2011
TNF-alpha and IL-8: Serum levels and gene polymorphisms (−308G>A and −251A>T) are associated with classical biomarkers and medical history in children with sickle cell anemia
Cajado C, Cerqueira B, Couto F, Moura-Neto J, Vilas-Boas W, Dorea M, Lyra I, Barbosa C, Reis M, Goncalves M. TNF-alpha and IL-8: Serum levels and gene polymorphisms (−308G>A and −251A>T) are associated with classical biomarkers and medical history in children with sickle cell anemia. Cytokine 2011, 56: 312-317. PMID: 21802960, DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2011.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAllelesAnemia, Sickle CellBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHaplotypesHumansInterleukin-8Medical History TakingPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, GeneticPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsSickle cell anemiaTNF-alpha -308GT gene polymorphismGene polymorphismsIL-8Serum levelsMedical historyTNF-alphaCell anemiaHigher TNF-alpha levelsIL-8 gene polymorphismsA alleleClassical biomarkersSteady-state sickle cell anemiaTNF-alpha levelsHeterogeneous clinical outcomesLogistic regression analysisYears of ageCytokine levelsClinical outcomesImmunological biomarkersHealthy controlsPatient outcomesInterleukin-8SCA patients
2010
CD32, CD18, CD11b and CD62L Expression on Monocyte without and After Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Challenge: Association with Inflammatory and Hemolysis Markers In Sickle Cell Anemia.
Cerqueira B, Vilas-Boas W, Neto J, Clarencio J, Andrade D, Cezar R, Zanette A, Reis M, Goncalves M. CD32, CD18, CD11b and CD62L Expression on Monocyte without and After Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Challenge: Association with Inflammatory and Hemolysis Markers In Sickle Cell Anemia. Blood 2010, 116: 1655. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.1655.1655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell anemiaVaso-occlusive episodesExpression of CD11bMonocyte expressionSCA patientsControl groupCell anemiaRed blood cellsMedical historyLipid metabolismHemoglobin SMarkers of hemolysisSurface molecule expressionComplete medical historySurface moleculesMonocyte surface moleculesSickle red blood cellsProinflammatory interactionsCD62L expressionOutpatient clinicCD32 expressionVascular occlusionHemolysis markersSplenic sequestrationTNF-alpha