2024
Zinc finger nuclease-mediated gene editing in hematopoietic stem cells results in reactivation of fetal hemoglobin in sickle cell disease
Lessard S, Rimmelé P, Ling H, Moran K, Vieira B, Lin Y, Rajani G, Hong V, Reik A, Boismenu R, Hsu B, Chen M, Cockroft B, Uchida N, Tisdale J, Alavi A, Krishnamurti L, Abedi M, Galeon I, Reiner D, Wang L, Ramezi A, Rendo P, Walters M, Levasseur D, Peters R, Harris T, Hicks A. Zinc finger nuclease-mediated gene editing in hematopoietic stem cells results in reactivation of fetal hemoglobin in sickle cell disease. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 24298. PMID: 39414860, PMCID: PMC11484757, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-74716-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cellsSickle cell diseaseTreatment of sickle cell diseaseFetal hemoglobinCell therapyReactivation of fetal hemoglobinCell diseaseMonths of follow-upStem cellsReactivate fetal hemoglobinResults of preclinical studiesPotential treatmentEngraftment in vivoAutologous cell therapyNovel cell therapiesVaso-occlusive crisisIncreased total hemoglobinErythroid progenyHealthy donorsPreclinical studiesClinical developmentFollow-upErythroid enhancerBCL11A erythroid enhancerGATAA motifs
2022
Ramatroban for chemoprophylaxis and treatment of COVID-19: David takes on Goliath
Chiang K, Rizk J, Nelson D, Krishnamurti L, Subbian S, Imig J, Khan I, Reddy S, Gupta A. Ramatroban for chemoprophylaxis and treatment of COVID-19: David takes on Goliath. Expert Opinion On Therapeutic Targets 2022, 26: 13-28. PMID: 35068281, PMCID: PMC10119876, DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2022.2031975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 pneumoniaDP2 receptorLong-haul COVID-19COVID-19Dual receptor antagonistProgressive lung injuryRapid symptomatic reliefRole of TXAAcute respiratory distressMaladaptive immune responsesThromboxane prostanoid (TP) receptorFatty acid levelsLung injuryRespiratory distressSymptomatic reliefDual antagonismRespiratory dysfunctionImmunomodulatory agentsRapid reliefReceptor antagonistAntifibrotic agentsCyclooxygenase metabolitesImmune responseProstanoid receptorsSystemic circulation
2015
Mesenchymal stromal cells to modulate immune reconstitution early post-hematopoietic cell transplantation
Stenger E, Krishnamurti L, Galipeau J. Mesenchymal stromal cells to modulate immune reconstitution early post-hematopoietic cell transplantation. BMC Immunology 2015, 16: 74. PMID: 26674007, PMCID: PMC4681052, DOI: 10.1186/s12865-015-0135-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic cell transplantationMesenchymal stromal cellsCell transplantationPost-hematopoietic cell transplantationStromal cellsHematopoietic stem cell engraftmentPre-clinical studiesStem cell engraftmentHost diseaseImmune reconstitutionClinical trialsAnimal modelsCell engraftmentMultipotent progenitor cellsImmune systemHSC engraftmentCellular therapyProgenitor cellsTransplantationEngraftmentTrialsDual effectCellsEarly evidenceGVHD
2007
Hematopoietic cell transplantation for sickle cell disease: state of the art
Krishnamurti L. Hematopoietic cell transplantation for sickle cell disease: state of the art. Expert Opinion On Biological Therapy 2007, 7: 161-172. PMID: 17250455, DOI: 10.1517/14712598.7.2.161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic cell transplantationSickle cell diseaseCell transplantationCell diseaseReduced-intensity conditioning regimenIndication of transplantationImpact of transplantationStem cell transplantationPossibility of cureEffect of treatmentConditioning regimenPreparative regimensPulmonary hypertensionBlood transfusionConsiderable morbidityPediatric patientsOrgan damagePremature mortalityTransplantationNatural historyMorbidityMortalityDiseaseStem cellsSafe use