Transient transforming growth factor β1 modulation in monocytes and natural killer cells following plasma or plasma-platelet apheresis donation procedures

Blood Transfus. 2015 Oct;13(4):684-6. doi: 10.2450/2015.0258-14. Epub 2015 Jan 30.

Authors

Massimo Ghio¹, Paola Contini¹, Gianluca Ubezio¹, Filippo Ansaldi², Maurizio Setti¹, Gino Tripodi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, I.R.C.C.S. "A.O.U. San Martino-IST" and University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
² Department of Health Sciences, I.R.C.C.S. "A.O.U. San Martino-IST" and University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
³ Immunohematology and Transfusion Centre, Institute Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adsorption
Blood Donors
Centrifugation
Equipment Design
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / blood*
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / chemistry
Humans
Immunomodulation
Killer Cells, Natural / immunology*
Male
Monocytes / immunology*
Plasma
Plasmapheresis / instrumentation
Plasmapheresis / methods*
Plateletpheresis / instrumentation
Plateletpheresis / methods*
Polymers
Protein Binding
RNA, Messenger / biosynthesis
Time Factors
Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / biosynthesis
Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / blood*
Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / genetics
Up-Regulation

Substances

Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
Polymers
RNA, Messenger
Transforming Growth Factor beta1