Our Research Publications

Updated August 2024

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Kruppel-like factor 1 (KLF1), KLF2, and Myc control a regulatory network essential for embryonic erythropoiesis Pang CJ, Lemsaddek W, Alhashem YN, Bondzi C, Redmond LC, Ah-Son N, Dumur CI, Archer KJ, Haar JL, Lloyd JA, Trudel M 2012 Mol Cell Biol View Researchers Basic research
Measures to prevent transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) Reesink HW, Lee J, Keller A, Dennington P, Pink J, Holdsworth R, Schennach H, Goldman M, Petraszko T, Sun J, Meng Y, Qian K, Rehacek V, Turek P, Krusius T, Juvonen E, Tiberghien P, Legrand D, Semana G, Muller JY, Bux J, Reil A, Lin CK, Daly H, McSweeney E, Porretti L, Greppi N, Rebulla P, Okazaki H, Sanchez-Guerrero SA, Baptista-Gonzalez HA, Martinez-Murillo C, Guerra-Marquez A, Rodriguez-Moyado H, Middelburg RA, Wiersum-Osselton JC, Brand A, van Tilburg C, Dinesh D, Dagger J, Dunn P, Brojer E, Letowska M, Maslanka K, Lachert E, Uhrynowska M, Zhiburt E, Palfi M, Berlin G, Frey BM, Puig Rovira L, Muniz-Diaz E, Castro E, Chapman C, Green A, Massey E, Win N, Williamson L, Silliman CC, Chaffin DJ, Ambruso DR, Blumberg N, Tomasulo P, Land KJ, Norris PJ, Illoh OC, Davey RJ, Benjamin RJ, Eder AF, McLaughlin L, Kleinman S, Panzer S 2012 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Establishment of the first International Repository for Transfusion-Relevant Bacteria Reference Strains: ISBT Working Party Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases (WP-TTID), Subgroup on Bacteria Stormer M, Arroyo A, Brachert J, Carrero H, Devine D, Epstein JS, Gabriel C, Gelber C, Goodrich R, Hanschmann KM, Heath DG, Jacobs MR, Keil S, de Korte D, Lambrecht B, Lee CK, Marcelis J, Marschner S, McDonald C, McGuane S, McKee M, Muller TH, Muthivhi T, Pettersson A, Radziwon P, Ramirez-Arcos S, Reesink HW, Rojo J, Rood I, Schmidt M, Schneider CK, Seifried E, Sicker U, Wendel S, Wood EM, Yomtovian RA, Montag T 2012 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Lessons learned from Trypanosoma cruzi test implementation Menitove JE, Leach-Bennett J, Sher G 2012 Transfusion View Blood operators Other
Mouse background and IVIG dosage are critical in establishing the role of inhibitory Fcgamma receptor for the amelioration of experimental ITP Leontyev D, Katsman Y, Branch DR 2012 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Optimization of platelet concentrate quality: Application of proteomic technologies to donor management Schubert P, Culibrk B, Karwal S, Slichter SJ, Devine DV 2012 J Proteomics View Blood operators Basic research
Platelets in Thrombosis and Hemostasis: Old Topic with New Mechanisms Wang Y, Andrews M, Yang Y, Lang S, Jin JW, Cameron-Vendrig A, Zhu G, Reheman A, Ni H 2012 Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets View Health care providers Basic research
Cadherin 6 has a functional role in platelet aggregation and thrombus formation Dunne E, Spring CM, Reheman A, Jin W, Berndt MC, Newman DK, Newman PJ, Ni H, Kenny D 2012 Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol View Researchers Basic research
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization and Homing after Transplantation: The Role of MMP-2, MMP-9, and MT1-MMP Shirvaikar N, Marquez-Curtis LA, Janowska-Wieczorek A 2012 Biochem Res Int View Researchers Basic research
Sialylation-independent mechanism involved in the amelioration of murine immune thrombocytopenia using intravenous gammaglobulin Leontyev D, Katsman Y, Ma XZ, Miescher S, Kasermann F, Branch DR 2012 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Towards a prophylactic treatment of HPA-related foetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia Kjeldsen-Kragh J, Ni H, Skogen B 2012 Curr Opin Hematol View Researchers 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
Impact de la grippe pandémique A (H1N1) sur les services de laboratoire Patel SN, Gubbay JB, Bastien N, Booth T, Charest H, Chernesky M, Couillard M, Drews S, Garceau R, Gubbay J, Guercio S, Fearon M, Fonseca K, Hatchette T, Horsman G, Larke B, Li Y, Majury A, Ouellette O, Petric M, Ratnam S, Sevenhuysen C, Van Caeseele P 2012 Centre de collaboration nationale des maladies infectieuses: Examen des Preuves La grippe pandemique A (H1N1) View Health care providers Other
Modulation of microRNA Activity by Semi-microRNAs Plante I, Ple H, Landry P, Gunaratne PH, Provost P 2012 Front Genet View Researchers Basic research
Rituximab maintenance for relapsed refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura Bhagirath VC, Kelton JG, Moore J, Arnold DM 2012 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Validation and implementation of a new hemoglobinometer for donor screening at Canadian Blood Services Goldman M, Uzicanin S, Yi QL, Acker JP, Ramirez-Arcos S 2012 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
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
In vitro platelet quality in storage containers used for pediatric transfusions Weiss S, Scammell K, Levin E, Culibrk B, Zolfaghari S, Gyongyossy-Issa MI, Acker JP 2012 Transfusion View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Synergistic effects of liposomes, trehalose, and hydroxyethyl starch for cryopreservation of human erythrocytes Stoll C, Holovati JL, Acker JP, Wolkers WF 2012 Biotechnol Prog View Researchers New or improved product or process
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fanconi anemia proteins and their interacting partners: a molecular puzzle Kaddar T, Carreau M 2012 Anemia View Researchers Basic research
The platelet "sugar high" in diabetes Ni H 2012 Blood View Researchers Other
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Encapsulation of factor IX-engineered mesenchymal stem cells in fibrinogen-alginate microcapsules enhances their viability and transgene secretion Sayyar B, Dodd M, Wen J, Ma S, Marquez-Curtis L, Janowska-Wieczorek A, Hortelano G 2012 J Tissue Eng View Researchers Basic research
Evidence for a novel mechanism independent of myocardial iron in beta-thalassemia cardiac pathogenesis Stoyanova E, Cloutier G, Felfly H, Lemsaddek W, Ah-Son N, Trudel M 2012 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
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
Solving the dilemma of prevention of red cell alloimmunization Branch DR 2012 Immunotherapy View Researchers Other
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