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De La Hoz Polo M, Hudson VE, Adu J, Chakravorty S, Haque S. The many faces of sickle cell disease in children: complications in the appendicular skeleton. Pediatr Radiol 2024:10.1007/s00247-024-05913-9. [PMID: 38740606 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-024-05913-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary red cell disorder with clinical manifestations secondary to sickling or crescent-shaped distortion of the red blood cells. Musculoskeletal complications of SCD are often the main causes for acute and chronic morbidities in children with manifestations including osteomyelitis, osteoporosis and osteonecrosis. This article aims to familiarise the paediatric radiologist with appendicular skeletal complications of SCD in the paediatric population and their imaging appearance.
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- Radiology Department, King's College Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK
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- Radiology Department, St George's University Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Haematology, King's College Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Radiology Department, King's College Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS, UK.
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Avecilla ST, Boulad F, Yazdanbakhsh K, Sadelain M, Shi PA. Process and procedural adjustments to improve CD34+ collection efficiency of hematopoietic progenitor cell collections in sickle cell disease. Transfusion 2021; 61:2775-2781. [PMID: 34160085 DOI: 10.1111/trf.16551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adequate CD34+ collection efficiency (CE) is critical to achieve target CD34+ cell doses in hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) collections. Autologous HPC collection in sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with unstable collection interfaces and low CD34+ CEs. We hypothesized that variables specific to SCD, activation of blood cells and elevated viscosity, might contribute to these issues and made adjustments to the collection process and procedure to address our hypothesis. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS In two patients with SCD undergoing autologous HPC collection on our clinical trial (NCT02193191), we therefore implemented adjustments to the process and procedure in the following areas: proximity of RBC exchange to HPC collection, the type of anticoagulation, and the packing factor setting. RESULTS There was no collection interface instability. Our CD34+ CE1s were high at 70% and 51%, and granulocyte CE, platelet CE, and product granulocyte % were remarkably low. Product hematocrits were not as high as previously reported to be required to obtain adequate CEs. Interestingly, one HPC product showed a hemoglobin S (HbS) of 91% at the same time that the peripheral blood (PB) showed a HbS of 22%. DISCUSSION Adjustments to the HPC collection process and procedure were associated with adequate CD34+ CEs and low granulocyte and platelet contamination in HPC products from SCD patients. Given the discrepancy in the percentage of sickle RBCs in the product versus the PB, we hypothesize that CD34+ cells and RBCs may aggregate. Our interventions and hypothesis should be further investigated in larger studies.
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- Scott T Avecilla
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Center for Cell Engineering, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute (NYBC), Sickle Cell Program, Division of Hematology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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Poillerat V, Gentinetta T, Leon J, Wassmer A, Edler M, Torset C, Luo D, Tuffin G, Roumenina LT. Hemopexin as an Inhibitor of Hemolysis-Induced Complement Activation. Front Immunol 2020; 11:1684. [PMID: 32849588 PMCID: PMC7412979 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Hemopexin is the main plasmatic scavenger of cell-free heme, released in the context of intravascular hemolysis or major cell injury. Heme is indispensable for the oxygen transport by hemoglobin but when released outside of the erythrocytes it becomes a danger-associated molecular pattern, contributing to tissue injury. One of the mechanisms of pro-inflammatory action of heme is to activate the innate immune complement cascade. Therefore, we hypothesized that injection of hemopexin will prevent hemolysis-induced complement activation. Human plasma-derived hemopexin is compatible with the heme clearance machinery of the mice. 100 or 500 mg/kg of hemopexin was injected in C57Bl/6 mice before treatment with phenylhydrazine (inducer of erythrocytes lysis) or with PBS as a control. Blood was taken at different timepoints to determine the pharmacokinetic of injected hemopexin in presence and absence of hemolysis. Complement activation was determined in plasma, by the C3 cleavage (western blot) and in the kidneys (immunofluorescence). Kidney injury was evaluated by urea and creatinine in plasma and renal NGAL and HO-1 gene expression were measured. The pharmacokinetic properties of hemopexin (mass spectrometry) in the hemolytic mice were affected by the target-mediated drug disposition phenomenon due to the high affinity of binding of hemopexin to heme. Hemolysis induced complement overactivation and signs of mild renal dysfunction at 6 h, which were prevented by hemopexin, except for the NGAL upregulation. The heme-degrading capacity of the kidney, measured by the HO-1 expression, was not affected by the treatment. These results encourage further studies of hemopexin as a therapeutic agent in models of diseases with heme overload.
