Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 27th, 2003
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Cell Biology - Bone marrow cells take on new role in the brain
Leukemia - Stem cell CTLA-4 may be therapeutic target
Bone Marrow Transplant - New procedures to make transplants safer
Cord Blood - CCR3 receptor involved in eosinophil differentiation, upregulated in CD34+ progenitor cells
Stem Cell Research - Heterologous cells cooperate to augment stem cell migration, homing, and engraftment
Stem Cell Transplantation - Directed-donor sibling cord blood banking effective
Acute Myocardial Infarction - Cell transplantation could restore cardiac function
Anastomosis - Vasconnect's sutureless blood-vessel connector used in humans for first time
Anemia - Iron overload during chelation therapy may result in liver injury
Blood Testing - Flow cytometry enables automatic counting of viable nucleated erythroid cells
Cancer Therapy - Orphan drug application filed for AMD-3100
Cell Biology - Oxygen is a key switch in transforming adult stem cells from fat into cartilage
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - Interferon-alpha and imatinib induce different types of remission
Cirrhosis - Vapreotide reduces hepatic hypertension
Fancomi Anemia - FANCC exerts antiapoptotic effect in concert with Hsp70
Hematology - CCR7-mediated lymphocyte homing involves tyrosine kinase pathway
Hemodialysis - Polysporin ointment helps prevent catheter infections
Immunology - Serum-derived protein S stimulates phagocytosis of apoptotic cells
Infectious Disease - Clonotype TCR tracking effective during chronic virus infections
Kidney Transplantation - Heightened CD69 expression marks CMV viremia, but not rejection
Legislation - New Jersey Assembly panel approves stem cell bill
Leukemia - A causal role of CD38 identified in leukocyte differentiation
Liver Disease - Study indexes markers for fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C
Malaria Therapy - Novel blood test determines Plasmodium vivax drug sensitivity
Protease Cascades - Scientist seeks to understand regulatory mechanisms
Shock - Caspase inhibition does not protect against liver damage
Shock - Opioid receptor antagonists block arterial muscle cell Ca2+-activated K+ channels
Stem Cell Transplantation - Skeletal effects of cyclosporin A are gender related in rats
Thalassemia - Gene restoration yields hemoglobin A from progenitor cells
Tissue Hypoperfusion - Sublingual system first to measure carbon dioxide
Transfusion Medicine - Government probes particles in donated blood
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