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Cytokines and Growth Factors in Blood Transfusion

. Ed(S): Sibinga, C.Th.Smit; Das, P. C.; Lowenberg, B.

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Description for Cytokines and Growth Factors in Blood Transfusion Hardback. Proceedings of the Twenty-First International Symposium on Blood Transfusion, Groningen 1996, organized by the Red Cross Blood Bank Noord-Nederland Editor(s): Sibinga, C.Th.Smit; Das, P. C.; Lowenberg, B. Series: Developments in Hematology and Immunology. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Cytokines are cellular growth factors which also provide communication between cells and their milieu. This clearly is an exciting area in modern medicine that will have significant impact on various facets of transfusion. Erythropoietin therapy stimulates red cell production while thrombopoietin seems to positively affect megakaryopoiesis and can be an added armamentarium for the thrombocytopenic patient.
Using haematnopoietic growth factors, stem cells could be mobilized early to the peripheral blood for collection and subsequent transplantation into haemato-oncology patients instead of bone marrow transplantation. Using a cocktail of cytokines ... Read morein cell culture, stem cells could be expanded and selected for therapy. Cytokines and growth factors can even be modified, which may lead to successful gene therapy in malignancies, including solid tumour vaccines. However, the presence of cytokines in certain blood products could have biological effects following transfusion, although its clinical relevance needs to be ascertained. There is much potential for the use of cytokines in the treatment of infections. Early diagnostic methods are now available to monitor their levels and relevance. It is likely that cytokines will increasingly play a role in therapy and could develop our fundamental knowledge about the development of T-cells. An ethical dilemma remains, however, regarding the use of cytokines in healthy donors for harvesting suitable specific cells. Longer clinical observation will be necessary to gather the necessary information.
Cytokines and growth factors in blood transfusion was the theme of the 21st International Symposium in Blood Transfusion, where twenty clinicians and scientists, experts in their own fields, were invited to update the above information. Their findings are presented in four sections in this volume:

Fundamental aspects - cytokines in development of T-cells, growth factors in haematopoiesis, growth factor receptors and signal transduction, cytokine response in platelet and whole blood transfusions.
Function, production and diagnosis &endash; laboratory diagnostics of cytokines and growth factors, cytokines in blood components, cytokines and growth factors in cell expansions, cytokines for genetic modification towards gene therapy, progenitor cells from healthy donors.
Application in clinical medicine &endash; clinical relevance of cytokines in transfusion products, cytokines and growth factors in solid tumours, gene therapy in malignancies, vaccine strategies inducing T-cell immunity against tumours, cytokines in the treatment of infections, thrombopoietin and megakaryopoiesis.
Future potential use in transfusion medicine &endash; erythropoietin, immunotherapy, ethical aspects of the use of cytokines and growth factors in donors, potential of cytokines and growth factors in transfusion medicine.

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Hardback

Publication date

1997

Publisher

Kluwer Academic Publishers United States

Number of pages

206

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New

Series

Developments in Hematology and Immunology

Number of Pages

206

Place of Publication

Dordrecht, Netherlands

ISBN

9780792347873

SKU

V9780792347873

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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days

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99-15

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`Well referenced throughout, this monograph then is a unique collection of the current research and discussion on this important topic. Of particular value to transfusion specialist clinicians and medical scientists, this monograph would also be of interest to haematology specialists and scientists, and researchers in these fields.' Australian Journal of Medical Science, ... Read more

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