Search Results - "Grady, Robert W."
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Bone loss caused by iron overload in a murine model: importance of oxidative stress
Published in Blood (07-10-2010)“…Osteoporosis is a frequent problem in disorders characterized by iron overload, such as the thalassemias and hereditary hemochromatosis. The exact role of iron…”
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Anemia, Ineffective Erythropoiesis, and Hepcidin: Interacting Factors in Abnormal Iron Metabolism Leading to Iron Overload in β-Thalassemia
Published in Hematology/oncology clinics of North America (01-12-2010)“…β-Thalassemia is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in the β-globin gene and characterized by chronic anemia caused by ineffective erythropoiesis, and…”
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Bone Disease in Thalassemia: A Frequent and Still Unresolved Problem
Published in Journal of bone and mineral research (01-03-2009)“…Adults with β thalassemia major frequently have low BMD, fractures, and bone pain. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of low BMD,…”
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Therapeutic hemoglobin levels after gene transfer in β-thalassemia mice and in hematopoietic cells of β-thalassemia and sickle cells disease patients
Published in PloS one (27-03-2012)“…Preclinical and clinical studies demonstrate the feasibility of treating β-thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) by lentiviral-mediated transfer of the…”
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Toward optimizing the use of deferasirox: potential benefits of combined use with deferoxamine
Published in Haematologica (Roma) (01-01-2013)“…Patients with β-thalassemia require iron chelation therapy to protect against progressive iron overload and non-transferrin-bound iron. Some patients fail to…”
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Enhanced erythropoiesis in Hfe-KO mice indicates a role for Hfe in the modulation of erythroid iron homeostasis
Published in Blood (27-01-2011)“…In hereditary hemochromatosis, mutations in HFE lead to iron overload through abnormally low levels of hepcidin. In addition, HFE potentially modulates…”
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Macrophages support pathological erythropoiesis in polycythemia vera and β-thalassemia
Published in Nature medicine (01-04-2013)“…Ramos et al. report a crucial role for macrophages in erythroblast development in mice. Under conditions that induce new red blood cell formation, macrophage…”
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Hepcidin as a therapeutic tool to limit iron overload and improve anemia in β-thalassemic mice
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-12-2010)“…Excessive iron absorption is one of the main features of β-thalassemia and can lead to severe morbidity and mortality. Serial analyses of β-thalassemic mice…”
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Combined iron chelation therapy
Published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (01-08-2010)“…Patients with thalassemia major accumulate body iron over time as a consequence of continuous red blood cell transfusions which cause hepatic, endocrine, and…”
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Ineffective erythropoiesis in β-thalassemia is characterized by increased iron absorption mediated by down-regulation of hepcidin and up-regulation of ferroportin
Published in Blood (01-06-2007)“…Progressive iron overload is the most salient and ultimately fatal complication of β-thalassemia. However, little is known about the relationship among…”
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Differences in the prevalence of growth, endocrine and vitamin D abnormalities among the various thalassaemia syndromes in North America
Published in British journal of haematology (01-09-2009)“…Summary This study aimed to determine differences in the rates of growth, endocrine‐ and calcium‐related abnormalities in the various thalassemia syndromes in…”
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Effect of Transfusional Iron Overload on Immune Response
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (01-09-2000)“…Increased susceptibility to infectious disease is observed in persons with transfusion-dependent thalassemia and iron overload who experience increased…”
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Decreased differentiation of erythroid cells exacerbates ineffective erythropoiesis in β-thalassemia
Published in Blood (01-08-2008)“…In β-thalassemia, the mechanism driving ineffective erythropoiesis (IE) is insufficiently understood. We analyzed mice affected by β-thalassemia and observed,…”
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Effectiveness and safety of ICL670 in iron-loaded patients with thalassaemia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation trial
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (10-05-2003)“…Transfusional iron overload is a potentially fatal complication of the treatment of thalassaemia. We aimed to investigate short-term efficacy,…”
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Increased survival and reversion of iron-induced cardiac disease in patients with thalassemia major receiving intensive combined chelation therapy as compared to desferoxamine alone
Published in Blood cells, molecules, & diseases (15-08-2010)“…Myocardial iron overload is the leading cause of death in patients with β-thalassemia major. An intensification monotherapy with deferoxamine (DFO) as well as…”
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Iron chelation therapy in thalassemia major: A systematic review with meta-analyses of 1520 patients included on randomized clinical trials
Published in Blood cells, molecules, & diseases (15-10-2011)“…The effectiveness of deferoxamine (DFO), deferiprone (DFP), or deferasirox (DFX) in thalassemia major was assessed. Outcomes were reported as means ± SD, mean…”
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Decreased hepcidin expression in murine β-thalassemia is associated with suppression of Bmp/Smad signaling
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Iron metabolism and ineffective erythropoiesis in β-thalassemia mouse models
Published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (01-08-2010)“…β‐thalassemia is a disease associated with decreased β‐globin production leading to anemia, ineffective erythropoiesis, and iron overload. New mechanisms…”
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Hepcidin and Hfe in iron overload in β-thalassemia
Published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (01-08-2010)“…Hepcidin (HAMP) negatively regulates iron absorption, degrading the iron exporter ferroportin at the level of enterocytes and macrophages. We showed that mice…”
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Phase Ib clinical trial of starch‐conjugated deferoxamine (40SD02): a novel long‐acting iron chelator
Published in British journal of haematology (01-08-2007)“…Summary The most widely used drug for iron chelation is deferoxamine (DFO) mesylate. While effective in promoting iron excretion, it requires prolonged daily…”
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