Absence of cytokine modulation following therapeutic infusion of intravenous immunoglobulin or anti-red blood cell antibodies in a mouse model of immune thrombocytopenic purpura.

abstract：:A woman with Ph-positive chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) with an atypical e1a3 BCR-ABL hybrid gene is described. To our knowledge, this is the first report of this transcript type as a unique naturally occurring BCR-ABL fusion in a CML patient. This case was characterized by a low leucocyte count and a very indolent c...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Roman J,Jimenez A,Barrios M,Castillejo JA,Maldonado J,Torres A

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An open, randomised study was performed to determine whether two doses of influenza vaccine were more effective than one to elicit an immune response in 70 patients with haematological malignancies. The responses were not improved by two doses compared with one (influenza A virus serotypes H1/N1 18% vs. 22% and H3/N2 ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Ljungman P,Nahi H,Linde A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of oral contraceptive (OC) usage on platelet responsiveness to arachidonic acid metabolites was investigated. Platelets obtained from women who had been taking oral contraceptives for at least 3 months were compared with those of age-matched controls. Both the basal and prostacyclin (PGI2)-stimulated plate...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Pan IQ,Hall ER,Wu KK

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro and in vivo activity of a deoxycytidine analogue, troxacitabine, alone or in combination with imatinib mesylate (IM), was evaluated against human chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) cell lines both sensitive (KBM5 and KBM7) and resistant (KBM5-R and KBM7-R) to IM. These cell lines differ in their sensitivity ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Orsolic N,Giles FJ,Gourdeau H,Golemovic M,Beran M,Cortes J,Freireich EJ,Kantarjian H,Verstovsek S

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The TH line was established by bringing tumour cells from a multiple myeloma patient into suspension culture and subsequently cloning them by limiting dilution. The cultured cells show marked heterogeneity; there are ultrastructural differences between small and large TH cells, particularly with respect to the rough e...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Weinreich SS,von dem Borne AE,van Lier RA,Feltkamp CA,Slater RM,Wester MR,Zeijlemaker WP

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an immunocompetent patient with transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), in which chimaerism of peripheral blood lymphocytes was demonstrated by analysis of a highly polymorphic genome. The patient was treated successfully with anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, OKT3 and cyclosporin A. Although i...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Yasukawa M,Shinozaki F,Hato T,Takada K,Ishii Y,Tamai T,Takamatsu H,Shiobara S,Yoshizaki K,Fujita S

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little information published comparing peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) with bone marrow (BM) as the stem cell source in the long-term outcome in recipients of T-cell depleted (TCD) unrelated donor (UD) transplants. We present retrospective outcome data on 306 recipients of myeloablative, human leucocyte an...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Shaw BE,Apperley JF,Russell NH,Craddock C,Liakopoulou E,Potter MN,Wynn R,Gibson B,Pearce RM,Kirkland K,Lee J,Madrigal JA,Cook G,Byrne JL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant histiocytosis (MH)-like B-cell lymphoma (BCL) is a neoplastic proliferation of large B cells clinically characterized by fever, hepatosplenomegaly, haemophagocytosis and abnormal laboratory data, without lymphadenopathy or skin lesions. Interestingly, most cases have been reported in Asian patients, and it i...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Murase T,Nakamura S,Tashiro K,Suchi T,Hiraga J,Hayasaki N,Kimura M,Murakami M,Mizoguchi Y,Suzuki T,Saito H

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first step in thrombin-induced aggregation of blood platelets is binding of thrombin to specific receptors on the platelet membrane. Elucidation of the nature of this receptor in human platelets was attempted using radioactively labelled thrombin. In disc gel electrophoresis an extract of thrombin-treated platelet...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Ganguly P

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relapse remains the leading cause of treatment failure in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We retrospectively investigated the prognostic role of minimal residual disease (MRD) before and after HSCT in 119 children transplanted in ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Lovisa F,Zecca M,Rossi B,Campeggio M,Magrin E,Giarin E,Buldini B,Songia S,Cazzaniga G,Mina T,Acquafredda G,Quarello P,Locatelli F,Fagioli F,Basso G

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the relationship between the complement lysis sensitivity test and two-colour flow cytometric analysis using monoclonal antibodies to decay accelerating factor (DAF) and CD59/membrane attack complex inhibitory factor (MACIF) in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) and other haematol...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Shichishima T,Terasawa T,Saitoh Y,Hashimoto C,Ohto H,Maruyama Y

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

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：:Treatment with intravenous recombinant human interleukin-2 (rh IL-2) is frequently accompanied by the capillary leak syndrome and disturbances of the coagulation system. Although the exact mechanisms are still not fully understood, the involvement of the endothelium is proven. This investigation aimed to elucidate mor...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Locker GJ,Kapiotis S,Veitl M,Mader RM,Stoiser B,Kofler J,Sieder AE,Rainer H,Steger GG,Mannhalter C,Wagner OF

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimal residual disease (MRD) in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) poses a major challenge due to drug insensitivity and high risk of relapse. Intensification of chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation are often pivoted on MRD status. Relapse rates are high even with the integration of first-generation FMS-like tyrosi...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Zabkiewicz J,Lazenby M,Edwards G,Bygrave CA,Omidvar N,Zhuang L,Knapper S,Guy C,Hills RK,Burnett AK,Alvares CL

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the role of human DNA topoisomerase IIalpha (topo IIalpha) in drug resistance, we selectively inhibited topo IIalpha gene expression in U937 human monocytic leukaemia cells stably transfected with a plasmid that allowed for Zn-mediated conditional expression of a human alpha-topo IIalpha antisense sequence....