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- Victoria Poillerat
- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- CSL Behring, King of Prussia, PA, United States
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- Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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Öztaş Y, Boşgelmez İİ. Oxidative stress in sickle cell disease and emerging roles for antioxidants in treatment strategies. Pathology 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-815972-9.00006-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The primary β-globin gene mutation that causes sickle cell disease (SCD) has significant pathophysiological consequences that result in hemolytic events and the induction of the inflammatory processes that ultimately lead to vaso-occlusion. In addition to their role in the initiation of the acute painful vaso-occlusive episodes that are characteristic of SCD, inflammatory processes are also key components of many of the complications of the disease including autosplenectomy, acute chest syndrome, pulmonary hypertension, leg ulcers, nephropathy and stroke. We, herein, discuss the events that trigger inflammation in the disease, as well as the mechanisms, inflammatory molecules and cells that propagate these inflammatory processes. Given the central role that inflammation plays in SCD pathophysiology, many of the therapeutic approaches currently under pre-clinical and clinical development for the treatment of SCD endeavor to counter aspects or specific molecules of these inflammatory processes and it is possible that, in the future, we will see anti-inflammatory drugs being used either together with, or in place of, hydroxyurea in those SCD patients for whom hematopoietic stem cell transplants and evolving gene therapies are not a viable option.
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- Nicola Conran
- Hematology Center, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Cidade Universitária, Campinas-SP, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, Vascular Biology Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Qiu Y, Ahn B, Sakurai Y, Hansen CE, Tran R, Mimche PN, Mannino RG, Ciciliano JC, Lamb TJ, Joiner CH, Ofori-Acquah SF, Lam WA. Microvasculature-on-a-chip for the long-term study of endothelial barrier dysfunction and microvascular obstruction in disease. Nat Biomed Eng 2018; 2:453-463. [PMID: 30533277 PMCID: PMC6286070 DOI: 10.1038/s41551-018-0224-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Alterations in the mechanical properties of erythrocytes occurring in inflammatory and hematologic disorders such as sickle cell disease (SCD) and malaria often lead to increased endothelial permeability, haemolysis, and microvascular obstruction. However, the associations among these pathological phenomena remain unknown. Here, we report a perfusable, endothelialized microvasculature-on-a-chip featuring an interpenetrating-polymer-network hydrogel that recapitulates the stiffness of blood-vessel intima, basement membrane self-deposition and self-healing endothelial barrier function for longer than 1 month. The microsystem enables the real-time visualization, with high spatiotemporal resolution, of microvascular obstruction and endothelial permeability under physiological flow conditions. We found how extracellular heme, a hemolytic byproduct, induces delayed but reversible endothelial permeability in a dose-dependent manner, and demonstrate that endothelial interactions with SCD or malaria-infected erythrocytes cause reversible microchannel occlusion and increased in situ endothelial permeability. The microvasculature-on-a-chip enables mechanistic insight into the endothelial barrier dysfunction associated with SCD, malaria and other inflammatory and haematological diseases.
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- Yongzhi Qiu
- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.,George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Center for Translational and International Hematology, Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. .,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. .,Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. .,Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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BACKGROUND Sickle cell disease causes significant morbidity and mortality and affects the economic and healthcare status of many countries. Yet historically, the disease has not had commensurate outlays of funds that have been aimed at research and development of drugs and treatment procedures for other diseases. METHODS This review examines several treatment modalities and new drugs developed since the late 1990s that have been used to improve outcomes for patients with sickle cell disease. RESULTS Targeted therapies based upon the pathophysiologic mechanisms of sickle cell disease that result in organ dysfunction and painful episodes include hydroxyurea, L-glutamine, crizanlizumab, and other drugs that are currently on the market or are on the verge of becoming available. These agents have the potential to improve survival and quality of life for individuals with sickle cell disease. Also discussed is stem cell transplantation that, to date, is the only curative approach for this disease, as well as the current status of gene therapy. CONCLUSION These examples demonstrate how the current knowledge of sickle cell disease pathophysiology and treatment approaches intersect. Although interest in sickle cell research has blossomed, many more clinical trials need to be initiated and subjected to more strenuous examination and analysis than have been used in the past.
