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SARS-CoV-2 IgG spike protein antibody response in mRNA-1273 Moderna® vaccinated patients on maintenance immunoapheresis – a cohort study

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
BackgroundThe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic increased mortality and morbidity among immunocompromised populations. Vaccination is the most important preventive measure, however, its effectiveness among patients depending on maintenance immunoglobulin G (IgG ...
Martina Gaggl, Constantin Aschauer, Christof Aigner, Gregor Bond, Andreas Vychytil, Robert Strassl, Ludwig Wagner, Gere Sunder-Plassmann, Alice Schmidt   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blood manufacturing methods affect red blood cell product characteristics and immunomodulatory activity [PDF]

, 2018
Transfusion of red cell concentrates (RCCs) is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes that may be affected by different blood manufacturing methods and the presence of extracellular vesicles (EVs).
Acker, Jason P., Almizraq, Ruqayyah J., Inglis, Heather, Juffermans, Nicole, Menocha, Somaang, Muszynski, Jennifer A., Norris, Philip J., Pandey, Suchitra, Spinella, Philip C., Wirtz, Mathijs R.   +9 more
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Evaluation of the Safety and Feasibility of Apheresis in Dogs: For Application in Metastatic Cancer Research

Animals, 2021
In patients with solid tumors, circulating tumor cells (CTCs) spread in their blood and function as a seed for metastases. However, the study of CTCs has been limited by their rarity, low frequency, and heterogeneity.
Haru Yamamoto, Mohamed Elbadawy, Koudai Fujisaka, Yomogi Sato, Takahiro Ohmori, Yuta Shinohara, Yui Hatano, Daichi Kobayashi, Ayana Gomyo, Yuji Sudo, Daigo Azakami, Tsuyoshi Uchide, Ryuji Fukushima, Shohei Morita, Amira Abugomaa, Hideyuki Yamawaki, Masahiro Kaneda, Tatsuya Usui, Kazuaki Sasaki   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of frequent apheresis blood donation on bone density: A prospective, longitudinal, randomized, controlled trial

Bone Reports, 2019
Background: Blood for transfusion is lifesaving and essential to many elements of modern medical practice. The global blood supply relies on volunteer blood donors.
Walter Bialkowski, Robert D. Blank, Cheng Zheng, Jerome L. Gottschall, Paula E. Papanek   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smooth Muscle–Selective Nuclear Factor‐κB Inhibition Reduces Phosphate‐Induced Arterial Medial Calcification in Mice With Chronic Kidney Disease

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2017
BackgroundHyperphosphatemia is a major factor promoting the formation of arterial medial calcification in chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, arterial medial calcification begins to occur during the early stages of CKD, when hyperphosphatemia is not ...
Tadashi Yoshida, Maho Yamashita, Chihiro Horimai, Matsuhiko Hayashi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health technology assessment of pathogen reduction technologies applied to plasma for clinical use [PDF]

, 2016
Although existing clinical evidence shows that the transfusion of blood components is becoming increasingly safe, the risk of transmission of known and unknown pathogens, new pathogens or re-emerging pathogens still persists.
Berrino, Alexandra, Casini, Marina, Cicchetti, Americo, Codella, Paola, Facco, Giuseppina, Fiore, Alessandra, Grazzini, Giuliano, Liumbruno, Giancarlo M., Marano, Giuseppe, Marchetti, Marco, Midolo, Emanuela, Minacori, Roberta, Refolo, Pietro, Romano, Federica, Ruggeri, Matteo, Sacchini, Dario, Spagnolo, Antonio G., Urbina, Irene, Vaglio, Stefania   +18 more
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Impact of Isovolemic Hemodilution-Red Cell Exchange on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease: A Pilot Study. [PDF]

J Clin Apher
ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) negatively affects health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). Isovolemic hemodilution (IHD) red‐cell exchange (RCE) is being increasingly used to treat SCD‐related complications, but its impact on HRQoL has not been characterized.
Murray A, Sidhu D, Rydz N, Goodyear D, Uminski K.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

LDLR-Gene therapy for familial hypercholesterolaemia: Problems, progress, and perspectives [PDF]

, 2010
Coronary artery diseases (CAD) inflict a heavy economical and social burden on most populations and contribute significantly to their morbidity and mortality rates.
Al-Allaf, FA, Coutelle, C, David, A, Harbottle, R, Themis, M, Waddington, SN   +5 more
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Does plateletpheresis induce a hypercoagulable state? A global assessment of donor’s hemostatic system by ROTEM

Platelets, 2019
Since there is still debate on the effects of plateletpheresis on coagulation system, we aimed to perform a global assessment of donor’s hemostatic function undergoing plateletpheresis by rotation thromboelastometry (ROTEM) analysis and to clarify if ...
O. Meltem Akay, Fatih Taştekin, Ertuğrul Çolak   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case of refeeding syndrome during intradialytic parenteral nutrition

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2018
Background Refeeding syndrome is a potentially fatal electrolyte shift in patients with rapid feeding after low-calorie intake. Although the key to diagnosing refeeding syndrome is hypophosphatemia after feeding, renal dysfunction might hide refeeding ...
Yoshihisa Miyamoto, Yoshifumi Hamasaki, Akihiko Matsumoto, Kent Doi, Masaomi Nangaku   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source