Blood Weekly

Immunology - Dendrites are chemoattracted to C3a after up-regulation of C3a receptor with IFN

Immunology - Distinct CXC chemokines show restricted expression in myeloid/nonmyeloid cells

Immunology - FTY720 may increase efficacy and tolerability of immunosuppressive regimens

Immunology - HIP-55 key novel component of synapse modulating T-cell activation

Immunology - Hyperfiltration not the rule following single kidney transplantation

Immunology - Medicinal fungus water extract promotes immunity and inhibits tumor metastasis

Immunology - Proinflammatory phenotype in niSMCs result in increased leukocyte recruitment

Immunology - TEPA study supports current phase I/II leukemia trial in the U.S.

Immunology - The mast cell directs the immune response

Immunology - sIg light chain restriction may not indicate mature B-cell phenotype in ALL

Immunosuppression - Cyclosporin and tacrolimus have equivalent results in lung transplantation

Immunosuppression - Cyclosporine remains the cornerstone of immunosuppression

Immunosuppression - Successful kidney transplants increase with cyclosporine experience

Infectious Disease - Transmission cycles of Pneumocystis jirovecii infections are linked

Inflammation - recHDLs reduce inflammation associated with ischemia/reperfusion and colitis

Ischemia - Stathmin marks cell proliferation in the recovery phase of renal failure

Kidney Disease - IgA nephropathy associated with X-linked thrombocytopenia

Legal Issues - Maryland hospital faces congressional review

Leukemia - MRI is an important tool in detecting recurrent acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Mergers and Acquisitions - Cell therapy company signs letter of intent to merge

Metabolic Pathway - Organelles are involved in tissue differentiation

Military Healthcare - Talent, Clinton push military health bill

Mutagenesis - Aberrant methylation of trail decoy receptor genes is common in many cancers

Neural Inflammation - Butyrate is anti-inflammatory in primary, brain-derived microglial cells

Neurology - MCP-1 involved in development of mechanical allodynia induced by nerve injury

Obstetrics - Iron supplements still leave pregnant women anemic in semirural Mexico

Opportunistic Infections - Prophylactic levofloxacin spawns drug-resistant microbes in cancer patients

Oral Surgery - Autologous fibrin-platelet glue improves maxillofacial surgery outcome

Osteoporosis - Calcium citrate decreases bone resorption markers more than calcium carbonate

Patents - Patents granted for blood volume analyzer kit in Canada, Japan

Pediatric Health - Engineer helps create world's first artificial heart for children

Pharmaceutical and Drug Development - Novel synthesis of protease inhibitors yield potent anti-HIV activity

Proteomics - Matrix gene and protein expressions change in radiation-exposed skin

SARS - Monitoring natural killer cells help differentiate SARS from M. Pneumoniae

Skin Cancer - Alpha-tocopherol may offer some protection against less aggressive melanomas

Stem Cells - New population of multilineage stem cells in umbilical cord blood isolated

Stem-Cell Research - 3-D analysis of cultured bone useful for continuous monitoring of tissue growth

Stem-Cell Research - Apoptosis requires participation of pro-apoptotic family member Bax

Stem-Cell Research - Different signaling pathways involved in pathogenesis of CML and EMS

Stem-Cell Research - Endodermal progenitors differentiate into hepatic and pancreatic lineages

Stem-Cell Research - Enhanced stem cell survival associated with specific APC mutations

Stem-Cell Research - Greater understanding of ocular stem-cell biology needed

Stem-Cell Research - Improved embryonic stem cell test predicts developmental toxicity

Stem-Cell Research - LIMK1/cofilin-mediated actin reorganization regulates stem cell migration

Stem-Cell Research - Many brainstem neurons express functional MOR or DOR receptors or both

Stem-Cell Research - Novel biomarkers of human pluripotent embryonic carcinoma stem cells identified

Stem-Cell Research - Novel method useful for cell-cell interaction studies and tissue engineering

Stem-Cell Research - Novel neuronal phenotypes generated from neural progenitor cells

Stem-Cell Research - Shock wave-promoted bone formation activates ERK and p38 kinase

Stem-Cell Research - Skin-originated stem cells isolated from pigs

Stem-Cell Research - Soluble Jagged-1 induces hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal

Stem-Cell Research - c-Kit and nestin expressing cells represent endocrine precursor cells

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Allogeneic stem cell transplant curative in amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Cell transplantation for Parkinson disease still in infancy

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Children recovering from stem-cell transplants suffer diminished resistance

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Pretreatment with hydroxyurea lowers rejection incidence in sickle cell disease

Thromboembolic Disorders - Anticoagulant for thromboembolic disorders effective in animal models

Tissue Engineering - Biodegradable support materials used to produce biphasic cartilage constructs

Tissue Engineering - Inkjet printing used for high-throughput cell patterning

Tissue Engineering - Preincubating tissue engineered constructs enhances donor cell retention

Transfusion Medicine - FACS assay suitable for HPA 1a screening

Transgenics - Pentraxin 3 helps control fungal recognition and phagocytosis

Transplant Medicine - Report: New approach has lung recipients taking far fewer drugs

Tumor Marker - Clinical marker CAF-1 distinguishes quiescent from proliferating cells

Tumor Suppression - PTEN is physically associated with platelet-derived growth factor

Tumorigenesis - Autocrine/paracrine SFRP 2 induces cellular resistance to apoptosis

West Nile - North Carolina health officials warn of West Nile threat