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- Renée V. Gardner
- Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA
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Krishnamoorthy S, Pace B, Gupta D, Sturtevant S, Li B, Makala L, Brittain J, Moore N, Vieira BF, Thullen T, Stone I, Li H, Hobbs WE, Light DR. Dimethyl fumarate increases fetal hemoglobin, provides heme detoxification, and corrects anemia in sickle cell disease. JCI Insight 2017; 2:96409. [PMID: 29046485 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.96409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) results from a point mutation in the β-globin gene forming hemoglobin S (HbS), which polymerizes in deoxygenated erythrocytes, triggering recurrent painful vaso-occlusive crises and chronic hemolytic anemia. Reactivation of fetal Hb (HbF) expression ameliorates these symptoms of SCD. Nuclear factor (erythroid derived-2)-like 2 (Nrf2) is a transcription factor that triggers cytoprotective and antioxidant pathways to limit oxidative damage and inflammation and increases HbF synthesis in CD34+ stem cell-derived erythroid progenitors. We investigated the ability of dimethyl fumarate (DMF), a small-molecule Nrf2 agonist, to activate γ-globin transcription and enhance HbF in tissue culture and in murine and primate models. DMF recruited Nrf2 to the γ-globin promoters and the locus control region of the β-globin locus in erythroleukemia cells, elevated HbF in SCD donor-derived erythroid progenitors, and reduced hypoxia-induced sickling. Chronic DMF administration in SCD mice induced HbF and increased Nrf2-dependent genes to detoxify heme and limit inflammation. This improved hematological parameters, reduced plasma-free Hb, and attenuated inflammatory markers. Chronic DMF administration to nonanemic primates increased γ-globin mRNA in BM and HbF protein in rbc. DMF represents a potential therapy for SCD to induce HbF and augment vasoprotection and heme detoxification.
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- Hematology Research, Bioverativ, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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- Vascular Biology Center, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA
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- Hematology Research, Bioverativ, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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- Computational Biology, Biogen, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Hematology Research, Bioverativ, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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- Hematology Research, Bioverativ, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
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Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Association with Inflammatory Markers, Lipid Profile and Regulatory T-cells in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Patients. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 2017; 34:480-485. [PMID: 30127557 DOI: 10.1007/s12288-017-0890-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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We investigated vitamin D deficiency in pediatric sickle cell disease patients and its association with selected bone, lipid and inflammatory parameters. The study included 64 patients (33 SS and 31 SB) and 21 carriers (AS). Blood was obtained to assess levels of vitamin D, WBC, CRP, Ca, P, ALP, PTH, triglyceride, total cholesterol, LDL, VLDL, HDL, IL-2, IL-12, TNF-α, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10 and regulatory T cells. The patients were grouped according to their genotype (SS, SB) and vitamin D status (low or normal). Carriers were also grouped as low or normal vitamin D. Laboratory findings were similar between low and normal Vit D groups in SS, SB and AS genotypes except a lower IL-12 in SB-low vitamin D compared SB-normal vitamin D group. Acute chest syndrome was more frequent in SS-low Vit D (63%) compared to SS-normal Vit D (25%), SB-low Vit D (21%) and SB-normal Vit D (33%) (P = 0.045). Both SS and SB with low vitamin D had higher VLDL (P = 0.006 and P = 0.022), TNF-α (P = 0.001) and regulatory T cells (P = 0.000) compared to AS-low vitamin D. Both SS and SB with normal vitamin D had higher levels of regulatory T cells (P = 0.000) compared to AS-normal vitamin D. Vit D was not a modifier of selected inflammation, bone and lipid parameters in sickle cell disease. Acute chest syndrome was comparably more frequent in SS-low vitamin D. Increase of regulatory T cells in the patients was a result of chronic inflammation in sickle cell disease.
