abstract：:It has been suggested that human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) could be used to repair numerous injured tissues. We have studied the potential use of hMSC to limit radiation-induced skin lesions. Immunodeficient NOD/SCID mice were locally irradiated to the leg (30 Gy, dose rate 2.7 Gy/min) using a (60)Co source to ind...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： François S,Mouiseddine M,Mathieu N,Semont A,Monti P,Dudoignon N,Saché A,Boutarfa A,Thierry D,Gourmelon P,Chapel A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marked polyclonal immunoglobulin (Ig)G4 hypergammaglobulinemia has exceptionally been reported. Here we report on two Algerian patients who presented a syndrome characterized by anemia, plasmacytic lymphadenopathy, renal manifestations, and a marked polyclonal IgG4 hypergammaglobulinemia leading to a hyperviscosity sy...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Boulanger E,Fuentes V,Meignin V,Mougenot B,Labaume S,Gouilleux-Gruart V,Cogné M,Aucouturier P,Clauvel JP,Ronco P,Lassoued K

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical experience of the significant difference in iron metabolism between multiple myeloma and myelodysplasia prompted us to analyse patients according to mutation frequency in the hemochromatosis gene (HFE) known to participate in the regulation of iron metabolism. HFE genotyping results were also evaluated in...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Várkonyi J,Demeter J,Tordai A,Andrikovics H

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic trioxide (As2O3) is a highly effective agent in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), whereas other hematopoietic tumors are less responsive to this agent and mechanisms underlying As2O3,-resistance are poorly understood. To better understand the complex network of GSH-related pathways in As2O3 ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Bernardini S,Nuccetelli M,Noguera NI,Bellincampi L,Lunghi P,Bonati A,Mann K,Miller WH Jr,Federici G,Lo Coco F

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low folate intake and changes in folate metabolism due to polymorphisms in the methylentetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene have been associated with myelomagenesis. However, controversial data have been published regarding a protective role of variant alleles of MTHFR on MM. PATIENTS AND METHODS:To inve...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Chiusolo P,Farina G,Putzulu R,Reddiconto G,Fiorini A,De Stefano V,Rossi E,Palladino M,Leone G,Sica S

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raised percentage hypochromic red cells (%HRC) were detected at diagnosis in 10 of 34 consecutive patients with low-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) [refractory anemia (RA) (4/26) and RA with ring sideroblasts (6/8)], all of whom had normal or increased serum ferritin and bone marrow iron stores. Elevated %HRC has ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Murphy PT,Quinn JP,O'Donghaile D,Swords R,O'Donnell JR

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rituximab induces B-cell depletion; therefore, it has been used in the treatment of immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the effectiveness of rituximab in the treatment of 89 patients with chronic ITP refractory to several treatments. All the patients had platelet ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Peñalver FJ,Jiménez-Yuste V,Almagro M,Alvarez-Larrán A,Rodríguez L,Casado M,Gallur L,Giraldo P,Hernández R,Menor D,Rodríguez MJ,Caballero D,González R,Mayans J,Millán I,Cabrera JR,Multi-institutional Retrospective Spanish

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits of intensive post-remission chemotherapy have not been verified in elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). To reduce fatal complications caused by intensive post-remission therapy, we performed a prospective phase II multicenter trial of standard induction chemotherapy ('7+3' of cytarabine plu...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Lee JH,Choi SJ,Lee JH,Park JH,Kim H,Joo YD,Lee WS,Zang DY,Kim HJ,Lee KH,Cooperative Study Group A for Hematology.

