Mimicking the haematopoietic niche microenvironment provides a novel strategy for expansion of haematopoietic and megakaryocyte-progenitor cells from cord blood.

abstract：:A comparison has been made between the prothrombin time test using British Comparative Thromboplastin (BCT) and a chromogenic substrate assay for factor VII in the assessment of laboratory control of oral anticoagulants in short-term and long-term patients. Opportunity was also taken to compare the findings with paral...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Poller L,Thomson JM,Bodzenta A,Easton AC,Latallo ZS,Chmielewska J

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overexpression of manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) has been postulated as one possible mechanism of protection from oxidative damage and free radicals. Doxorubicin treatment induces oxygen free radicals, leading to cytotoxicity and myelosuppression. The present study was performed to determine whether over-expre...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Suresh A,Guedez L,Moreb J,Zucali J

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：:The application of ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation has been proposed as a new technology to decrease immunogenicity of leucocytes in platelet transfusions. UV radiation also induces platelet aggregation, which occurs most effectively at wavelengths between 240 and 280 nm and falls off sharply above 300 nm. In order to m...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： van Prooijen HC,van Marwijk Kooy M,van Weelden H,Aarts-Riemens MI,Borghuis L,Akkerman JW

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of neutrophils in complement-induced changes in vascular permeability, skin wheal and flare responses to intradermal injection of autologous activated serum complement were measured in normal and neutropenic subjects. In normal subjects, responses were dose-dependent and were abolished by remov...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Williamson LM,Sheppard K,Davies JM,Fletcher J

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

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：:Genetic variations in DNA repair genes are thought to play an important role in the pathogenesis and development of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). To further explore this hypothesis, we genotyped 319 tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 27 DNA repair gene regions in 1946 cases and 1808 controls pooled from three...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Shen M,Menashe I,Morton LM,Zhang Y,Armstrong B,Wang SS,Lan Q,Hartge P,Purdue MP,Cerhan JR,Grulich A,Cozen W,Yeager M,Holford TR,Vajdic CM,Davis S,Leaderer B,Kricker A,Severson RK,Zahm SH,Chatterjee N,Rothman N,

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:The use of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Allo-HSCT) is a standard treatment option for many patients with haematological malignancies. Historically, patients requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission for transplant-related toxicities have fared extremely poorly, with high ICU mortality rates...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Townsend WM,Holroyd A,Pearce R,Mackinnon S,Naik P,Goldstone AH,Linch DC,Peggs KS,Thomson KJ,Singer M,Howell DC,Morris EC

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Death during the induction phase of chemotherapy remains a common event in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). In a series of patients with aggressive NHL homogeneously treated with intensive induction chemotherapy [ACVB (doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vindesine, bleomycin, prednisone) regimen], we ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Dumontet C,Mounier N,Munck JN,Bosly A,Morschauser F,Simon D,Marit G,Casasnovas O,Reman O,Molina T,Reyes F,Coiffier B

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Megakaryocytic (Mk) cell maturation involves polyploidisation, and the number of platelets produced increases with Mk DNA content. Ploidy levels in cultured human MK cells are much lower than those observed in vivo. This study demonstrated that adding the water-soluble vitamin nicotinamide (NIC) to mobilised periphera...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Giammona LM,Fuhrken PG,Papoutsakis ET,Miller WM

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial aggregation, linkage and case-control studies support the role of germline genes in the aetiology of lymphoid malignancies. To further examine the role of genetic variation underlying susceptibility, we analysed 1536 single nucleotide polymorphisms in 152 genes involved in apoptosis, DNA repair, immune respon...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Liang XS,Caporaso N,McMaster ML,Ng D,Landgren O,Yeager M,Chanock S,Goldin LR

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 29-year-old man in remission from acute myeloblastic leukaemia was treated by chemoradiotherapy and transplantation of bone marrow (BMT) collected from his HLA identical brother. Engraftment was documented on D12. Transient acute GVHD (grade II) appeared from D34. No infection complicated the BMT. Nevertheless sever...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Bierling P,Cordonnier C,Fromont P,Rodet M,Tanzer J,Vernant JP,Bracq C,Duedari N

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the clinical and biological significance of serum thymidine kinase (TK) in adult T-cell leukaemia (ATL) associated with human lymphotropic virus type-I (HTLV-I) and in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), TK was measured in 52 patients with ATL (acute ATL, 35 patients; lymphoma ATL, two patients; chronic ATL, 12 ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Sadamori N,Ichiba M,Mine M,Hakariya S,Hayashibara T,Itoyama T,Nakamura H,Tomonaga M,Hayashi K

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of factor XI (FXI) in blood coagulation has been clarified in recent years by descriptions of FXI-deficient patients who are prone to excessive bleeding after haemostatic challenge. We have studied a large kindred of an Italian FXI-deficient patient with a previously undescribed mutation. The propositus, a 68...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Alhaq A,Mitchell M,Sethi M,Rahman S,Flynn G,Boulton P,Caeno G,Smith M,Savidge G

