2021
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease
Krishnamurti L. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease. Frontiers In Pediatrics 2021, 8: 551170. PMID: 33469520, PMCID: PMC7813811, DOI: 10.3389/fped.2020.551170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic cell transplantationSickle cell diseaseAutologous hematopoietic progenitor cellsCell transplantationHematopoietic progenitor cellsDisease manifestationsCell diseaseRelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantationDonor hematopoietic cell transplantationEarly phase clinical trialsHaploidentical related donorsIntent of cureProgenitor cellsIschemic tissue damageLong-term ameliorationHaploidentical donorsEndothelial dysfunctionHLA-identicalLate complicationsRed blood cellsUnrelated HLAOrgan dysfunctionRelated donorsUnrelated donorsSCD patients
2020
Primary caregiver decision‐making in hematopoietic cell transplantation and gene therapy for sickle cell disease
Sinha C, Bakshi N, Ross D, Loewenstein G, Krishnamurti L. Primary caregiver decision‐making in hematopoietic cell transplantation and gene therapy for sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2020, 68: e28749-e28749. PMID: 33034129, PMCID: PMC8246626, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic cell transplantationSickle cell diseasePrimary caregiversSCD complicationsCell transplantationCell diseaseDiminished qualityAutologous hematopoietic progenitor cellsPrimary caregiver reportMajor medical decisionsGene therapyCurative optionSevere complicationsHematopoietic progenitor cellsClinical trialsAcceptable treatmentRecent complicationsComplicationsCaregiver reportsCaregiversProgenitor cellsNormal lifeTransplantationTherapyMedical decisions
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