Telomere Length in Elderly Caucasians Weakly Correlates with Blood Cell Counts by Ewa Gutmajster, Joanna Witecka, Magdalena Wyskida, Justyna Koscinska-Marczewska, Malgorzata Szwed, Magdalena Owczarz, Malgorzata Mossakowska, Andrzej Milewicz, Monika Puzianowska-Kuznicka, Jan Zejda, Andrzej Wiecek, Jerzy Chudek, Aleksander L. Sieron

“…Age-related decrease in bone marrow erythropoietic capacity is often accompanied by the telomere length shortening in peripheral white blood cells. …”
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Chromothripsis in Treatment Resistance in Multiple Myeloma by Kyoung Joo Lee, Ki Hong Lee, Kyong-Ah Yoon, Ji Yeon Sohn, Eunyoung Lee, Hyewon Lee, Hyeon-Seok Eom, Sun-Young Kong

“…First, we analyzed nine MM cell lines (U266, MM.1S, RPMI8226, KMS-11, KMS-12-BM, KMS-12-PE, KMS-28-BM, KMS-28-PE, and NCI-H929) and bone marrow samples of four patients who were diagnosed with MM by next-generation sequencing-based copy number variation analysis. …”
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CD300E+ macrophages facilitate liver regeneration after splenectomy in decompensated cirrhotic patients by Tao Yang, Yuan Zhang, Chujun Duan, Hui Liu, Dong Wang, Qingshan Liang, Xiao Chen, Jingchang Ma, Kun Cheng, Yong Chen, Ran Zhuang, Jikai Yin

“…Moreover, a mouse model of carbon tetrachloride-induced cirrhosis and a coculture system consisting of primary bone marrow-derived macrophages and hepatocytes were established for validation. …”
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The Role of Dendritic Cells in Adaptive Immune Response Induced by OVA/PDDA Nanoparticles by Daniele R. Pereira, Yunys Pérez-Betancourt, Bianca C. L. F. Távora, Geraldo S. Magalhães, Ana Maria Carmona-Ribeiro, Eliana L. Faquim-Mauro

“…In vitro experiments using bone marrow-derived DCs (BM-DCs) were used to analyze the binding and uptake of OVA/PDDA-NPs, DC maturation status, and their antigen-presenting capacity. …”
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GDF11 restores the impaired function of EPCs-MA by promoting autophagy: GDF11 ameliorates endothelial progenitor cell aging by promoting autophagy by Liu Donghua, Zhang Yang, Liu Xin, Huang Qihe, Zhang Xiaofang, Yang Rui, Zhao Yue, Li Penghui, He Jiayi, Zhang Kexiao, Pan Zhenwei, Liu Huiwen, Yang Baofeng

“…Our study aimed to assess the effects of Growth and differentiation factor 11 (GDF11) on the function of endothelial progenitor cells in middle-age individuals (EPCs-MA) isolated from mouse bone marrow and to explore the mechanistic relationship between GDF11 and age-related ALP impairment.…”
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Hematopoietic stem cell discovery: unveiling the historical and future perspective of colony-forming units assay by Nur Afizah Yusoff, Zariyantey Abd Hamid, Siti Balkis Budin, Izatus Shima Taib

“…Historically, research on HSCs was initiated in the 1940s, where in a groundbreaking experiment, intravenously injected bone marrow (BM) cells prevented the death of irradiated mice by restoring blood cell production. …”
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Magnetic Nanoparticle Based Nonviral MicroRNA Delivery into Freshly Isolated CD105+ hMSCs by Anna Schade, Paula Müller, Evgenya Delyagina, Natalia Voronina, Anna Skorska, Cornelia Lux, Gustav Steinhoff, Robert David

“…Genetic modifications of bone marrow derived human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) using microRNAs (miRs) may be used to improve their therapeutic potential and enable innovative strategies in tissue regeneration. …”
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Metagenomic analysis of DNA viruses from posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders by Vikas R. Dharnidharka, Marianna B. Ruzinova, Chun‐Cheng Chen, Priyanka Parameswaran, Harry O'Gorman, Charles W. Goss, Hongjie Gu, Gregory A. Storch, Kristine Wylie

“…In univariable analysis, death within 5 years of PTLD diagnosis was associated with anellovirus (P = 0.037) and gammapapillomavirus (P = 0.036) detection by MSS, higher tissue qPCR levels of the predominant human anellovirus species torque teno virus (TTV; P = 0.016), T cell type PTLD, liver, brain or bone marrow location. In multivariable analyses, T cell PTLD (P = 0.006) and TTV PCR level (P = 0.012) remained significant. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cartilage Regeneration of TMJ Osteoarthritis by Dixin Cui, Hongyu Li, Xin Xu, Ling Ye, Xuedong Zhou, Liwei Zheng, Yachuan Zhou

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), derived from the bone marrow, synovium, and even umbilical cord, play a role as seed cells for the cartilage regeneration of TMJ OA. …”
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Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis: A New Entity within the Spectrum of Rare Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias by Karina Portillo, Ignasi Guasch, Caroline Becker, Felipe Andreo, Maria Teresa Fernández-Figueras, José Ramirez Ruz, Carlos Martinez-Barenys, Samuel García-Reina, Pedro Lopez de Castro, Irene Sansano, Ana Villar, Juan Ruiz-Manzano

