Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Allowing blood donation from men who had sex with men more than 5 years ago: a model to evaluate the impact on transfusion safety in Canada Germain M, Robillard P, Delage G, Goldman M 2013 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Design of long circulating nontoxic dendritic polymers for the removal of iron in vivo Imran ul-haq M, Hamilton JL, Lai BF, Shenoi RA, Horte S, Constantinescu I, Leitch HA, Kizhakkedathu JN 2013 ACS Nano View Researchers Basic research
Efficacy of HLA-matched platelet transfusions for patients with hypoproliferative thrombocytopenia: a systematic review Pavenski K, Rebulla P, Duquesnoy R, Saw CL, Slichter SJ, Tanael S, Shehata N, International Collaboration for Guideline Development Implementation and Evaluation for Transfusion Therapies (ICTMG) Collaborators 2013 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
An enclosed in-gel PCR amplification cassette with multi-target, multi-sample detection for platform molecular diagnostics Manage DP, Lauzon J, Atrazev A, Chavali R, Samuel RA, Chan B, Morrissey YC, Gordy W, Edwards AL, Larison K, Yanow SK, Acker JP, Zahariadis G, Pilarski LM 2013 Lab Chip View Health care providers New or improved product or process
CD44 antibodies and immune thrombocytopenia in the amelioration of murine inflammatory arthritis Mott PJ, Lazarus AH 2013 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
Advancing risk assessment for emerging infectious diseases for blood and blood products: proceedings of a public workshop Gallagher LM, Ganz PR, Yang H, Kessler DA, O'Brien SF, Custer BS, Busch MP, Dodd RY, Stramer SL, Walderhaug MO, Forshee RA, Williams AE, Epstein JS, Anderson SA 2013 Transfusion View Blood operators Other
Blood component transfusion in critically ill patients McIntyre L, Tinmouth AT, Fergusson DA 2013 Curr Opin Crit Care View Health care providers Clinical research
E-selectin mediated adhesion and migration of endothelial colony forming cells is enhanced by SDF-1alpha/CXCR4 Sun J, Li Y, Graziani GM, Filion L, Allan DS 2013 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
The rationale for platelet transfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass: an observational study Zaffar N, Joseph A, Mazer CD, Nisenbaum R, Karkouti K, Tinmouth A, Peterson MD, Pavenski K, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Shehata N 2013 Can J Anaesth View Health care providers Clinical research
What to do with the queue? Reducing wait times for cancer care Blake JT, Bolland D, Dawe I 2013 Case Studies in Health Policy and Management, 2nd Edition View Other Other
Antigens protected functional red blood cells by the membrane grafting of compact hyperbranched polyglycerols Chapanian R, Constantinescu I, Brooks DE, Scott MD, Kizhakkedathu J 2013 J Vis Exp View Researchers Basic research
Cholesterol efflux in megakaryocyte progenitors suppresses platelet production and thrombocytosis Murphy AJ, Bijl N, Yvan-Charvet L, Welch CB, Bhagwat N, Reheman A, Wang Y, Shaw JA, Levine RL, Ni H, Tall AR, Wang N 2013 Nat Med View Researchers Basic research
Febrile and allergic transfusion reactions Fung MK, Heddle NM 2013 Practical Transfusion Medicine, 4th edition View Health care providers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: Supporting evidence to change regulations regarding the storage of cryosupernatant plasma. Sheffield W 2013 Blood.ca website View Other Other
The impact of prolonged storage of red blood cells on cancer survival Kekre N, Mallick R, Allan D, Tinmouth A, Tay J 2013 PLoS One View Health care providers Clinical research
Activated platelets can deliver mRNA regulatory Ago2-microRNA complexes to endothelial cells via microparticles Laffont B, Corduan A, Plé H, Duchez AC, Cloutier N, Boilard E, Provost P 2013 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Donor selection for recipient safety Goldman M 2013 ISBT Sci Ser View Health care providers Clinical research
