Blood Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 29th, 2004
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Cancer Therapy - Endurance training can preserve fitness during chemotherapy+SCT
Awards - Wilmot leukemia expert gets national achievement award
Bacterial Contamination - Technology licensed from Infectio for bacterial detection system for platelets
Cancer Therapy - IPSS score has limited prognostic value for MDS patients undergoing intensive treatment
Cancer Therapy - Treatment of post-HDC/HSCT infections reveiwed
Cell Biology - Cells' ability to open blood's floodgates hinges on unexpected factors
Cell Biology - ETH Zurich: New aspects in stem cell development discussed
Chagas Disease - Virulence factor identified
Chlamydia Pneumoniae - C. pneumoniae may play a role in CNS diseases such as Alzheimer and MS
Cryopreservation - Cord blood bank in Turkey orders BioArchive Systems
Finance - StaphVAX maker completes common stock offering
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Auto-SCT complications more extensive during hematological cancer
Genetic Disorders - Novel alpha-thalassemia mutations identified
Geriatrics - Thymic stromal macrophages and dendritic cells are not greatly altered with age
Helicobacter Pylori - Pediatric H. pylori Cag A total IgG, IgG subclass, indicate pathology type
Hematological Cancer - Features of leukemic involvement in ALCL described
Hematology - Mini-adenoviral vector extends clotting factor production in hemophilia models
Hematology - Potent, selective, and orally bioavailable factor Xa inhibitor developed
Hemophilia - Intracranial hemorrhage treatment for hemophiliacs reviewed
Hepatitis C Virus - Study shows progression is mild over 35 years after infection in infanthood
Hemophilia - ADHD common in young male hemophiliacs
Hypertension - Hypotensive effects of cerebral Ang-(1-7) evaluated in rat hemorrhage model
Immune Evasion - Tumors induce type II polarized macrophages that aid in tumor progression
Immunology - Lipopolysaccharide needed for efficient DC maturation in MCM culture
Influenza Virus - Outer membrane protein A and influenza hemagglutinin fusion domain described
Leukemia - High-dose methylprednisolone induces remission in CLL patients
Leukemia Diagnostics - Wilms tumor 1 gene transcripts useful for measuring minimal residual disease
Liver Transplantation - Over-immunosuppression leaves transplanted cholangitis patients prone to cancer
Lymphocyte Activation - Apelin is involved in lymphocytic cholinergic activity in immune response
Lymphoma - CD5+ diffuse large-B-cell lymphoma has a poorer prognosis than CD5-lymphoma
Stem-Cell Research - Skeletal muscles have highly differential incorporation of marrow-derived cells
Lymphoma - Murine anaplastic large-cell lymphoma model developed
Lymphoma Therapy - High-dose radioimmunotherapy may be superior to standard lymphoma treatment
Mergers and Acquisitions - Oncology, hematology companies complete merger
Myasthenia Gravis - FcgammaIIA-R/R131 genotypic distribution is altered in myasthenia gravis
Natural Killer Function - NKT cells become activated, produce IFNgamma in response to CD1d antigen, IL-12
Neutrophil Function - Neutrophil degranulation is an essential part of the inflammatory reaction
Oncology - Complex interactions control endothelial cell proliferation and tumor apoptosis
Parasitology - Opisthorchis viverrini is a fluke in raw fish that can infect human liver
Patient Education - New non-Hodgkin lymphoma treatment guidelines available
Personnel - Biotechnology company announces new chief financial officer
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Mycobacterial infection can cancel effects of SCT for IFMgammaR1 deficiency
Personnel - Canadian biopharma taps David Kinniburgh as VP
Regenerative Medicine - System for maintaining pluripotency in embryonic stem cells developed
Salt Exposure - Potassium salt exposure by female mineworkers, offspring does not alter immunity
Spleen Function - Beta-catenin is required at a checkpoint in spleen allowing T-cell development
Stem-Cell Research - Features of polycythemia vera reviewed
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Dendritic cell function impaired after reduced-intensity conditioning
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Epidemiology of infection following allo-SCT reviewed
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Quantitative real-time PCR improves post-SCT CMV detection
T-Cell Function - IL-2 is needed for the second part of T-cell generation, not initial expansion
Transplant Medicine - Sibling donates marrow to two other brothers
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Passenger lymphocyte syndrome possible in HLA-matched SCT
Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Blood culture suitable for diagnosis of disseminated TB
Angiology - Fibrosing mediastinitis, vena cava thrombosis can occur in Behcet disease
Angiology - Platelet-activating factor allows CD40 to trigger new vessel growth
Antibody Generation - IgA changes quantity from infancy to childhood; in saliva, serum, polymeric form
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