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Towatari M,Adachi K,Marunouchi T,Saito H

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the rare occurrence of an inhibitor of factor VIII procoagulant arising in a patient with mild haemophilia A and rheumatoid arthritis. The inhibitor was transient and behaved like a low titre, type II factor VIII procoagulant inhibitor similar to previously reported cases (Biggs et al, 1972b). In vitro stud...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Bovill EG,Burns SL,Golden EA

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypercalcaemia complicating acute myelogenous leukaemia is a rare but well-recognized phenomenon. In most cases the pathogenetic mechanism causing the hypercalcaemia remains poorly understood. We recently studied in detail two patients with acute myelogenous leukaemia who developed hypercalcaemia during the course of ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Gewirtz AM,Stewart AF,Vignery A,Hoffman R

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In type 1 Gaucher disease a bleeding tendency occurs which is partly caused by thrombocytopenia due to massive splenomegaly. In addition, low levels of factors IX and XI have been described. The mechanism responsible for these clotting factor abnormalities is unknown. We performed a detailed study of parameters of coa...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Hollak CE,Levi M,Berends F,Aerts JM,van Oers MH

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The translocation t(8;16) (p11;p13) was found as the sole deviation from the normal karyotype in three patients with acute monocytic leukaemia. The bone marrow morphology was strikingly similar in the two cases where smears were available for re-evaluation: the leukaemic cells showed signs of differentiation, and acti...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Heim S,Avanzi GC,Billström R,Kristoffersson U,Mandahl N,Bekassy AN,Garwicz S,Wiebe T,Pegoraro L,Falda M

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inducibility of glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored proteins on affected paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) neutrophils (PMN) after both in vitro and in vivo stimulation was investigated. Fc gamma R-III (CD16), decay-accelerating factor (DAF/CD55) and 20 kD homologous restriction factor (HRF20/CD5...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Ninomiya H,Muraki Y,Shibuya K,Nagasawa T,Abe T

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report stability of a clonal immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) gene rearrangement in a case of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) relapsing 17 years after completion of first-line therapy. Clonal stability was shown by polymerase chain reaction amplification of the hypervariable CDRIII region of IgH gene....

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Frost L,Goodeve A,Wilson G,Peake I,Barker H,Vora A

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic DNA from 106 cases of adult de novo acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) was screened by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and gel electrophoresis for FLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutations within the juxtamembrane (JM) domain. FLT3 mutations were detected in 14 cases (13.2%) and occurred in FAB types M1 (4 o...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Abu-Duhier FM,Goodeve AC,Wilson GA,Gari MA,Peake IR,Rees DC,Vandenberghe EA,Winship PR,Reilly JT

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies that inhibit von Willebrand Factor (VWF)-cleaving protease activity occur in patients with acute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and often persist in the chronic phase. A deficiency of this protease is likely to be responsible for the generation of ultrahigh VWF multimers and influence the formati...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Sahud MA,Claster S,Liu L,Ero M,Harris K,Furlan M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2-year-old girl is described with severe haemophilia A (factor VIII: C < 0.01 units/ml). Both of her parents were phenotypically normal. Cytogenetic analysis on the proband demonstrated an interstitial X chromosome deletion encompassing Xq26-q28. Molecular studies with several polymorphic markers close to and within...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Windsor S,Lyng A,Taylor SA,Ewenstein BM,Neufeld EJ,Lillicrap D

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since cardiotoxicity is a life threatening late effect, a reduction of cardiotoxicity in the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is essential. This review is a compilation of the current knowledge about cardiotoxicity after AML treatment and of how future directions in treatment may affect its incidence. A tota...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Jarfelt M,Andersen NH,Hasle H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) is linked to intravascular haemolysis, impaired nitric oxide bioavailability, renal dysfunction, and early mortality. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthases (NOS), is associated with vascular disease i...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Kato GJ,Wang Z,Machado RF,Blackwelder WC,Taylor JG 6th,Hazen SL

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitor formation in patients with haemophilia receiving factor VIII (FVIII) concentrate is a common problem requiring tolerance induction therapy. Immune tolerance is dependent on defective T cell/antigen-presenting cell (APC) interactions and inhibitor antibody formation is associated with effective T-cell/B-cell ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Hodge G,Han P

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro culture of hairy cells (HC) (five patients) with alpha IFN (100 U/ml) significantly enhanced MHC and CD22 antigen expression and reduced CD25, sIg and FMC7 positivity, together with consistent but not significant reductions in CD9, 19 and HC2. A sixth patient, who was refractory to the effects of alpha IFN in...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Till KJ,Cawley JC

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-6 (IL6) plays a central role in multiple myeloma pathogenesis and confers resistance to corticosteroid-induced apoptosis. We therefore evaluated the efficacy and safety of siltuximab, an anti-IL6 monoclonal antibody, alone and in combination with dexamethasone, for patients with relapsed or refractory mult...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Voorhees PM,Manges RF,Sonneveld P,Jagannath S,Somlo G,Krishnan A,Lentzsch S,Frank RC,Zweegman S,Wijermans PW,Orlowski RZ,Kranenburg B,Hall B,Casneuf T,Qin X,van de Velde H,Xie H,Thomas SK

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following a recent court judgment, legal and moral issues surrounding consent have been thrown into the spotlight. Elizabeth Larner, Solicitor, and Rachel Carter, Partner, of Wollen Michelmore LLP, look at the issues surrounding consent, including where problems arise in the fields of clinical negligence and non-accid...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Larner E,Carter R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00