The increased use of Peripheral Blood Stem Cells (PBSC) to reconstitute hematopoiesis in
autotransplant and, more recently, allotransplant settings has not been associated with a …

Red cell (RBC) transfusions are a potentially life‐saving therapy employed during the care
of many critically ill patients to replace losses in hemoglobin to maintain oxygen delivery to …

In concert with the International Society of Hematotherapy and Graft Engineering (ISHAGE),
we previously described a set of guidelines for detection of CD34+ cells based on a four‐…

Objective To review the literature on red blood cell storage and its relationship to the efficacy
of transfusion. Results Well-documented changes occur to the red blood cell product during …

WE ARE NOW ENTERING the second cen-tury in which human blood has been stored for
transfusion. In the last 2 decades of the last century, we witnessed a dramatic" paradigm shift''…

Storage of red blood cells in preservative medium is associated with metabolic, biochemical
and molecular changes to erythrocytes collectively referred to as the “storage lesion.” In …

Methods We designed a double-blind, multicenter, randomized, controlled pilot study. Patients
who required at least one unit of allogeneic RBC, accepted to participate in the study, and …

Background: PNH is an acquired hematopoietic stem cell disorder leading to a partial or
absolute deficiency of all glycophosphatidyl‐inositol (GPI)‐linked proteins. The classical …

Flaxseed: A potential treatment for lupus nephritis. Flaxseed is rich in α-linolenic acid (α-LA)
which has anti-atherogenic properties, and lignans which are platelet activating factor (PAF)-…

Background Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the peripheral blood of breast cancer patients
may be an important indicator of metastatic disease and poor prognosis. However, the use …