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Filter by:This is a pragmatic, two-arm, parallel-group, open-label, individual-randomized, superiority trial that will be conducted in hemodialysis units across Ontario. Patients at each dialysis unit will be randomly allocated into one of two study arms in a 1:1 ratio to receive a dialysate bicarbonate concentration of either 32 or 38 mmol/L. The intervention will be embedded into routine care and delivered by hemodialysis unit personnel.
The aim of the project is to assess hemolysis and renal function after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation using pulsed-field energy. Hemolysis will be determined using the concentration of red blood cell microparticles at the end of the ablation (when all ablation were done, before sheath removal). Hemoglobinuria will be assessed one day after the procedure. Renal functions will be assessed one and three day after the procedure using standard parameters (creatinine, urea). The goal is to assses the acute worsening fo renal functions after pulsed-field ablation in relation to the number of PF applications, and to the degree of immediate post-procedural hemolysis.
Hemolysis during and after catheter ablation will be compared between catheter ablation performed using radiofrequency and pulsed-field energy. Consecutive patients indicated for catheter ablation for AF will be enrolled, catheter ablation will be done using standard catheters (Qdot, Biosense Webster for RF, and Farapulse, Boston-Scientific for PF). Blood samples will be drawn at the beginning of ablation (T1), at the end of ablation (T2), and one day after the procedure (T3). Hemolysis will be analyzed using flow cytometry, ELISA and standard biochemistry and compared between RF and PF patients, Primary hypothesis is that hemolysis level will be higher after PF ablation compared to RF ablation.
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare and heterogeneous disorder characterized by the destruction of red blood cells through warm or cold antibodies. Glucocorticoid (combined with rituximab) is the first-line treatment. However, the recurrence rate is very high and some patients may not respond to steroids. Second-line therapies include cyclosporine A (CsA), cyclophosphamide, rituximab, azathioprine, and even splenectomy. Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) plays a crucial role in the signaling pathway of B-cell receptor (BCR), and has been found to be a major source of pathogenic signal transduction for various lymphoproliferative malignancies. The activity of BTK is related to the occurrence and progression of various B-cell lymphomas. Currently, BTK inhibitors are widely used in the treatment of B-cell lymphomas, including chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM), and other B-cell lymphomas, showing significant efficacy. BTK affects the production of messenger molecules and regulates the BCR signaling pathway, causing B cells to transform into self-reactive B cells, which can trigger autoimmune diseases. Current research has shown that BTK activity increases in several autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) . Therefore, BTK inhibitors (BTKi) are important for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Ibrutinib, one kind of BTKi, has been proven to treat secondary autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) in CLL and control CLL progression, and is an effective drug for treating lymphoma-associated AIHA . One kind of second-generation selective BTKi, acalabrutinib, can also reduce the incidence of AIHA in relapsed or refractory CLL patients. Currently, phase-II clinical studies exploring the treatment of AIHA using Ibrutinib, acalabrutinib, and rilzabrutinib, another BTKi, are underway. Zanubrutinib (BGB-3111, Brukinsa®, BeiGene) is a second-generation irreversible BTKi developed by Chinese company BeiGene. Compared to Ibrutinib, zanubrutinib has shown stronger effective activity and higher selectivity towards BTK, and weaker effects on other targets such as TEC, EGFR, and Src families, with low off-target side effects. Its efficacy, durability, oral absorption, and targeting are better than those of Ibrutinib. Zanubrutinib is approved for the treatment of various B-cell lymphomas, and clinical trials have shown excellent efficacy and tolerability in CLL and WM patients. In previously treated CLL patients, zanubrutinib exhibits better efficacy and safety than Ibrutinib. Currently, phase II clinical studies of zanubrutinib in ITP, antiphospholipid syndrome, IgG4-related immune diseases, and active proliferative lupus nephritis are underway. The therapeutic effect of zanubrutinib on refractory warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia, is worth exploring through exploratory research.
A prospective observational cohort study was designed. 1. Comparing of the clinical indicators between the hemolytic group and the non-hemolytic group,such as End-tidal carbon monoxide corrected for ambient CO(ETCOc),direct antiglobulin test(DAT), the highest total serum bilirubin level and hemoglobin. To explore the role of ETCOc in the diagnosis of neonatal ABO hemolytic disease. 2. Comparing of the clinical indicators between the neonates with IVIG treatment and the neonates without IVIG treatment in ABO hemolytic disease, such as ETCOc,total serum bilirubin level before IVIG treatment and ETCOc,total serum bilirubin level after IVIG treatment.To explore the clinical value of ETCOc in the treatment of ABO hemolytic disease.
This is a multicenter, single arm, open-label, extension study to evaluate the long-term safety, tolerability, and efficacy of iptacopan in participants with aHUS.
An immediate perioperative parameter that assess the integrity of the Erythrocytes Membrane and therefore their structural quality isn't available in clinical practice and medical diagnostics except through indirect clinical biochemical tests or through the scanning electron microscope. The red blood cell (RBC) membrane contains proteins and glycoproteins embedded in a fluid lipid bilayer that confers viscoelastic behavior. Sialylated glycoproteins of the RBC membrane are responsible for a negatively charged surface which creates a repulsive electric zeta potential (ΞΆ) between cells. These charges help prevent the interaction between RBCs and the other cells and especially between each other. The zeta potential is a physical property which is exhibited by all particles in suspension. The development of a net charge on any particle affects the distribution of ions in the surrounding interfacial region resulting in an increased concentration of counter ions of opposite charge to that of the particle, close to the surface. In this context we present a new parameter that studies the interactions of the Erythrocytes membrane treated with positive ions and their maintenance of the charge. We compared the measured polarization values with the Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), expression of speed with which RBCs tend to settle inside a particular graduated capillary called Westergren's tube and Plasma Free Hemoglobin (pFHb).
1. Study the presence of circulating CD4+/CD28 null T lymphocytes in AIHA either Idiopathic or Secondary. 2. Role of CD4+/CD28 null T lymphocytes in monitoring response to therapy in AIHA.
This is a Phase II, open-label study designed to determine if intravenously administered NM8074 results in remission from TMA in treatment-naïve aHUS patients.
Acute microcirculatory perfusion disturbances is common in critical illness and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Recent findings by our group showed that microcirculatory perfusion is disturbed during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and remain disturbed up to 72 (seventy two) hours after surgery. A cardiopulmonary bypass is a machine which takes over heart and lung function, during the procedure. The disturbed microcirculation is associated with organ dysfunction induced by cardiac surgery using CPB, which is frequently seen (up to forty two percent, 42%) and results in a six-fold increase in mortality rate. The underlying cause of disturbed microcirculation is a higher endothelial permeability and vascular leakage and are a consequence of systemic inflammation, hemodilution (dilution of blood), hypothermia and hemolysis (breakdown of red blood cells). To gain the knowledge regarding disturbed microcirculation the investigators previously showed that hemodilution attributes to this disturbed perfusion. Hemodilution lowers colloid oncotic pressure (COP). Also, COP is affected by free hemoglobin, which increases with hemolysis and attributes to a disturbed microcirculation following CPB. This is interesting, as to the best of our knowledge, the effect of minimizing hemodilution and hemolysis during cardiac surgery on the microcirculatory perfusion has never been investigated, but could be the key factor in reducing organ dysfunction.