“…The etiology of the disease is unclear, although some cases have been associated as a complication after bone marrow transplantation, lung transplantation (LT), chemotherapy, and recurrent respiratory infections. …”
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Adverse Events of the BCG (Bacillus Calmette–Guérin) and Rotavirus Vaccines in a Young Infant with Inborn Error of Immunity by Suleiman Al-Hammadi, Najla S. Alkuwaiti, Ghassan A. Ghatasheh, Huda Al Dhanhani, Hiba M. Shendi, Abdulghani S. Elomami, Farida Almarzooqi, Abdul-Kader Souid

“…These infections were serious and markedly complicated his clinical course, which included bone marrow transplantation from a matched sibling. …”
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Extra Copies of der(21)t(12;21) plus Deletion of ETV6 Gene due to dic(12;18) in B-Cell Precursor ALL with Poor Outcome by Marina Araújo Fonzar Hernandes, Terezinha de Jesus Marques-Salles, Hasmik Mkrtchyan, Eliane Maria Soares-Ventura, Edinalva Pereira Leite, Maria Tereza Cartaxo Muniz, Maria Teresa Marquim Nogueira Cornélio, Thomas Liehr, Neide Santos, Maria Luiza Macedo Silva

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The Combined Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma Clot Releasate and Allogeneic Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Rescue Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head by Yanxue Wang, Shuo Luan, Ze Yuan, Shaoling Wang, Shengnuo Fan, Chao Ma, Shaoling Wu

“…The effects of PRCR, UC-MSCs, and PRCR + UC-MSCs on cell viability, apoptosis, migration, and differentiation capacities of DEX-treated bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVECs) were explored via Transwell assays. …”
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A Dutch Fanconi Anemia FANCC Founder Mutation in Canadian Manitoba Mennonites by Yne de Vries, Nikki Lwiwski, Marieke Levitus, Bertus Kuyt, Sara J. Israels, Fré Arwert, Michel Zwaan, Cheryl R. Greenberg, Blanche P. Alter, Hans Joenje, Hanne Meijers-Heijboer

“…Fanconi anemia (FA) is a recessive DNA instability disorder associated with developmental abnormalities, bone marrow failure, and a predisposition to cancer. …”
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Proliferin-1 Ameliorates Cardiotoxin-Related Skeletal Muscle Repair in Mice by Hiroki Goto, Aiko Inoue, Limei Piao, Lina Hu, Zhe Huang, Xiangkun Meng, Yusuke Suzuki, Hiroyuki Umegaki, Masafumi Kuzuya, Xian Wu Cheng

“…On day 3 postinjury, rPLF-1 increased the levels of proteins or genes for p-Akt, p-mTOR, p-GSK3α/β, p-Erk1/2, p-p38MAPK, interleukin-10, Pax7, MyoD, and Cyclin B1, and it increased the numbers of CD34+/integrin-α7+ muscle stem cells and proliferating cells in the muscles and/or bone marrow of CTX mice. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay revealed that rPLF-1 suppressed the levels of plasma tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β in CTX mice. …”
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Eculizumab treatment for Chinese patients with hemolytic paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH): efficacy and safety – a single-center study by Leyu Wang, Ziwei Liu, Chen Yang, Miao Chen, Bing Han

“…Twenty-four (50%) patients had classic PNH and 24 (50%) had bone marrow failure (BMF)/PNH. Eighteen (37.5%) patients required blood transfusion. …”
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Addressing palliative care and end-of-life issues in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review of communication interventions for physicians not specialised in palliative... by Corinna Bergelt, Karin Oechsle, Nele Harnischfeger, Hilke M Rath

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The Feature of Distribution and Clonality of TCR γ/δ Subfamilies T Cells in Patients with B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by Liang Wang, Meng Xu, Chunyan Wang, Lihua Zhu, Junyan Hu, Shaohua Chen, Xiuli Wu, Bo Li, Yangqiu Li

“…To further characterize the γδ T-cell immune status in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL), we investigated the distribution and clonality of TCR Vγ/Vδ repertoire in peripheral blood (PB), bone marrow (BM), and lymph node (LN) from patients with B-NHL. …”
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Lung transplantation for pulmonary chronic graft-versus-host disease: a missed opportunity? by Andrea Zajacova, MD, Hélène Schoemans, MD, PhD, Mark Greer, MD, MRCP, Hildegard Greinix, MD, Peter Jaksch, MD, Osnat Shtraichman, MD, Rayid Abdulqawi, MD, PhD, Are M. Holm, MD, PhD, Robin Vos, MD, PhD, Saskia Bos, MD, PhD

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Blimp-1 orchestrates macrophage polarization and metabolic homeostasis via purine biosynthesis in sepsis by Wenjuan Peng, Qiushi Qin, Rui Li, Yujia Liu, Lan Li, Yue Zhang, Liuluan Zhu

“…In vitro studies with bone marrow-derived macrophage (BMDM), RAW264.7, and THP-1 cells further demonstrated Blimp-1 promotes M2 polarization and modulates key metabolic pathways. …”
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