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Hematology Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . November 10th, 2003

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Anemia Therapy - Iron-based anemia treatments inhibit transendothelial PMN migration

Leukemia Therapy - MEN 11079 shows promise as antileukemic agent

Hematology - Thrombin and platelet activation reviewed

Stem Cells - Bone marrow fusion with nerve cells may repair damage

Stem Cells - Scientists find genetic "fountain of youth" for adult hematopoietic cells

Stem-Cell Research - Transduced progenitor cells give rise to ones that express recombinant protein

Beryllium Disease - Blood memory T cells are dependent, lung independent of CD28 costimulation

Biotechnology - Factor XIII improves performance of fibrin sealants

Cardiovascular Disease Therapy - Dark chocolate can reduce platelet aggregation

Coagulation - Proteinase-activated receptors can be activated by coagulation proteinases

Crohn Disease - Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation is option for patients with severe CD

DNA Research - Real-time PCR aids HIV DNA quantification

Demyelinating Disease - Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy may be treatable with IVIg

Demyelinating Polyneuropathy - CIDP with a low response to therapy may have other underlying disease or cancer

Dermatology - Cutaneous manifestations can initiate Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

Diagnostics - Two mass spectrometry methods comparably measure total homocysteine in serum

Finance - Blood analysis systems company reports conversion of stock

Genetic Disorders - Bone marrow transplantation resolves canine CLAD

Granulomatosis - Chronic beryllium disease, sarcoidosis are very similar pulmonary diseases

Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome can have pleocytosis or CSF granulocytes

HIV/AIDS - Reticulated platelet assay helps identify HIV-related ITP

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Prognostic CCR5 mutations affect co-receptor expression

Hematology - Platelet aggregation reduction not mediated by lysine-binding regions

Hemophilia A Therapy - Addition of a disulfide bond to factor VIIIa prolongs its life in blood

Henoch-Shonlein Purpura - Immunoglobulin A1 multiple myeloma patients can get Henoch-Schonlein purpura

Inherited Disease - Thrombocytopenia appears to be linked to chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

Leukemia - CD38 is a signaling molecule in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells

Leukemia Therapy - Novel assay may improve post-SCT immunotherapy for relapsed leukemia

Lipid Studies - Ganglioside uptake by leukocytes may lead to impaired cellular immunity

Liver Transplantation - CVVHD doesn't alter tacrolimus levels in recipients of small-for-size liver grafts

Malaria Pathogenesis - Malaria parasite egress from host erythrocytes clarified

Neurodegenerative Disease - NGF-like immunoreactivity increases with nicotine in animal model brain

Plasma Registry - French plasma exchange system monitors use, complications, permits studies

Platelet Functions - There may be links between inflammation, platelet function, and thrombosis

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Intramuscular gold therapy can cause reversible acute thrombocytopenia, too

SARS - Serologic response to severe acute respiratory syndrome virus may be delayed

Septicemia - Septicemic lymphopenia is due to Th1 cell apoptosis, creating a shift to Th2

Stem-Cell Research - Advantages of 3D stem-cell coculture system clarified

Stem-Cell Research - Marrow-derived CMG cell line can become cardiomyocytes in vitro

Stem-Cell Research - Monoclonal antibodies useful for mapping receptor expression by hematopoietic cells

Stem-Cell Research - Transcriptome analysis sheds new light on stem-cell development

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Cord blood CD34+ and CD133+ cells can be efficiently expanded in vitro

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Crystal violet with Merocyanine 540 can be useful for ex vivo stem-cell graft purging

Transfusion Medicine - Belmont Instrument Fluid Management System (FMS 2000) suitable for rapid infusion

Transfusion Medicine - High-throughput NAT screening of donated blood in Japan reviewed

Transfusion Medicine - Refrigerating transfusion blood induces apoptosis, may cause immunosuppression

Transplant Medicine - Soon immunosuppression will be replaced or reduced by use of tolerance induction

Transplantation - Kidneys from hepatitis C virus positive donors don't alter 1-year outcomes

Umbilical Cord Blood - Cord blood mast cells release I-309 after IgE exposure

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