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Blood Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . September 21st, 2006

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Septic Shock - Septic shock prognosis linked with increased plasma brain natriuretic peptide levels

Tissue Engineering - Autologous full-thickness skin substitute heals chronic wounds

Tissue Engineering - Chondrocytes from older donors can be rejuvenated and can produce neocartilage

Tissue Engineering - Dendrimer crosslinked collagen gels may be suitable scaffolds for corneal tissue engineering

Tissue Engineering - Nanocomposite microvessels developed for artificial capillary bed

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Acute myeloid leukemia cell beta-catenin expression predicts poor prognosis

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Acute myeloid leukemia patients 50 years of age or older responded to induction therapy

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3/ITD is a relevant marker for acute myeloid leukemia prognosis

Angiology - Thromboplastin sensitivity to clotting factors can be modulated

Angiology - Tubular graft in the descending thoracic aorta may improve left ventricular performance

Angiomyxoma - Case of aggressive angiomyxoma presenting as a retrovesical tumor described

Avian Influenza - Analysis of Spanish flu cases suggests serotherapy might help in bird flu pandemic

Awards - Toshiba partner Katsumi Nakamura awarded first place for diagnostic cardiac imaging research

Blood Banking - Survey finds only 14% of young adults are aware of number of lives saved by blood donation

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer outcomes are predicted by cells linked to tumor angiogenesis

Breast Cancer - Immunohistochemical biomarker panel prognostic for estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer

Business Update - CardioVascular BioTherapeutics co-founder presents seminar on potential new heart disease treatment

Business Update - March Plasma Systems completes delivery of a multisystem order

Business Update - Sun Life Financial selects United Resource Networks transplant services for policy holders

Business Update - ThermoGenesis signs product development and supply assurance agreement with Cord Blood Registry

Cancer Therapy - CYP24 inhibition might open new paradigm for Vitamin D therapy

Cancer Therapy - Leukemic cell photodynamic destruction is activated by chemiluminescence

Cancer Therapy - Tumors targeted by intestinal pathogen-based delivery approach

Cardiology - Implantable cardioverter defibrillator-linked pericardial tamponade management is studied

Cardiovascular Disease - Iron deficiency in cyanotic adults is common, but does not alter viscosity

Cardiovascular Research - Artificial cardiac valve flow is characterized using numerical dye washout technique

Cardiovascular Research - Cutaneous vasoconstriction due to local cooling involves NO and noradrenaline

Cardiovascular Research - Mixed flow blood pump prototype is designed and tested

Central Nervous System Tumors - Central nervous system tumors low morbidity linked to use of N-butyl cyanoacrylate liquid adhesive

Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia - Chronic myelogenous leukemia therapy finds new target in Janus kinase 2

Critical Care Medicine - CKD patients demonstrate renoprotection with preoperative intravenous hydration

Critical Care Medicine - Macrophage myosin heavy chain expression after trauma-hemorrhage ensured by castration

Developmental Biology - Early embryonic vessel growth relies on hypoxia-inducible factor to coordinate hematopoietic factors

Diabetes Complications - Insulin therapy linked to platelet dysfunction in diabetics on dual oral antiplatelet therapy

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Genetic factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus assessed

Diagnostics - Susceptibility-weighted imaging used to characterize tumors

Diet & Nutrition - Fish oils produce anti-inflammatory effects and improve body weight in severe heart failure

Drug Safety - The safety of heparins in end-stage renal disease is considered in review

Embryogenesis - Aberrations of early trophoblast differentiation predispose to pregnancy failure

Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Silk matrices are suitable biomaterials for embryonic stem cell encapsulation

Erythropoiesis - More than blood represses transcription and promotes erythroid cell differentiation

Heart Transplant - BK viral reactivation in cardiac transplant patients is evidence for double-hit hypothesis

Hematologic Cancer - Piperacillin-tazobactam effective for febrile neutropenia in hematologic cancer

Hematology - Flow cytometry-sorted non-viable endotoxin-treated human monocytes are strongly procoagulant

Hematology - Myelomas suppressed by CD32 expression

Hematology - Percutaneous venovenous CO2 removal is accomplished with regional anticoagulation

Hematology - Thrombotic microangiopathy factors for resistance to plasma exchange are determined

Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma - Hilar cholangiocarcinoma safely treated by portal vein resection

Immunosuppressive Therapy - Isotechnika announces promising results from phase I TAFA93 trials

Invasive Fungal Infections - Invasive fungal infections in patients with hematologic malignancies are not readily detected