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) and/or BCR-ABL+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have extremely poor prognoses. Most of these patients have additional, heterogenous karyotype abnormalities, the majority of which have uncertain clinical significance. In this study we analyzed the clinical charact...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Wrzesień-Kuś A,Robak T,Pluta A,Zwolińska M,Wawrzyniak E,Wierzbowska A,Skotnicki A,Jakubas B,Hołowiecki J,Nowak K,Kuliczkowski K,Mazur G,Haus O,Dmoszyńska A,Adamczyk-Cioch M,Jedrzejczak WW,Paluszewska M,Konopka L,Pałyn

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transplantation of autologous hematopoietic stem cells is a well established therapeutic procedure. Despite advances in efficacy of the stem cell mobilization and apheresis process until now a predictive factor for the expected stem cell yield before initiation of mobilization therapy could not be identified. The main...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Fillitz M,Karlic H,Tüchler H,Zeibig J,Spiegel W,Wihlidal P,Varga F,Pittermann E,Pfeilstöcker M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-eclampsia is a condition observed during pregnancy and threatens the life of both mother and foetus. There are studies, which suggest platelets play a major role in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia. The aim of this study is to compare the complete blood count (CBC) parameters, especially platelet count and mean p...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Ceyhan T,Beyan C,Başer I,Kaptan K,Güngör S,Ifran A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypermethylation of CpG islands near gene promoter regions is associated with transcriptional inactivation and represents an important mechanism of gene silencing in carcinogenesis. Such epigenetic phenomena can act alongside DNA mutations and deletions to disrupt tumor-suppressor gene function. The methylation status...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Galm O,Wilop S,Lüders C,Jost E,Gehbauer G,Herman JG,Osieka R

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty six patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia were studied by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and real-time PCR. There was concordance between the results achieved by both the methods except in one case, which was negative by RT-PCR but positive by real-time PCR. The prevalence of bcr3...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Sazawal S,Hasan SK,Dutta P,Kumar B,Kumar R,Kumar L,Choudhry VP,Saxena R

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic idiopathic neutropenia of adults (CINA) is a granulocytic disorder characterised by the "unexplained" decrease in the number of circulating neutrophils. Serum inflammatory cytokines and chemokines are increased in CINA. In addition, cytokines gene polymorphisms are associated with increased levels of respectiv...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Addas-Carvalho M,de Paula EV,Lima CS,Saad ST

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have demonstrated that direct cell-to-cell interaction is one of the microenvironment factors for transdifferentiation of adult stem cells into cardiomyocytes. We investigated whether transdifferentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into cardiomyocytes was dependent on developmental stages of cocul...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Yoon J,Shim WJ,Ro YM,Lim DS

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal immunoglobulin, as a marker for monoclonal gammopathy, is evaluated by protein electrophoresis (PEP) and immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE). However, PEP and IFE are not satisfactory in sensitivity, objectivity, and facility. Recently, a highly sensitive, automated immunoassay for measurement of free ligh...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Kang SY,Suh JT,Lee HJ,Yoon HJ,Lee WI

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The best treatment option for patients with relapsed or high-grade follicular lymphoma (FL) is unknown. In spite of major advances in the therapy for FL, disease-free survival remains short, and median time to progression is just over a year. Autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with relapsed FL is safe an...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Ganguly S,Divine CL,Deauna-Limayo D,Bodensteiner DC,Cook JD,Lewis JN,Skikne BS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacological agents such as hydroxyurea (HU) have been known to cause induction of fetal hemoglobin and possibly may alleviate the symptoms in thalassemia intermedia patients. Thirty-seven patients with beta-thalassemia intermedia were enrolled to assess response to HU therapy. Major response was defined as transfu...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Dixit A,Chatterjee TC,Mishra P,Choudhry DR,Mahapatra M,Tyagi S,Kabra M,Saxena R,Choudhry VP

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to assess the estimation of 2- and 5-year overall survival and tumor response and the frequency and severity of treatment morbidity with a modified ProMACE-MOPP hybrid protocol in patients with primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL). Thirty-two immunocompetent patients were treated with a regimen of...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Yamanaka R,Morii K,Shinbo Y,Takeuchi S,Tamura T,Hondoh H,Takahashi H,Onda K,Takahashi H,Tanaka R

