Our Research Publications

Updated August 2024

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Megakaryopoiesis and ex vivo differentiation of stem cells into megakaryocytes and platelets Pineault N, Boisjoli GJ 2015 ISBT Sci Ser View Researchers Basic research
Recommendations for standardization of laboratory testing for drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia: communication from the SSC of the ISTH Arnold DM, Curtis BR, Bakchoul T, for the Subcommittee on Platelet Immunology 2015 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
A phase-II sequential case-series study of all patients presenting to four plasma exchange centres with presumed relapsed/refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura treated with rituximab Clark WF, Rock G, Barth D, Arnold DM, Webert KE, Yenson PR, Kelton JG, Li L, Foley SR, members of the Canadian Apheresis G 2015 Br J Haematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Dicer cleavage by calpain determines platelet microRNA levels and function in diabetes Elgheznawy A, Shi L, Hu J, Wittig I, Laban H, Pircher J, Mann A, Provost P, Randriamboavonjy V, Fleming I 2015 Circ Res View Researchers Basic research
Effect of a thrombopoietin receptor agonist on use of intravenous immune globulin in patients with immune thrombocytopenia Zeller MP, Heddle NM, Kelton JG, Hamilton K, Wang G, Sholapur N, Carruthers J, Hsia C, Blais N, Toltl L, Hamm C, Pearson M-A, Arnold DM 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Fully automated decomposition of raman spectra into individual Pearson's type VII distributions applied to biological and biomedical samples Schulze HG, Atkins CG, Devine DV, Blades MW, Turner RF 2015 Appl Spectrosc View Researchers Basic research
How do I interpret a p value? O'Brien SF, Osmond L, Yi Q-L 2015 Transfusion View Researchers Other
Microfluidic deformability analysis of the red cell storage lesion Matthews K, Myrand-Lapierre M-E, Ang RR, Duffy SP, Scott MD, Ma H 2015 J Biomech View Researchers New or improved product or process
Outcomes of both abbreviated hyper-CVAD induction followed by autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation and conventional chemotherapy for mantle cell lymphoma: a 10-year single-centre experience with literature review Alwasaidi TA, Hamadah A, Altouri S, Tay J, McDiarmid S, Faught C, Allan D, Huebsch L, Bredeson C, Bence-Bruckler I 2015 Cancer Med View Health care providers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: Making the cut: protein breakdown in platelets during storage Serrano K 2015 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Surveillance Report 2015 O'Brien SF 2015 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Effects of pathogen reduction systems on platelet microRNAs, mRNAs, activation, and function Osman A, Hitzler WE, Meyer CU, Landry P, Corduan A, Laffont B, Boilard E, Hellstern P, Vamvakas EC, Provost P 2015 Platelets View Researchers Basic research
Fatal false-negative transfusion infection involving a buffy coat platelet pool contaminated with biofilm-positive Staphylococcus epidermidis: a case report Kou Y, Pagotto F, Hannach B, Ramirez-Arcos S 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Platelet microparticles are internalized in neutrophils via the concerted activity of 12-lipoxygenase and secreted phospholipase A2-IIA Duchez AC, Boudreau LH, Naika GS, Bollinger J, Belleannee C, Cloutier N, Laffont B, Mendoza-Villarroel RE, Levesque T, Rollet-Labelle E, Rousseau M, Allaeys I, Tremblay JJ, Poubelle PE, Lambeau G, Pouliot M, Provost P, Soulet D, Gelb MH, Boilard E 2015 PNAS View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion Patterns in All Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit and in Those Who Die in Hospital: A Descriptive Analysis Shehata N, Forster AJ, Lawrence N, Ducharme R, Fergusson DA, Chassé M, Rothwell DM, Hébert PC, Tinmouth AT, Wilson K 2015 PLoS One View Health care providers Clinical research
BK virus prophylaxis with levofloxacin--reply Gill JS, Knoll GA, Humar A 2015 JAMA View Other Other
Clinical effects of blood donor characteristics in transfusion recipients: protocol of a framework to study the blood donor-recipient continuum Chasse M, McIntyre L, Tinmouth A, Acker J, English SW, Knoll G, Forster A, Shehata N, Wilson K, van Walraven C, Ducharme R, Fergusson DA 2015 BMJ Open View Researchers Other
Determining the Volume of Additive Solution and Residual Plasma in Whole Blood Filtered and Buffy Coat Processed Red Cell Concentrates Jordan A, Acker J 2015 Transfus Med Hemother View Researchers New or improved product or process