Kidney Disease - Online hemodiafiltration advantages are reviewed

Leukemia - Acute lymphoblastic leukemia prognosticated by CALCA promoter hypermethylation

Leukemia - Acute myeloid leukemia infants have high incidence of t(7;12)(q36;p13)

Leukemia - Infant leukemia linked to MLL fusion genes

Leukemia - Leukemia and other hematological cancers advance when tissue factor stimulates angiogenesis

Liver Disease - Coronary risk factors are high in end-stage liver disease being evaluated for liver transplant

Market Analysis - Report examines risk factors for heart disease in Type 2 diabetes

Medical Devices - ICU Medical launches first hemodialysis catheter protection device

Medical Devices - Rotary left ventricular assist device is capable of inducing artificial pulse

Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma - Medullary thyroid carcinoma with liver metastases treated by chemoembolization

Mergers & Acquisitions - Genzyme to initiate tender offer to acquire AnorMED, Inc.

Myelofibrosis - Idiopathic myelofibrosis is linked to bone marrow angiogenesis

Myocardial Ischemia - Trimetazidine effective against global myocardial ischemia in diabetics

Nanotechnology - Nanotechnology firm Telomolecular works to find cure for cancer, age-related diseases

Nasopharyngeal Cancer - Heparanase expression in nasopharyngeal cancer inversely correlates with survival

Neurogenesis - Notch1 expression spatiotemporally correlated with neurogenesis in developing nervous system

Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Fecal S100A12 is a noninvasive marker in children with Crohn disease

Pneumonia - PCR superior to immunofluorescence for diagnosing Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia

Prostate Cancer - Prostate cancer outcome not predicted by hemoglobin levels

Prostate Cancer - Thymidylate synthase may be therapeutic target for advanced prostate cancer

Refractory Anemia - Refractory anemia treated with all-trans retinoic acid, calcitriol, and androgen

Schistosomiasis - WHO's ultrasonographic staging system can be made into an international standard

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Skeletal muscle-derived cell injection into penis improves erectile function

Stem Cell Mobilization - Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor mobilizes putative vascular progenitor cells

Stem Cell Research - Activated M-Ras expression in hematopoietic stem cells initiates leukemogenic transformation

Stem Cell Research - Astrocytes can be induced to differentiate into cells with neuronal phenotype

Stem Cell Research - Autologous stem cell transplantation predicted by cell number in blood

Stem Cell Research - Bone marrow stromal cells may be used to reconstruct the hard tissues of a face

Stem Cell Research - Bulge cells maintain their stem cell characteristics after propagation

Stem Cell Research - Early embryonic stem cell differentiation involves a protein kinase

Stem Cell Research - Embryonic stem cell Toll-like receptor expression is epigenetically modified

Stem Cell Research - Embryonic stem cell-derived embryoid body development improved by stirred vessel culture

Stem Cell Research - Hematopoietic stem cells can be expanded in a rotating wall vessel

Stem Cell Research - Loss of stem cell proliferation promotes cancer-specific cell death

Stem Cell Research - Mesenchymal stem cells modulate immune function

Stem Cell Research - Most subventricular zone-born cells migrate into corpus callosum to become oligodendrocytes

Stem Cell Research - Neuropeptide Y expressed by microvillar cell population in postnatal olfactory epithelia

Stem Cell Research - Reduced mesenchymal stem cell culture temperature decreases oxidative damage accumulation

Stem Cell Research - Trophoblast-specific STAT3 activation pathway regulates giant cell differentiation

Stem Cell Therapy - Hypothermia during cryopreserved stem cell infusion causes electrocardiographical changes

Stem Cell Transplantation -  Bordetella bronchiseptica nosocomial infection occurred after stem cell transplantation

Stem Cell Transplantation - Grading system based on infection severity predicts mortality in stem cell transplantation

Stem Cell Transplantation - Immature reticulocyte fraction is a negative predictor of autologous stem cell harvest timing

Thyroid Cancer - Primary thyroid cancer radiotherapy linked to higher risk of second primary cancers

Tissue Engineering - Cartilage regenerated using mesenchymal stem cells and hybrid scaffold

Tissue Engineering - Cultured epithelial autografts integrated into clinical practice for major burn wounds

Tissue Engineering - Mechanically stable skin grafts with matured neotissue made from cell sheet cultures

Tissue Engineering - Tissue engineering regenerates epithelium on surface of artificial trachea