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Brandalise SR, Assis R, Laranjeira ABA, Yunes JA, de Campos-Lima PO. Low-dose methotrexate in sickle-cell disease: a pilot study with rationale borrowed from rheumatoid arthritis. Exp Hematol Oncol 2017. [PMID: 28638723 PMCID: PMC5474854 DOI: 10.1186/s40164-017-0078-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Inflammation is a major feature of sickle cell disease (SCD). Low-dose methotrexate (MTX) has long been used in chronic inflammatory diseases. This pilot study examined the MTX effect on acute vaso-occlusive pain crises (VOC) in SCD patients. Methods Fourteen adults on hydroxyurea with severe and refractory VOC received one intramuscular injection of 10 mg of MTX per week for 12 weeks. A single weekly dose of 5 mg of leucovorin was administered orally 48 h after each MTX injection. The primary outcome was reduction in number/intensity of acute pain episodes. The secondary outcomes were improvement of quality of life (QOL) and reduction of the inflammatory status. Results MTX did not significantly change the median VOC frequency (12 before vs 10.5 during treatment, P = 0.6240) or the median McGill pain index (45 at week 0 vs 39.5 at week 12, P = 0.9311). However, there was a decrease of ≥50% in chronic pain resulting from avascular osteonecrosis (AVN) in 5 out of 7 patients with radiologic evidence of AVN, with the perception of longer pain-free periods. There was a 44.4% median gain in physical function in the SF-36 QOL questionnaire (P = 0.0198). MTX treatment up-regulated two C-X-C motif chemokines (CXCL), CXCL10 (P = 0.0463) and CXCL12 (P < 0.0001), without significant effect on 14 additional plasma inflammatory markers. Adverse events: One individual had fever of unknown origin. Respiratory tract infections were recorded in five patients. Among the latter, one also had dengue fever and another had a central venous line infection and died of pneumonia and septic shock. Three patients with previous history of hydroxyurea-induced hematological toxicity developed low blood platelet counts while receiving simultaneously MTX and hydroxyurea. Conclusions Although MTX did not reduce acute VOC frequency/intensity, it decreased chronic pain and led to QOL improvement. Trial registrationhttp://www.who.int/ictrp/en/ and http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br, RBR-2s9xvn, 19 December 2016, retrospectively registered Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40164-017-0078-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Silvia R Brandalise
- Boldrini Children's Center, Rua Dr. Gabriel Porto 1270, Cidade Universitaria, Campinas, SP 13083-210 Brazil.,Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP Brazil
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- Department of Psychology, Paulista University, Campinas, SP Brazil
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- Boldrini Children's Center, Rua Dr. Gabriel Porto 1270, Cidade Universitaria, Campinas, SP 13083-210 Brazil
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- Boldrini Children's Center, Rua Dr. Gabriel Porto 1270, Cidade Universitaria, Campinas, SP 13083-210 Brazil
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Hierso R, Lemonne N, Villaescusa R, Lalanne-Mistrih ML, Charlot K, Etienne-Julan M, Tressières B, Lamarre Y, Tarer V, Garnier Y, Hernandez AA, Ferracci S, Connes P, Romana M, Hardy-Dessources MD. Exacerbation of oxidative stress during sickle vaso-occlusive crisis is associated with decreased anti-band 3 autoantibodies rate and increased red blood cell-derived microparticle level: a prospective study. Br J Haematol 2016; 176:805-813. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.14476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Régine Hierso
- Unité Biologie Intégrée du Globule Rouge, laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex; Université des Antilles; Inserm; U 1134 Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
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- CHU de Pointe-à-Pitre; Unité Transversale de la Drépanocytose; Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
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- Unité Biologie Intégrée du Globule Rouge, laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex; Université des Antilles; Inserm; U 1134 Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique Antilles Guyane; Inserm/DGOS CIC 1424; Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
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- Unité Biologie Intégrée du Globule Rouge, laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex; Université des Antilles; Inserm; U 1134 Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
