytic transfusion reactions are the most common type of transfusion reaction and include transfusion-related acute lung injury, transfusion-associated circulatory overload, allergic reactions, febrile reactions, post-transfusion purpura and graft-versus- host disease. Although life-threatening anaphylaxis occ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Hirayama F

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human amniotic fluid has been shown to contain blood group i as well as I antigens. Crude extracts of amniotic fluids at 16-23 weeks of gestation were in general more active than those obtained at term. A pool of amniotic fluids which had A, B, H as well as I and i activity was fractionated with an insolubilized anti-...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Feizi T,Cederqvist LL,Childs R

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minor histocompatibility antigens (mHAs) are major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-associated peptides, which trigger T-cell responses that mediate graft versus host disease (GVHD) and graft versus leukaemia effects. We recently identified a new mHA epitope, termed ACC-1, which is presented by HLA-A*2402 and encoded ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Nishida T,Akatsuka Y,Morishima Y,Hamajima N,Tsujimura K,Kuzushima K,Kodera Y,Takahashi T

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow cytometry was used to determine the percentage and number of circulating CD34+ cells in fetal blood from 100 pregnancies at 13-38 weeks gestation. When expressed as a percentage of the total number of lymphocytes, the proportion of CD34+ cells decreased exponentially from a mean of 11.1% (9.2 x 10(7)/l) at 13 wee...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Thilaganathan B,Nicolaides KH,Morgan G

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Globin synthesis was studied in four Negro families including 10 members with Hb A-HPFH and four with Hb S-HPFH. The beta/alpha specific activity ratios in 10 of these HPFH heterozygotes were similar to those of the control group. In two patients with Hb A-HPFH, the beta/alpha ratio was slightly decreased in one (0.84...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Friedman S,Schwartz E,Ahern E,Ahern V

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogen reduction (PR) of platelet products increases costs and available clinical studies are equivocal with respect to clinical and haemostatic effectiveness. We conducted a multicentre, open-label, randomized, non-inferiority trial comparing the clinical effectiveness of buffy-coat derived leukoreduced platelet co...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Kerkhoffs JL,van Putten WL,Novotny VM,Te Boekhorst PA,Schipperus MR,Zwaginga JJ,van Pampus LC,de Greef GE,Luten M,Huijgens PC,Brand A,van Rhenen DJ,Dutch - Belgian HOVON cooperative group.

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation of various degrees of severity, including fulminant hepatitis, may develop in 20-50% of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HbsAg)-positive patients undergoing immunosuppressive or cytostatic treatment. Lamivudine is a nucleoside analogue that can directly suppress HBV replication. ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Rossi G,Pelizzari A,Motta M,Puoti M

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fanconi anaemia protein FANCD2 suppresses PPARƔ to maintain haematopoietic stem cell's (HSC) function; however, the underlying mechanism is not known. Here we show that FANCD2 acts in concert with the Notch target HES1 to suppress inflammation-induced PPARƔ in HSC maintenance. Loss of HES1 exacerbates FANCD2-KO HS...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Wu L,Li X,Lin Q,Chowdhury F,Mazumder MH,Du W

更新日期：2020-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A human plasma cell leukaemia cell line (HSM-2) and a subclone (HSM-2.3) have been established from the bone marrow of a patient with bi-phenotypic leukaemia. Proliferation assays using a variety of cytokines demonstrated that HSM-2 proliferated in response to recombinant interleukin-6 (rIL-6), but did not respond to ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Kobayashi M,Miyagishima T,Imamura M,Maeda S,Gotohda Y,Iwasaki H,Sakurada K,Miyazaki T

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone loss in multiple myeloma (MM) is caused by an uncoupling of bone formation to resorption trigged by malignant plasma cells. Increasing evidence indicates that the bone remodelling compartment (BRC) canopy, which normally covers the remodelling sites, is important for coupled bone remodelling. Loss of this canopy ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Hinge M,Delaisse JM,Plesner T,Clasen-Linde E,Salomo M,Andersen TL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between January 1987 and January 1997, 69 eligible patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in either second (CR2) or third (CR3) complete remission (CR2 = 60, CR3 = 9) underwent 4-hydroperoxycyclophosphamide-purged autologous bone marrow transplantation (BMT) at the Johns Hopkins Oncology Center. The patients' med...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Smith BD,Jones RJ,Lee SM,Piantadosi S,Vala MS,Fuller D,Gore SD,Noga SJ,O'Donnell PV,Braine H,Vogelsang GB,Fuchs EJ,Flinn IW,Brodsky RA,Ambinder RF,Miller CB

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe and compare five assay systems for Protein C (PC) in human plasma; a functional assay for PC activity, Laurell electroimmunoassay with EDTA or calcium (EDTA-Laurell or Ca-Laurell), radioimmunoassay (RIA) and immunoradiometric assay (IRMA). The lower limit of sensitivity of PC in normal reference plasma was...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Mikami S,Tuddenham EG

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-dose cytosine arabinoside (AraC)-containing regimens have shown the highest antileukaemic efficacy of all currently used regimens in the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). This study aimed at increasing the antileukaemic potential of high-dose AraC by raising intracellular levels of AraC triphosphate (Ar...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Braess J,Wegendt C,Jahns-Streubel G,Kern W,Keye S,Unterhalt M,Schleyer E,Hiddemann W

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a familial study of AT III, a type III antithrombin III variant which was identified in the propositus by gene analysis as Pro 41 Leu heterozygous mutation. None of the four members of the family who presented with defective heparin cofactor (hep-cofactor) activity, and therefore probably carried the mutat...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： de Roux N,Chadeuf G,Molho-Sabatier P,Plouin PF,Aiach M

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 13 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and gold-induced thrombocytopenia. Platelet-specific autoantibodies of the IgG and often also of the IgM class were detected by immunofluorescence on the patient's platelets and in ether eluates from these platelets. In nine patients we also detected autoantibodies...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： von dem Borne AE,Pegels JG,van der Stadt RJ,van der Plas-van Dalen CM,Helmerhorst FM

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00