Microfluidic analysis of cellular deformability of normal and oxidatively-damaged red blood cells Kwan JM, Quan Guo Q, Kyluik-Price DL, Ma H, Scott MD 2013 Am J Hematol View Researchers Basic research
The epidemiology of human T-cell lymphotropic virus types I and II in Canadian blood donors O'Brien SF, Goldman M, Scalia V, Yi QL, Fan W, Xi G, Dines IR, Fearon MA 2013 Transfus Med View Blood operators Clinical research
The importance of haemophilia treatment centre administrators in patient care Almonte T, Decker K, Seroski W, Walker I, Webert K, Bos C, Strike K, Waterhouse L, Goldsmith R, Chan AK 2012 Haemophilia View Health care providers Other
A new tool to assess bleeding severity in patients with chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia (CME) Webert KE, Arnold DM, Lui Y, Carruthers J, Arnold E, Heddle NM 2012 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Red Blood Cell Storage Lesions and Related Transfusion Issues: A Canadian Blood Services Research and Development Symposium Pavenski K, Saidenberg E, Lavoie M, Tokessy M, Branch DR 2012 Transfus Med Rev View Health care providers Other
The repertoire and features of human platelet microRNAs Ple H, Landry P, Benham A, Coarfa C, Gunaratne PH, Provost P 2012 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
ABO blood groups influence macrophage-mediated phagocytosis of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes Wolofsky KT, Ayi K, Branch DR, Hult AK, Olsson ML, Liles WC, Cserti-Gazdewich CM, Kain KC 2012 PLoS Pathog View Researchers Basic research
Immune thrombocytopenia: getting back to basics Arnold DM 2012 Am J Hematol View Health care providers Other
In vivo circulation, clearance, and biodistribution of polyglycerol grafted functional red blood cells Chapanian R, Constantinescu I, Brooks DE, Scott MD, Kizhakkedathu JN 2012 Biomaterials View Researchers Basic research
Coagulation factor X Arg386 specifically affects activation by the intrinsic pathway: a novel patient mutation Vanden Hoek AL, Talbot K, Carter IS, Vickars L, Carter CJ, Jackson SC, Macgillivray RT, Pryzdial EL 2012 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Development of a quality monitoring program for platelet components: a report of the first four years' experience at Canadian Blood Services Levin E, Jenkins C, Culibrk B, Gyongyossy-Issa MIC, Serrano K, Devine DV 2012 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Frequency and risk factors for donor reactions in an anonymous blood donor survey Goldman M, Osmond L, Yi QL, Cameron-Choi K, O'Brien SF 2012 Transfusion View Blood operators Other
The platelet "sugar high" in diabetes Ni H 2012 Blood View Researchers Other
Fanconi anemia proteins and their interacting partners: a molecular puzzle Kaddar T, Carreau M 2012 Anemia View Researchers Basic research
Relative efficacy of steroid therapy in immune thrombocytopenia mediated by anti-platelet GPIIbIIIa versus GPIb? antibodies Zeng Q, Zhu L, Tao L, Bao J, Yang M, Simpson EK, Li C, van der Wal DE, Chen P, Spring CM, Wang M, Zhang L, Ruan C, Hou M, Xia R, Ni H 2012 Am J Hematol View Researchers Clinical research
The expanding family of bone marrow homing factors for hematopoietic stem cells: stromal derived factor 1 is not the only player in the game Ratajczak MZ, Kim C, Janowska-Wieczorek A, Ratajczak J 2012 ScientificWorldJournal View Researchers Basic research
The role of complement in the trafficking of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells Janowska-Wieczorek A, Marquez-Curtis LA, Shirvaikar N, Ratajczak MZ 2012 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
In vivo clearance of alpha-1 acid glycoprotein is influenced by the extent of its N-linked glycosylation and by its interaction with the vessel wall McCurdy TR, Bhakta V, Eltringham-Smith LJ, Gataiance S, Fox-Robichaud AE, Sheffield WP 2012 J Biomed Biotechnol View Researchers Basic research