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The matricellular protein SPARC (secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine)/osteonectin was determined in patients with multiple myeloma and related disease to assess the hypothesized role of SPARC as a possible marker of tumor burden and disease progression. Soluble SPARC was measured by competitive enzyme-linked ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Turk N,Kusec R,Jaksic B,Turk Z

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycythemias or erythrocytoses in childhood and adolescence are very rare. Systematic data on the clinical presentation and laboratory evaluations as well as on treatment regimens are sparse. The diagnostic program in absolute erythrocytosis includes extensive clinical, hematological, biochemical, and molecular biolo...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Cario H

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryoglobulinemia is uncommon in Southern Chinese in Hong Kong, with tropical climates and low incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Eight positive cases were detected among 481 patients screened for cryoglobulins over a 10-year period. Three HCV carriers (38%) ran benign courses. The others included two carr...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Au WY,Kwok JS,Chu KM,Ma ES

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As ethnic variations are known to exist in inherited genetic defects, the clinico-haematological profile of Indian children with thrombophilia may be different from that of Caucasians. The aim of the study was to analyse the phenotypic and genotypic causes of thrombophilia in Indian children. Forty patients with arter...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Gupta PK,Ahmed RP,Bhattacharyya M,Kannan M,Biswas A,Kalra V,Saxena R

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and immunosuppression (IS) have improved the prognosis of aplastic anemia; both treatments have specific advantages and drawbacks but similar survival rates. Analysis of additional endpoints may help in treatment decisions. In a single-center study, patients with aplastic anemia treat...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Viollier R,Passweg J,Gregor M,Favre G,Kühne T,Nissen C,Gratwohl A,Tichelli A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is one of the main causes of therapy-related death after allogeneic hemopoietic stem cell transplantation. Early diagnosis and immediate treatment are probably essential for improving clinical outcome. High-resolution sonography allows the evaluation of single bowel wa...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Görg C,Wollenberg B,Beyer J,Stolte MS,Neubauer A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of an 82-year-old man who suffered an acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction while receiving treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) for thrombocytopenia is discussed. A total of 29 other cases of thromboembolism related to IVIg therapy have been reported, and the incidence seems to be especially hig...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Hefer D,Jaloudi M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic infections in humans, but in most cases it does not cause serious illness; this protozoan can nevertheless cause devastating disease in immunocompromised hosts such as HIV-positive individuals. Only rarely is toxoplasmosis documented in hematological patients, and amon...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Pagano L,Trapè G,Putzulu R,Caramatti C,Picardi M,Nosari A,Cinieri S,Caira M,Del Favero A,GIMEMA (Gruppo Italiano Malattie Ematologiche dell'Adulto)-Infection Program.

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutropenic enterocolitis (NE) is a severe gastrointestinal complication in patients who undergo aggressive chemotherapy. It is a necrotizing inflammation of the cecum, colon, and the terminal part of the ileum. The serious clinical state of NE patients requires very frequent surgical consultations; however, in a few ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Wach M,Dmoszynska A,Wasik-Szczepanek E,Pozarowski A,Drop A,Szczepanek D

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia (AML-M7) is an uncommon disease, composing 0.5-1.2% of newly diagnosed adult acute myeloid leukaemias (AML). It is characterised by higher incidence and complexity of cytogenetic abnormalities. We report a rare case of Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome-positive AML-M7, presenting with extre...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Balatzenko G,Guenova M,Zechev J,Toshkov S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) French-American-British (FAB) 4 developed disseminated invasive cerebral and pulmonary aspergillosis during postinduction aplasia. According to international consensus, infection was categorized as probable (two host factors: deep neutropenia for >10 days and refract...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Damaj G,Ivanov V,Le Brigand B,D'incan E,Doglio MF,Bilger K,Faucher C,Vey N,Gastaut JA

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic idiopathic neutropenia (CIN) has been well recognized as a granulocytic disorder not associated with increased risk to malignant transformation. Four cases, however, of acute myeloid leukemia have been recently reported in patients with CIN. In the current paper, we report on a CIN patient who developed acute ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Papadaki HA,Kosteas T,Gemetzi C,Damianaki A,Anagnou NP,Eliopoulos GD