Transplant Medicine - Graft-versus-host disease index predicts survival after hematopoietic cell transplantation

Angiology - Data from the United States and South Korea advance knowledge in angiology research

Angiology - Findings from the United States, Germany and Japan in angiology provide new insights

Biomedical Engineering - Findings from Germany, Japan and Scotland advance knowledge in biomedical engineering research

Biomedical Engineering - New data from Germany and the United States lluminates research in biomedical engineering

Biomedical Engineering - Recent studies from Japan and Israel add new data to biomedical engineering research

Biomedical Engineering - Reports from South Korea, Switzerland and People's Republic of China advance knowledge in biomedical engineering research

Biomedical Engineering - Research from the People's Republic of China, Japan and South Korea add new data to biomedical engineering body of knowledge

Biomedical Engineering - Researchers from South Korea and United States publish new studies and findings in the area of biomedical engineering

Biomedical Engineering - Researchers' findings from Italy, the United States and Canada advance biomedical engineering research

Biomedical Engineering - Studies from the People's Republic of China and France advance knowledge in biomedical engineering research

Blood Banks - Findings from the United States and Scotland in blood banks provide new insights

Blood Banks - Researchers from Australia, Spain and France detail new studies and findings in the area of blood banks

Blood Banks - Researchers from the United States and Australia publish new studies and findings in the area of blood banks

Cancer Treatment - New findings from the United States in the area of cancer treatment detailed

Cancer Treatment - Researchers from the United States and France provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment

Cardiology - Reports from the United States and Turkey add new data to cardiology research

Cardiology - Researchers' data from Germany, the United States and Netherlands advance cardiology research

Cardiology - Studies from the United States, Canada and France describe new findings in cardiology research

Cell Biology - New data from Italy, the United States and the People's Republic of China lluminates research in cell biology

Cell Biology - Recent findings in cell biology described by researchers from South Korea, United Kingdom and Netherlands

Cell Biology - Researchers from South Korea, Israel and United States report recent findings in cell biology

Cell Biology - Researchers from the United States and Scotland provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cell biology

Cord Blood - Researchers from the United States provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cord blood

Cytomegalovirus - Reports from Germany and the United States add new data to cytomegalovirus research

Diabetes - Researchers from the United States, Italy and Ireland publish new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

Genetics - Recent findings from the United States and United Kingdom illuminate research in genetics

Genetics - Reports from the United States and United Kingdom add new data to genetics research

Genetics - Studies from the United States and Brazil describe new findings in genetics research

HIV/AIDS - Studies from Germany, Italy and the United States add new findings to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge

HIV/AIDS - Studies from the United States advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research

Hematology - Researchers from the United States and Saudi Arabia detail new studies and findings in the area of hematology

Hematology - Researchers from the United States, Turkey and Israel provide details of new studies and findings in the area of hematology

Hepatitis C Virus - Studies from Israel, the United States and Italy add new findings to hepatitis C virus body of knowledge

Ischemia - Recent findings from Slovakia, the United States and Japan illuminate research in ischemia

Ischemia - Research from Australia and the United States in ischemia provides new insights

Leukemia - Findings from the United States and Germany describe new data in leukemia research

Leukemia - Recent findings in leukemia described by researchers from the United States and Norway

Leukemia - Recent studies from the United States, South Korea and People's Republic of China add new data to leukemia research

Leukemia - Research from Spain and Italy in leukemia provides new insights

Leukemia - Researchers from Scotland, Italy and the United States provide details of new studies and findings in the area of leukemia

Leukemia - Researchers from the United States and Germany detail new studies and findings in the area of leukemia

Neurology - New findings from Germany, the United States and Netherlands in the area of neurology detailed

Neurology - New findings from the United States, France and Singapore in the area of neurology detailed

Neurology - Studies from the United States and Sweden add new findings to neurology body of knowledge

Obesity - Reports from Italy, the United States and Canada describe recent advances in obesity research

Obstetrics - Reports from the United States, Austria and Australia advance knowledge in obstetrics research

SARS - Research from the United States and Taiwan in SARS provides new insights

Spermatogenesis - Recent findings from Japan and the United States illuminate research in spermatogenesis

Transplants - Researchers from Switzerland, the South Africa and Canada report recent findings in transplants

Transplants - Researchers' data from Scotland and the United States advance transplants research

Transplants - Researchers' findings from the United States advance transplants research

Transplants - Researchers' work from Canada, Spain and the United States adds to transplants body of knowledge

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