Synergistic Effect of Anemia and Red Blood Cells Transfusion on Inflammation and Lung Injury

Anemia and resultant red blood cell transfusion may be associated with adverse long-term clinical outcomes. To investigate the mechanism(s) responsible, we profiled inflammatory biomarkers and circulating levels of the bioactive lysophospholipid mediator sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) in control and...

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Main Authors: Anping Dong, Manjula Sunkara, Manikandan Panchatcharam, Abdel Salous, Samy Selim, Andrew J. Morris, Susan S. Smyth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Advances in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/924042