Tag Archives: red blood cells
A new immune signature in people with Polycythemia vera: a modulator of disease progress?
Polycythemia Vera (PV) is a disease in which your body makes too many red blood cells (RBC), whose main function is to transport oxygen from the lungs to all parts of your body. The many circulating RBC
Electric fields drive macrophage healing functions
When the skin is cut, or otherwise injured, a spontaneous electrical current is created immediately at the wound and this promotes healing. Several studies have demonstrated how naturally generated electrical fields cause movement of skin epithelial cells,
Leukemia cells rely on vesicles from neighboring stromal cells to resist common cancer treatments
Leukemia is a cancer of white blood cells that occurs in both children and adults. Strides have been made in curing most types of leukemia. However, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) continues to resist the same treatment strategies.
Red blood cell survival in very low birth weight neonates
In normal, healthy adults red blood cells (RBCs) are produced in the bone marrow and survive in the circulation for about 4 months. After this time they cease functioning normally and are removed by as yet poorly
