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Filter by:A multi centre two year long term escalating dose tertiary prophylaxis study on the efficacy and cost saving of individualized low dose prophylaxis regimens for boys with severe hemophilia A in China staring with a low dose regimen in step I, an escalated low dose regimen in step II and a tailored dose regimen based on individual PK profiles in step III. The dose escalation criteria are adjusted according to patterns and frequencies of joint bleeding and assessed in each subject every 3 months. Efficacy of the 3 different dose regimens are measured by the Annualized Joint Bleeding rate (AJBR) as a primary end point and the Hemophilia Joint Health Score (HJHS ) and QoL scores (CHO-KLAT and PedsQoL) , image studies of target joints by Ultrasound, X-ray and MRI examinations, consumption of factor VIII and inhibitor rates as secondary end points.
Hemophilia is caused by a single-gene defect resulting in familial bleeding disorder. Small increase in gene products could transform a severe form of hemophilia into a mild one. Stem cells from extrahepatic sources are being considered for clinical applications in liver cell therapy as they possess high in vitro culture potential and could be used in transplant procedures. We studied the differentiation of bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells (BM-HSCs) from hemophilia patients' relatives into factor 8 (FVIII)-producing hepatocyte-like cells aiming to expand patients' donor options for partial replacement of mutant liver cells by healthy cells in hemophilia A patients which could manage the severity of the bleeding disorder. BM-HSCs from hemophilic families will be cultured in short-liquid hepatic induction medium. Appearance of hepatic phenotype will be evaluated by alpha-fetoprotein expression using immunocytochemistry. Functional evaluation of transdifferentiation will be done through detection of albumin synthesis using microalbumin assay kit, factor VIII activity by one-stage clotting assay and expression of FVIII messenger RNA( mRNA) by reverse transcription ( RT-PCR). Inducing the differentiation of BM-HSCs by in-vitro manipulation may become a valuable tool to provide a cell source for hepatocyte transplant procedures for treatment of hemophilia patients.