Behaviour of non-donor specific antibodies during rapid re-synthesis of donor specific HLA antibodies after antibody incompatible renal transplantation [PDF]
, 2013 Background: HLA directed antibodies play an important role in acute and chronic allograft rejection. During viral infection of a patient with HLA antibodies, the HLA antibody levels may rise even though there is no new immunization with antigen ...
Briggs, David, Dr. +11 more
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Generation of three human erythroblast-derived iPSC lines (UBTi002-A, UBTi002-B, and UBTi002-C)
Stem Cell ResearchWe reprogrammed human hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell (HSPC)-derived erythroblasts obtained from a healthy male donor. CD34+ HSPCs were differentiated ex-vivo into erythroid precursor cells and were then nucleofected with four episomal plasmids ...
Martina Auer +3 more
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Influence of estimated training status on anti and pro-oxidant activity, nitrite concentration, and blood pressure in middle-aged and older women [PDF]
, 2017 The purpose of this study was to compare the association between anti and pro-oxidant activity, nitrite concentration, and blood pressure (BP) in middle-aged and older women with different levels of estimated training status (TS). The sample consisted of
Amaral, Sandra L. +8 more
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Complications of Resection Arthroplasty in Two-Stage Revision for the Treatment of Periprosthetic Hip Joint Infection [PDF]
, 2019 Little data is available regarding complications associated with resection arthroplasty in the treatment of hip periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). We assessed complications during and after two-stage revision using resection arthroplasty.
Perka, Carsten +5 more
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BMC Infectious DiseasesImportance The recent introduction of the AIDS pre-exposure or post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP/PEP) medication has sparked fear of the possible increase of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Treponema pallidum (TP) transfusion-transmission risk due ...
Lilin Wang +18 more
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A Symbiotic Organisms Search Algorithm for Optimal Allocation of Blood Products
IEEE Access, 2019 The blood assignment problem is an important real-world optimization problem because of the continuous demand for blood transfusion during medical emergencies.
Prinolan Govender, Absalom E. Ezugwu
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Membrane Properties of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cultured Red Blood Cells
Cells, 2022 Cultured red blood cells from human induced pluripotent stem cells (cRBC_iPSCs) are a promising source for future concepts in transfusion medicine. Before cRBC_iPSCs will have entrance into clinical or laboratory use, their functional properties and ...
Claudia Bernecker +10 more
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Investing in the health of the 41-60 year old : reaping the return in the 60+ population? [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: Ageing brings an increased burden on healthcare systems. In Malta cardiovascular disease is the main cause of morbidity and mortality accounting for approximately 40% of all deaths.
Cachia, John +2 more
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Drugs for preventing red blood cell dehydration in people with sickle cell disease. [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder of hemoglobin, resulting in abnormal red blood cells. These are rigid and may block blood vessels leading to acute painful crises and other complications.
Ballas, Samir K., Nagalla, Srikanth
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Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2021 Background and purpose: The association between ABO blood types and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been investigated in several studies but there are inconsistencies in results.
Hamed Rouhanizadeh +15 more
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