Category: Hematology

Hematology, Infectivology

Relationship between the ABO #Blood Group and the #COVID-19 Susceptibility

Detection of ABO blood groups, infection occurrence of SARS-CoV-2, and patient death RESULTS The ABO group in 3694 normal people in Wuhan showed a distribution of 32.16%, 24.90%, 9.10% and 33.84% for A, B, AB and O, respectively, versus the distribution of 37.75%, 26.42%, 10.03% and 25.80% for A, B, AB and O, respectively, in 1775 COVID-19 patients from Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital. The proportion of … Continue reading Relationship between the ABO #Blood Group and the #COVID-19 Susceptibility

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Cardiology, Hematology

Red #blood cell dysfunction: a new player in #cardiovascular disease

The primary role of red blood cells (RBCs) is to transport oxygen to the tissues and carbon dioxide to the lungs. However, emerging evidence suggests an important role of the RBC beyond being just a passive carrier of the respiratory gases. The RBCs are of importance for redox balance and are actively involved in the regulation of vascular tone, especially during hypoxic and ischaemic conditions … Continue reading Red #blood cell dysfunction: a new player in #cardiovascular disease

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Hematology

Vitamin #B6 Addiction in Acute Myeloid #Leukemia

Cancer cells rely on altered metabolism to support abnormal proliferation. We performed a CRISPR/Cas9 functional genomic screen targeting metabolic enzymes and identified PDXK—an enzyme that produces pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) from vitamin B6—as an acute myeloid leukemia (AML)-selective dependency.. PDXK kinase activity is required for PLP production and AML cell proliferation, and pharmacological blockade of the vitamin B6 pathway at both PDXK and PLP levels recapitulated … Continue reading Vitamin #B6 Addiction in Acute Myeloid #Leukemia

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