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Li Y, Sun L, Li F, Li Y, Hou Y, Meng Y, Fan X, Cheng Y, Hua F. Recombinant Thrombopoietin Effectively Shortens the Time to Response and Increases Platelet Counts in Elderly Patients with Severe Immune Thrombocytopenia. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11195763. [PMID: 36233631 PMCID: PMC9573713 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11195763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: This study was conducted to investigate the short-term efficacy and safety of rhTPO for the management of severe ITP in the elderly as first-line treatment. Methods: A total of 54 elderly patients with severe ITP were studied, including 39 patients treated with a combination regimen of rhTPO plus standard treatment (glucocorticoid; rhTPO group) and 15 patients treated with glucocorticoid treatment alone (control group). The response rate, time to initial response, peak platelet counts, and time to peak platelet counts were compared, and clinical characteristics correlated with the efficacy of rhTPO were analyzed. The efficacy of rhTPO in the elderly is comparable to the non-elderly in terms of the OR, CR, time to initial response, and peak platelet counts. Results: There were no differences in the overall response (OR) and the complete response (CR) in the rhTPO group compared to the control group. The time to initial response in the rhTPO group was shorter than that in the control group (p = 0.032). In patients without intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) and platelet transfusion, the peak platelet counts in the rhTPO group were higher than those in the control group (p = 0.003). Conclusions: Standard glucocorticoid treatment plus rhTPO effectively shortens the time to response and increases platelet counts in the elderly with severe ITP.
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- Yang Li
- Department of Hematology, Zhongshan Hospital, Qingpu Branch, Fudan University, 1158 Gong Yuan Dong Road, Shanghai 201700, China
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- Department of Hematology, Zhongshan Hospital, Qingpu Branch, Fudan University, 1158 Gong Yuan Dong Road, Shanghai 201700, China
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- Department of Hematology, Zhongshan Hospital, Qingpu Branch, Fudan University, 1158 Gong Yuan Dong Road, Shanghai 201700, China
- Department of Hematology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Center for Tumor Diagnosis & Therapy, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
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- Department of Hematology, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201199, China
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- Department of Hematology, Zhongshan Hospital, Qingpu Branch, Fudan University, 1158 Gong Yuan Dong Road, Shanghai 201700, China
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- Department of Hematology, Zhongshan Hospital, Qingpu Branch, Fudan University, 1158 Gong Yuan Dong Road, Shanghai 201700, China
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- Department of Hematology, Zhongshan Hospital, Qingpu Branch, Fudan University, 1158 Gong Yuan Dong Road, Shanghai 201700, China
- Department of Hematology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
- Center for Tumor Diagnosis & Therapy, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201508, China
- Institute of Clinical Science, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Correspondence: (Y.C.); (F.H.)
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- Department of Hematology, Zhongshan Hospital, Qingpu Branch, Fudan University, 1158 Gong Yuan Dong Road, Shanghai 201700, China
- Correspondence: (Y.C.); (F.H.)
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TCR CDR3 Sequencing as a Clue to Elucidate the Landscape of Dysimmunity in Patients with Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11195665. [PMID: 36233533 PMCID: PMC9571369 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11195665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder. The existence of autoreactive T cells has long been proposed in ITP. Yet the identification of autoreactive T cells has not been achieved, which is an important step to elucidate the pathogenesis of ITP. Methods: ITP patients’ peripheral blood was collected prior to the treatment and one month after initiating dexamethasone treatment per related therapeutic guideline. Serum cytokines were profiled to examine T cell subtypes imbalance using a protein chip. TCR Vβ analysis in CD8+T cells of ITP patients, and TCR CDR3 DNA sequencing of CD4+T and CD8+T cells were performed to determine the autoreactive T cells’ clones. Results: Cytokine profiling revealed imbalanced distribution of T cells subtypes, which was confirmed by CD4+T and CD8+T cells’ oligoclonal expansion of TCR Vβ analysis and TCR CDR3 DNA sequencing. VDJ segments were found to be more frequently presented in ITP patients, when compared with health controls. There was an individualized CD4+T cell or CD8+T cell CDR3 sequence in each ITP patient. Conclusions: The present study revealed that T cell clones expanded in ITP patients’ peripheral blood, and each clone had an individualized TCR CDR3 sequence. The expanded T cell clones preferred to use some specific VDJ segment. Further studies are warranted to get access to individualized treatment such as Car-T in patients with ITP.
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Pezeshki SMS, Saki N, Ghandali MV, Ekrami A, Avarvand AY. Effect of Helicobacter Pylori eradication on patients with ITP: a meta-analysis of studies conducted in the Middle East. Blood Res 2021; 56:38-43. [PMID: 33707351 PMCID: PMC7987475 DOI: 10.5045/br.2021.2020189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a bleeding disorder. Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative bacterium that is presumed to be associated with ITP and therapeutic response of patients. To evaluate the effect of H. pylori eradication on platelet count of ITP patients, we analyzed the studies conducted on the association between H. pylori infection and response to therapy in ITP patients in Western Asia focusing on the Middle East region. Methods A systematic search of databases (PubMed/Medline, ISI Web of Science, Cochrane Central) and Google Scholar search engine results was conducted up until January 2020. The keywords included in the search were Helicobacter pylori and/or H. pylori, ITP and/or immune thrombocytopenia. Results Seven studies comprising a total of 228 H. pylori-infected patients (193 with successful eradication) were included in this study. The association between H. pylori eradication and ITP was expressed as odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). The findings showed that patients who received eradication treatment for H. pylori infection had significantly higher OR (OR, 8.83; 95% CI, 2.03‒38.35; P=0.004) than those in the non-eradicated group. Conclusion Our results indicate a significant therapeutic effect of H. pylori eradication on the platelet count of patients with chronic ITP. Given the inherent limitations of this study, including the small number of patients, further studies with more patients are recommended.
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- Seyed Mohammad Sadegh Pezeshki
- Thalassemia & Hemoglobinopathy Research Center, Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Science, Ahvaz, Iran.,Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Thalassemia & Hemoglobinopathy Research Center, Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Science, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Razi Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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