Plant food delphinidin-3-glucoside significantly inhibits platelet activation and thrombosis: novel protective roles against cardiovascular diseases Yang Y, Shi Z, Reheman A, Jin JW, Li C, Wang Y, Andrews MC, Chen P, Zhu G, Ling W, Ni H 2012 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
Serratia marcescens strains implicated in adverse transfusion reactions form biofilms in platelet concentrates and demonstrate reduced detection by automated culture Greco-Stewart VS, Brown EE, Parr C, Kalab M, Jacobs MR, Yomtovian RA, Ramirez-Arcos SM 2012 Vox Sang View Blood operators Basic research
Antibacterial activity, inflammatory response, coagulation and cytotoxicity effects of silver nanoparticles Martinez-Gutierrez F, Thi EP, Silverman JM, de Oliveira CC, Svensson SL, Hoek AV, Sanchez EM, Reiner NE, Gaynor EC, Pryzdial ELG, Conway EM, Orrantia E, Ruiz F, Av-Gay Y, Bach H 2012 Nanomedicine View Researchers Basic research
Intravenous immunoglobulin prevents murine antibody-mediated acute lung injury at the level of neutrophil reactive oxygen species (ROS) production Semple JW, Kim M, Hou J, McVey M, Lee YJ, Tabuchi A, Kuebler WM, Chai ZW, Lazarus AH 2012 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
Microfluidic approach to genotyping human platelet antigens Lim C, Manage DP, Atrazhev A, Denomme G, Backhouse CJ, Acker JP 2012 IET Nanobiotechnol View Researchers New or improved product or process
Quality of Red Blood Cells Isolated from Umbilical Cord Blood Stored at Room Temperature Zhurova M, Akabutu J, Acker J 2012 J Blood Transfus View Researchers New or improved product or process
Application of the ADVIA cerebrospinal fluid assay to count residual red blood cells in blood components Culibrk B, Stone E, Levin E, Weiss S, Serrano K, Devine DV 2012 Vox Sang View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Thymic retention of CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ T regulatory cells is associated with their peripheral deficiency and thrombocytopenia in a murine model of immune thrombocytopenia Aslam R, Hu Y, Gebremeskel S, Segel GB, Speck ER, Guo L, Kim M, Ni H, Freedman J, Semple JW 2012 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Characterization of a long-acting recombinant human serum albumin-atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) expressed in Pichia pastoris de Bold MK, Sheffield WP, Martinuk A, Bhakta V, Eltringham-Smith L, de Bold AJ 2012 Regul Pept View Researchers Basic research
Solving the dilemma of prevention of red cell alloimmunization Branch DR 2012 Immunotherapy View Researchers Other
Evaluation of the sterility testing process of hematopoietic stem cells at Canadian Blood Services Mastronardi C, Yang L, Halpenny M, Toye B, Ramirez-Arcos S 2012 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Immunocamouflage of latex surfaces by grafted methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) (mPEG): proteomic analysis of plasma protein adsorption Le Y, Li L, Wang D, Scott MD 2012 Sci China Life Sci View Researchers Basic research
Safety of cell therapy with mesenchymal stromal cells (SafeCell): a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials Lalu MM, McIntyre L, Pugliese C, Fergusson D, Winston BW, Marshall JC, Granton J, Stewart DJ, Canadian Critical Care Trials Group 2012 PLoS One View Researchers Clinical research
The cell motility modulator Slit2 is a potent inhibitor of platelet function Patel S, Huang YW, Reheman A, Pluthero FG, Chaturvedi S, Mukovozov IM, Tole S, Liu GY, Li L, Durocher Y, Ni H, Kahr WH, Robinson LA 2012 Circulation View Researchers Basic research
Vascular endothelial dysfunction in beta-thalassemia occurs despite increased eNOS expression and preserved vascular smooth muscle cell reactivity to NO Stoyanova E, Trudel M, Felfly H, Lemsaddek W, Garcia D, Cloutier G 2012 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research