Blood Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 8th, 2004
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Stem-Cell Research - Podocalyxin-like protein may be useful as hematopoietic stem cell marker
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Young female bone marrow recipients have high risk of ovarian damage
Graft-versus-Host Disease - Twice-daily CsA prophylaxis more effective than continuous infusion
Renal Cell Cancer - IFN-producing cytotoxic T cells may mediate stem-cell graft-vs-tumor effect
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Lipid amphotericin B formulations protect post-HSCT renal function
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Recombinant G-CSF indirectly suppresses T-cell activity
Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Cloretazine receives Fast Track designation from FDA
Blood Transfusions - Positive phase Ib/II clinical trial results reported for Hemospan
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Britain restricts blood donations as a precaution against mad cow's disease
Business & Finance - Initial letter agreement announced for adult stem cell bank
Business Update - Company announces a new name for point-of-care blood-analysis system
Cancer Risk - Radiation after prostate cancer recurrence benefits high-risk patients
Cardiology - Everolimus may prevent rejection and vasculopathy after heart transplantation
Cardiovascular Disease - Juvenile and adult rabbits respond differently to homocysteine treatment
Cardiovascular Disease - Role of ABCA1 in cholesterol metabolism reviewed
Cardiovascular Disease Therapy - Plasmat Futura HELP apheresis system safe and effective
Cell Biology - Cells induced to "de-differentiate" back into stem cells
Chronic Hepatitis B - Hepatitis B core antigen makes T cells and monocytes secrete interleukin-10
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Preliminary results of Xcytrin for chronic lymphocytic leukemia announced
Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Alternative medicines can pose risks for cancer patients
Diabetes - Survey shows conservative voters support embryonic stem cell science
Drug Delivery - Novel hemoglobin-carrying nanoparticles developed
Finance - $10.4 million raised in private placement of common stock
Finance - Product candidate gets boost from $12.8 million private placement
Finance - Vaccine development helps drive company's 25% revenue increase in 2003
Heart Attack - Catheter-based delivery system deploys stem cells to heart attack patients
Heart Attack - Plasma lipids augment post-infarction erythrocyte aggregation
Hematologic Cancer - Lymphohematopoietic cancer may be related to Alachlor exposure
Hematology - Erythrocyte ghosts prolong plasmid DNA expression in the blood
Hematology - Fanconi anemia group C protein regulated through proteolytic modification
Hematology - Immunosuppressive therapy diminishes pancytopenia in a child with monosomy 7
Hematology - Novel thioredoxin-related protein expressed in plasma cells identified
Hematology - P-selectin modulation involved in hemostasis
Hematology - Previous Rh incompatible pregnancies raise schizophrenia risks in later births
Heparin - Heparin binds to the laminin alpha 4 chain LG4 domain at a unique site
Hepatitis B Virus - Nabi to supply Novaplus Nabi-HB
Immunology - Myeloperoxidase expression identifies acute myeloblastic leukemia variants
Immunology - The 4H84 mAb can bind to non-HLA-G molecules
Infection Control - A critical juncture for hemodialysis-related HCV passage is saline flushing
Leukemia - Combo of two natural toxins may be novel treatment for blood cancer
Leukemia - Failure of DNA repair mechanism precedes final stage of deadly leukemia
Mosquito-borne Disease - Replication kinetics of Chimerivax-DEN in Aedes aegypti determined
Multiple Myeloma Therapy - Busulphan-cyclophosphamide conditioning safe, effective for auto-SCT
Myelodysplastic Syndrome - Dacogen clinical study interim data clarification released
Myeloma - Simvastatin given with cytotoxic drugs is advantageous in myeloma cell lines
Myocardial Infarction - Stem cells not the cure for a broken heart
Obstetrics - Factor V gene polymorphisms leave Finnish women vulnerable to preeclampsia
Occupational Health - Doctors call for balancing of patient/worker viral transmission protection
Occupational Health - Some electric utility workers show reduced levels of immune system cells
Personnel - Biotechnology company announces new scientific advisor
Personnel - Former Mount Sinai doctor comes to Cleveland Clinic
Quality Assurance - Company announces an upgrade to ISO 9001:2000 certification
Radiology - MR imaging of toxoplasmosis encephalitis in BMT recipients characterized
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome - Successful unrelated BMT reported in SDS patient with leukemia
Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-FU are effective in squamous cell carcinoma
Staph Infections - Company initiates enrollment in phase II trial for Aurexis
Stem-Cell Research - BDNF gene-modified mesenchymal stem cells foster recovery after ischemic stroke
Stem-Cell Research - Muscle satellite cells and connective tissue can derive from transplanted BM cells
Stem-Cell Research - Novel anti-apoptotic molecule plays key role in hematopoiesis
Stem-Cell Research - Novel culture system efficiently produces eosinophils from embryonic cells
Stem-Cell Research - Pancreatic islet-derived stem cells can engraft and induce tolerance in mice
Stem-Cell Research - V(D)J recombinase activity elucidated
Stem-Cell Transplantation - MiniMACS system superior to Isolex 50 for CD34 cell selection
Stem-Cell Transplantation - Outcome of reduced-intensity conditioning evaluated
Toxicology - No dermal subchronic toxicity found for phenoxyethyl isobutyrate
Transfusion Medicine - Autologous MDS cells can reconstitute erythrocyte populations after DLI
Transfusion Medicine - Methylene blue virus photoinactivation reviewed
Transfusion Medicine - Public-private partnership to conduct radio frequency identification pilot study
Transplant Medicine - BK polyoma virus infection plagues renal transplant recipients in India
Transplant Medicine - Complement-related approaches diagnose antibody-mediated rejection
Transplant Medicine - Immune cells fight cancer's return, predict outcome after stem-cell transplant
Transplant Medicine - Plasma exchange techniques temporarily support liver transplant candidates
Transplant Medicine - Valaciclovir treats chronic hepatitis B after lung transplantation
cDNA Clones - GNF acquires TrueClone collection
von Willebrand Disease - Mutation disrupts interaction of von Willebrand factor with platelets
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