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- Unité Biologie Intégrée du Globule Rouge, laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex; Université des Antilles; Inserm; U 1134 Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
- CHU de Pointe-à-Pitre; Unité Transversale de la Drépanocytose; Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
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- Centre d'Investigation Clinique Antilles Guyane; Inserm/DGOS CIC 1424; Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
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- Unité Biologie Intégrée du Globule Rouge, laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex; Université des Antilles; Inserm; U 1134 Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
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- CHU de Pointe-à-Pitre; Unité Transversale de la Drépanocytose; Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
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- Unité Biologie Intégrée du Globule Rouge, laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex; Université des Antilles; Inserm; U 1134 Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
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- CHU de Pointe-à-Pitre; Service d'accueil des Urgences; Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
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- Unité Biologie Intégrée du Globule Rouge, laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex; Université des Antilles; Inserm; U 1134 Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
- Institut Universitaire de France; Paris France
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- Unité Biologie Intégrée du Globule Rouge, laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex; Université des Antilles; Inserm; U 1134 Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
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- Unité Biologie Intégrée du Globule Rouge, laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex; Université des Antilles; Inserm; U 1134 Pointe-à-Pitre Guadeloupe
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Al Najjar S, Adam S, Ahmed N, Qari M. Markers of endothelial dysfunction and leucocyte activation in Saudi and non-Saudi haplotypes of sickle cell disease. Ann Hematol 2016; 96:141-146. [PMID: 27686084 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-016-2823-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive inherited hemoglobinopathy, characterized by chronic hemolysis and recurrent vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC). This study investigates changes in leucocyte subsets and the relationship between cell adhesion molecule expression and disease manifestations in patients during steady state and acute VOC. We compared soluble E-selectin and P-selectin levels in 84 SCD patients, in steady state and during VOC to 84 healthy controls. Using immunophenotyping, we also compared lymphocyte subsets in these three groups. Further, we compared E-selectin and P-selectin levels in patients of Saudi ethnicity to non-Saudi patients, in all three groups. Lymphocyte subsets showed high percentages of total T lymphocytes, T helper and suppressor lymphocytes, B lymphocytes as well as NK cells in patients with SCD during steady state, while B lymphocytes and NK cells were significantly higher during acute VOC crisis. High levels of both soluble E-selectin (sE-selectin) and soluble P-selectin (sP-selectin) markers were demonstrated in the serum of patients with SCD during both steady state and acute VOC. Levels of selectins were significantly higher in acute VOC. The immunophenotypic expression of L-selectin, on leucocytes, was high in SCD both during steady state and during acute VOC in comparison to normal control subjects. There was no significant difference in all three study groups between Saudi and non-Saudi patients. These findings suggest that patients with SCD have increased expression of adhesion molecules: E-selectin and P-selectin, which play an important role in the pathogenesis of VOC. Despite the distinct phenotype of Saudi patients with SCD, there was no significant difference in levels of soluble E-selectin and soluble P-selectin between Saudi and non-Saudi patients in all three groups. While sickle cell disease is a well-recognized state of chronic inflammation, the role of specific adhesion molecules is steadily unraveling. Studies are underway to investigate the potential role of selectin antagonists, for prevention and reversal of acute vascular occlusions in SCD patients.
