Can we use biomarkers to identify those at risk of acute pain from sickle cell disease?

V Bhat, VA Sheehan - Expert Review of Hematology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Acute pain episodes, also known as vaso-occlusive crises (VOC), are a major
symptom of sickle cell disease (SCD) and lead to frequent hospitalizations. The diagnosis of …

Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Alleviates Hyperalgesia in a Humanized Mouse Model of Sickle Cell Disease

AM Tagne, Y Fotio, K Gupta, D Piomelli - The Journal of Pharmacology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
People with sickle cell disease (SCD) often experience chronic pain as well as
unpredictable episodes of acute pain, which significantly affects their quality of life and life …

Coagulation and platelet biology at the intersection of health and disease: illustrated capsules of the 11th Symposium on Hemostasis at the University of North …

M Aleman, GM Arepally, T Baglin, L Buitrago… - Research and Practice …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The University of North Carolina Symposia on Hemostasis began in 2002, with “The
First Symposium on Hemostasis with a Special Focus on FVIIa and Tissue Factor.” They …

Mast cell extracellular trap formation underlies vascular and neural injury and hyperalgesia in sickle cell disease

DA Argueta, H Tran, Y Goel, A Nguyen… - Life science …, 2024 - life-science-alliance.org
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited monogenetic disorder. Chronic and
acute pain are hallmark features of SCD involving neural and vascular injury and …

NOVEL THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES IN THALASSEMIAS, SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND OTHER RED CELL DISORDERS

VM Pinto, F Mazzi, L De Franceschi - Blood, 2024 - Elsevier
In this last decade, a deeper understanding of the pathophysiology of hereditary red cell
disorders and the development of novel classes of pharmacologic agents have provided …

Spleen tyrosine kinase inhibition mitigates hemin-induced thromboinflammation in the lung and kidney of sickle cell mice

J El-Awaisi, G Perrella, N Mayor, V Tinkova, SJ Cleary… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Sickle cell disease (SCD) leads to hemolytic anemia, vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC),
hypoperfusion, and progressive organ damage. Hemin, released during hemolysis in SCD …

Cold comfort in sickle cell disease

E Sparkenbaugh, J Little - Blood, 2023 - ashpublications.org
In Minnesota, they must think about cold a lot. Kofi Annan said that, as a young Ghanaian
student in St. Paul, he found earmuffs“inelegant”—until it was− 23◦ F.“I learned a precious …