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of disseminated infection with Fusarium oxysporum following chemotherapy of acute myelogenous leukemia is reported. Antifungal treatment was successful with a 13-day course of oral terbinafine 250 mg t.i.d. in combination with amphotericin B deoxycholate 1.0-1.5 mg/kg qd and subsequently intravenous liposomal a...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Rothe A,Seibold M,Hoppe T,Seifert H,Engert A,Caspar C,Karthaus M,Fätkenheuer G,Bethe U,Tintelnot K,Cornely OA

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a heterogeneous disorder. For example, the growth of erythropoietin-independent erythroid colonies, termed "endogenous erythroid colonies (EECs)", has previously been observed in only 50% of ET patients. We have recently described the overexpression of a hematopoietic receptor, PRV-1 ...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Griesshammer M,Klippel S,Strunck E,Temerinac S,Mohr U,Heimpel H,Pahl HL

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several authors have described a particular potential of automated depolarization analysis in detecting malaria infection as part of the routine full blood count (FBC) performed by the Cell-Dyn 4000 analyzer. In these cases, abnormal depolarizing patterns are due to the presence of leukocyte-associated malaria hemozoi...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Crespo S,Palacios G,Scott S,Lago M,Puente S,Martínez M,Baquero M,Subirats M

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a factor X (FX)-deficient Chinese family with two novel FX gene (F10) mutations. Two sibling probands had a bleeding tendency since childhood. Both had very low FX:C (<0.01 IU/ml) and FX:Ag (5-6%) levels and were heterozygous for two novel F10 mutations, a 2-bp GC deletion involving nucleotides 33 and 34, le...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Au WY,Lam CC,Cheung WC,Kwong YL

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a retrospective, multicenter study to evaluate biological features and outcome of elderly patients diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) during the last 10 years in ten hematological centers in Poland. Eighty-seven patients aged 60 years or older were studied. To our knowledge, this is one of the l...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Robak T,Szmigielska-Kapłon A,Wrzesień-Kuś A,Wierzbowska A,Skotnicki AB,Piatkowska-Jakubas B,Kuliczkowski K,Mazur G,Zduńczyk A,Stella-Hołowiecka B,Hołowiecki J,Dwilewicz-Trojaczek J,Madry K,Dmoszyńska A,Cioch M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite high-dose chemotherapy and autografting, the outcome for patients with primary refractory Hodgkin's disease (HD) or multiple relapses remains unsatisfactory. Six pediatric patients (median age: 16 years, range: 11-19) received reduced intensity conditioning and allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplanta...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Claviez A,Klingebiel T,Beyer J,Nürnberger W,Ehninger G,Suttorp M,Dreger P,Dörffel W,Schmitz N

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) generated in the respiratory burst reaction are crucial for the killing of bacteria and fungi in phagocytes. The key enzyme for the respiratory burst reaction is the NADPH oxidase. Reactive oxygen intermediates have additionally been proposed to be of general importance for the expr...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： v Bernuth H,Kulka C,Roesler J,Gahr M,Rösen-Wolff A

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main purpose of this report is to focus on the importance of an accurate etiologic diagnosis of gastrointestinal complications during chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia, taking into account that a syndrome characterized by bowel wall thickening associated with diarrhea and abdominal pain may have etiologies d...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Capria S,Vitolo D,Cartoni C,Dessanti L,Micozzi A,Mandelli F,Meloni G

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last few years, new insights into the biology of mantle cell lymphoma have been obtained. However, with a median survival of only 3 years, mantle cell lymphoma remains the lymphoma subtype with the poorest prognosis. At initial diagnosis most patients present with advanced Ann Arbor stage III or IV and conv...

journal_title：Annals of hematology

authors： Lenz G,Dreyling M,Hiddemann W

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00