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- Salwa Al Najjar
- Department of Hematology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SA, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Hematology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SA, Saudi Arabia. .,Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
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- Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Hematology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SA, Saudi Arabia
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Owusu-Ansah A, Ihunnah CA, Walker AL, Ofori-Acquah SF. Inflammatory targets of therapy in sickle cell disease. Transl Res 2016; 167:281-97. [PMID: 26226206 PMCID: PMC4684475 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2015.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2015] [Revised: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a monogenic globin disorder characterized by the production of a structurally abnormal hemoglobin (Hb) variant Hb S, which causes severe hemolytic anemia, episodic painful vaso-occlusion, and ultimately end-organ damage. The primary disease pathophysiology is intracellular Hb S polymerization and consequent sickling of erythrocytes. It has become evident for more than several decades that a more complex disease process contributes to the myriad of clinical complications seen in patients with SCD with inflammation playing a central role. Drugs targeting specific inflammatory pathways therefore offer an attractive therapeutic strategy to ameliorate many of the clinical events in SCD. In addition, they are useful tools to dissect the molecular and cellular mechanisms that promote individual clinical events and for developing improved therapeutics to address more challenging clinical dilemmas such as refractoriness to opioids or hyperalgesia. Here, we discuss the prospect of targeting multiple inflammatory pathways implicated in the pathogenesis of SCD with a focus on new therapeutics, striving to link the actions of the anti-inflammatory agents to a defined pathobiology, and specific clinical manifestations of SCD. We also review the anti-inflammatory attributes and the cognate inflammatory targets of hydroxyurea, the only Food and Drug Administration-approved drug for SCD.
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- Amma Owusu-Ansah
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Center for Translational and International Hematology, Heart, Lung and Blood Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Center for Translational and International Hematology, Heart, Lung and Blood Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Center for Translational and International Hematology, Heart, Lung and Blood Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Center for Translational and International Hematology, Heart, Lung and Blood Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
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Archer N, Galacteros F, Brugnara C. 2015 Clinical trials update in sickle cell anemia. Am J Hematol 2015; 90:934-50. [PMID: 26178236 PMCID: PMC5752136 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Polymerization of HbS and cell sickling are the prime pathophysiological events in sickle cell disease (SCD). Over the last 30 years, a substantial understanding at the molecular level has been acquired on how a single amino acid change in the structure of the beta chain of hemoglobin leads to the explosive growth of the HbS polymer and the associated changes in red cell morphology. O2 tension and intracellular HbS concentration are the primary molecular drivers of this process, and are obvious targets for developing new therapies. However, polymerization and sickling are driving a complex network of associated cellular changes inside and outside of the erythrocyte, which become essential components of the inflammatory vasculopathy and result in a large range of potential acute and chronic organ damages. In these areas, a multitude of new targets for therapeutic developments have emerged, with several ongoing or planned new therapeutic interventions. This review outlines the key points of SCD pathophysiology as they relate to the development of new therapies, both at the pre-clinical and clinical levels.
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- Natasha Archer
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Dana-Farber/Children’s Hospital Blood Disorders and Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Centre De Référence Des Syndromes Drépanocytaires Majeurs, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, APHP, UPEC, Creteil, France
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts
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Lutz B, Meiler SE, Bekker A, Tao YX. Updated Mechanisms of Sickle Cell Disease-Associated Chronic pain. TRANSLATIONAL PERIOPERATIVE AND PAIN MEDICINE 2015; 2:8-17. [PMID: 26301256 PMCID: PMC4542088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Sickle cell disease (SCD), a hemoglobinopathy, causes sickling of red blood cells, resulting in vessel blockage, stroke, anemia, inflammation, and extreme pain. A vast majority of SCD patients experience pain on a chronic basis, and many turn to opioids to provide limited relief. The side effects that come with chronic opioid use push for research into understanding the specific mechanisms of SCD-associated chronic pain. Current advances in SCD-associated pain have focused on alterations in the pain pathway including nociceptor sensitization and endogenous pain inducers. This article reviews the underlying pathophysiology of SCD, potential pain mechanisms, current treatments and their mechanism of action, and future directions of SCD-associated pain management. The information provided could help propel research in SCD-associated chronic pain and uncover novel treatment options for clinicians.
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- Brianna Lutz
- Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Rutgers Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA
- Departments of Cell Biology & Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology & Physiology, and Neurology & Neuroscience, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA
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Increase of serum fractalkine and fractalkine gene expression levels in sickle cell disease patients. Int J Hematol 2014; 101:114-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s12185-014-1718-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Revised: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 11/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tsai AG, Cabrales P, Young MA, Winslow RM, Intaglietta M. Effect of oxygenated polyethylene glycol decorated hemoglobin on microvascular diameter and functional capillary density in the transgenic mouse model of sickle cell anemia. ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 43:10-7. [DOI: 10.3109/21691401.2014.936063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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