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL) is one of the more common forms of B cell malignancy. Although the condition has a variable clinical course, the trend is towards eventual relapse and the disease is considered incurable. Whilst the majority of the circulating CD5-positive neoplastic B cel...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Ramsay AD,Rodriguez-Justo M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxyurea (HU), an inhibitor of DNA synthesis, can also induce haemoglobinization in certain erythroid cell lines. In this study, we report that intracellular peroxides levels were increased in HU-treated murine erythroleukaemia (MEL) cells and that l-acetyl-N-cysteine (LNAC), a potent reducing reagent, had a signif...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Nagai T,Tarumoto T,Miyoshi T,Ohmine K,Muroi K,Komatsu N,Sassa S,Ozawa K

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary hyperferritinaemia cataract syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by heterogeneous mutations of the iron regulatory element (IRE) in the ferritin l-chain mRNA. The mutations are rare and fast DNA scanning would facilitate diagnosis. The aim of the study was to compare the analytical performances...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Cremonesi L,Paroni R,Foglieni B,Galbiati S,Fermo I,Soriani N,Belloli S,Ruggeri G,Biasiotto G,Cazzola M,Ferrari F,Ferrari M,Arosio P

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently identified a human minor histocompatibility (H) antigen, encoded by UDP glycosyltransferase 2 family, polypeptide B17 (UGT2B17), whose immunogenicity results from differential expression in donor and recipient cells as a consequence of a homozygous deletion of the UGT2B17 gene. UGT2B17 is highly expressed ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Terakura S,Murata M,Nishida T,Emi N,Akatsuka Y,Riddell SR,Morishima Y,Kodera Y,Naoe T

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in multiple myeloma support the notion that the associated bone disease, characterized by increased osteoclastogenesis and suppressed osteoblastogenesis, is both a consequence and necessity of tumour progression. Osteoblastogenesis is suppressed by secreted inhibitors and dysregulation of cell-surface 'coupli...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Yaccoby S

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 3q21q26 syndrome leukaemias are characterised by dystrophic megakaryocytes, elevated platelet counts, ectopic EVI1 protein production and poor prognosis. To investigate the molecular basis of this disease, we developed a model system to examine the biological activity of EVI1 in a megakaryocyte progenitor cell lin...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Kilbey A,Alzuherri H,McColl J,Calés C,Frampton J,Bartholomew C

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT) is widely used as a treatment for systemic AL amyloidosis, but its efficacy has not been proved and it has substantial toxicity in this setting. We report here the outcome of 92 patients evaluated at the UK National Amyloidosis Centre who underwent...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Goodman HJ,Gillmore JD,Lachmann HJ,Wechalekar AD,Bradwell AR,Hawkins PN

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the trends of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) positivity rate in Hodgkin's disease (HD) between 1955 and 1999. The overall positivity rate gradually decreased over time [12 out of 23 (52%) in 1955-69; 18 out of 39 (46%) in 1970-84; 13 out of 44 (35%) in 1985-99; P = 0.135]. Interestingly, a marked decrease in ...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Takeuchi K,Morishita Y,Fukayama M,Mori S

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Givinostat, a histone-deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi), inhibits proliferation of cells bearing the JAK2 V617F mutation and has shown significant activity with good tolerability in patients with chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN). In this multicentre, open-label, phase II study, 44 patients with polycythaemia ver...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Finazzi G,Vannucchi AM,Martinelli V,Ruggeri M,Nobile F,Specchia G,Pogliani EM,Olimpieri OM,Fioritoni G,Musolino C,Cilloni D,Sivera P,Barosi G,Finazzi MC,Di Tollo S,Demuth T,Barbui T,Rambaldi A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reversible aggregation of red blood cells (RBC) plays an important role in determining blood flow properties, and it is this aggregation which increases blood viscosity at low shear rates. The structure and sites of venous thrombi, as well as the fact that stasis is a major predisposing factor in venous thrombosis, su...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Chabanel A,Horellou MH,Conard J,Samama MM

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：:Sickle cell disease (SCD) in Saudi patients from the Eastern Province is associated with the Arab-Indian (AI) HBB (β-globin gene) haplotype. The phenotype of AI SCD in children was described as benign and was attributed to their high fetal haemoglobin (HbF). We conducted a hospital-based study to assess the pattern of...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Alsultan A,Alabdulaali MK,Griffin PJ,Alsuliman AM,Ghabbour HA,Sebastiani P,Albuali WH,Al-Ali AK,Chui DH,Steinberg MH

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Megakaryopoiesis was examined in 10 patients (eight females and two males) with cyclic thrombocytopenia (CT) to investigate the underlying pathogenesis. Numbers of CFU-Meg and megakaryocytes and the mean cytoplasmic area (mean area) of megakaryocytes at the peak, nadir, ascent mid phase, and descent mid phase of the p...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Nagasawa T,Hasegawa Y,Kamoshita M,Ohtani K,Komeno T,Itoh T,Shinagawa A,Kojima H,Ninomiya H,Abe T

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isoferritin composition of serum ferritin in 13 patients with untreated idiopathic haemochromatosis (IHC) has been shown to differ from normal in exhibiting an increase in isoferritins in the pH range 5.54-5.62. A similar change was observed in four patients with gross iron overload secondary to haemolytic anaemia...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Halliday JW,McKeering LV,Tweedale R,Powell LW

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients are described who had evidence of both multiple myeloma and chronic neutrophilic leukaemia at or near the time of presentation. Descriptions of five similar patients were found in the literature supporting an association between the two disorders. This association is further evidence of a link between mye...

journal_title：British journal of haematology

authors： Lewis MJ,Oelbaum MH,Coleman M,Allen S

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00