Cytokines and growth factors in blood transfusion : proceedings of the Twentyfirst International Symposium on Blood Transfusion, Groningen, 1996, organized by the Red Cross Blood Bank, Noord-Nederland /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: International Symposium on Blood Transfusion Groningen, Netherlands, Stichting Rode Kruis. Bloedbank Groningen/Drente
Other Authors: Smit Sibinga, C. Th, Das, P. C., Löwenberg, B. (Bob)
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, [1997]
Series:Developments in hematology and immunology ; v. 32.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The role of the common gamma chain of the IL-2, IL-4, and IL-7 and IL-15 receptors in development of lymphocytes, constitutive expression of Bcl-2 does not rescue the developmental defects in gamma common-deficient mice
  • Molecular mechanisms involved in the control of the differential cytokine expression in human monocytes
  • Signal transduction from the haematopoietic growth factor receptors
  • Recipient immune responses induced by allogeneic whole blood or platelet transfusions : implications for immunomodulation
  • Use and application of cytokines and growth factors in laboratory diagnostic procedures
  • Ex vivo cytokine production in blood components : relevant or irrelevant?
  • Haematopoietic growth factors for the expansion of peripheral blood progenitor cells
  • Gene marking and gene therapy for transplantation medicine
  • Ex vivo culture and expansion of haematopoietic progenitor cells in cancer patients
  • Peripheral blood progenitor grafts obtained from healthy donors
  • Clinical relevance of cytokine levels in blood products : evidence to correlate with morbidity
  • Ablative chemotherapy in solid tumour oncology, technology in search of an application?
  • Gene therapy in malignancies : development and clinical applications of autologous tumour vaccines
  • Vaccination strategies to induce T-cell immunity against tumours
  • Cytokines in the treatment of infection
  • Thrombopoietin : biological effects beyond megakaryopoieses
  • Erythropoietin : where do we go from here?
  • Ethical aspects of the use of cytokines and growth factors in donors
  • Future potential of cytokines and growth factors in transfusion medicine : what new horizons are there to come?