Further evidence that paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria is a disorder of defective cell membrane lipid rafts Ratajczak MZ, Borkowska S, Mierzejewska K, Kucia M, Mendek-Czajkowska E, Suszynska M, Sharma VA, Deptala A, Song W, Platzbecker U, Larratt L, Janowska-Wieczorek A, Maciejewski J, Ratajczak J 2015 J Cell Mol Med View Researchers Basic research
The effects of rejuvenation during hypothermic storage on red blood cell membrane remodeling Kurach JDR, Almizraq R, Bicalho B, Acker JP, Holovati JL 2014 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Antibody-Mediated Immune Suppression of Erythrocyte Alloimmunization Can Occur Independently from Red Cell Clearance or Epitope Masking in a Murine Model Yu H, Stowell SR, Bernardo L, Hendrickson JE, Zimring JC, Amash A, Uchikawa M, Lazarus AH 2014 J Immunol View Researchers Basic research
Efficacy and safety of mesenchymal stromal cells in preclinical models of acute lung injury: a systematic review protocol Lalu MM, Moher D, Marshall J, Fergusson D, Mei SH, Macleod M, Griffin G, Turgeon AF, Rudnicki M, Fishman J, Avey MT, Skidmore B, Grimshaw JM, Stewart DJ, Singh K, McIntyre L 2014 Syst Rev View Researchers Clinical research
gT-S195A thrombin reduces the anticoagulant effects of dabigatran in vitro and in vivo Sheffield WP, Lambourne MD, Eltringham-Smith LJ, Bhakta V, Arnold DM, Crowther MA 2014 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Low pertussis toxin antibody levels in two regional cohorts of Canadian pregnant women Bigham M, Konrad S, Van Buynder P, Van Buynder J, Isaac-Renton J, ElSherif M, Halperin SA 2014 Vaccine View Health care providers Clinical research
Pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia Cines DB, Cuker A, Semple JW 2014 Presse Med View Researchers Clinical research
Research opportunities in optimizing storage of red blood cell products Wagner SJ, Glynn SA, Welniak LA, NHLBI Working Group on Strategies to Optimize Red Blood Cell Products 2014 Transfusion View Researchers Other
ResearchUnit: Research into TRALI therapies gene therapy results that are a TAD interesting! Semple J 2014 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Risk of serious gastrointestinal bleeding in living kidney donors Thomas SM, Lam NN, Huang A, Nash DM, Prasad GV, Knoll GA, Koval JJ, Lentine KL, Kim SJ, Alam A, Lok CE, Treleaven DJ, Garg AX 2014 Clin Transplant View Health care providers Clinical research
Are donors in Canada compliant with deferral for tattoos and piercing? O'Brien S F, Xi G, Fan W, Yi Q, Osmond L, Delage G, Goldman M 2014 Blood Transfus View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Engineering biomaterials surfaces to modulate the host response Yu K, Mei Y, Hadjesfandiari N, Kizhakkedathu JN 2014 Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces View Researchers Basic research
IVIG pluripotency and the concept of Fc-sialylation: challenges to the scientist von Gunten S, Shoenfeld Y, Blank M, Branch DR, Vassilev T, Kasermann F, Bayry J, Kaveri S, Simon HU 2014 Nat Rev Immunol View Researchers Other
Optimal Attenuation of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Intravenous Immunoglobulin Requires an Intact Interleukin-11 Receptor Figueiredo CA, Drohomyrecky PC, McCarthy SDS, Leontyev D, Ma X-Z, Branch DR, Dunn SE 2014 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
Segments from red blood cell units should not be used for quality testing Kurach JDR, Hansen AL, Turner TR, Jenkins C, Acker JP 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Structure-activity relationships of pyrazole derivatives as potential therapeutics for immune thrombocytopenias Purohit MK, Chakka SK, Scovell I, Neschadim A, Bello AM, Salum N, Katsman Y, Bareau MC, Branch DR, Kotra LP 2014 Bioorg Med Chem View Researchers Basic research
Anfibatide, a novel GPIb complex antagonist, inhibits platelet adhesion and thrombus formation in vitro and in vivo in murine models of thrombosis Lei X, Reheman A, Hou Y, Zhou H, Wang Y, Marshall AH, Liang C, Dai X, Li BX, Vanhoorelbeke K, Ni H 2014 Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Comparative efficacy of blood cell immunocamouflage by membrane grafting of methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) and polyethyloxazoline Kyluik-Price DL, Li L, Scott MD 2014 Biomaterials View Researchers Basic research
How to get a paper published Walsh GM, Devine DV 2014 ISBT Sci Ser View Other Other
Plasma fibronectin supports hemostasis and regulates thrombosis Wang Y, Reheman A, Spring CM, Kalantari J, Marshall AH, Wolberg AS, Gross PL, Weitz JI, Rand ML, Mosher DF, Freedman J, Ni H 2014 J Clin Invest View Researchers Basic research
Short daily versus conventional hemodialysis for hypertensive patients: a randomized cross-over study Zimmerman DL, Ruzicka M, Hebert P, Fergusson D, Touyz RM, Burns KD 2014 PLoS One View Health care providers Clinical research
Understanding why patients with immune thrombocytopenia are deeply divided on splenectomy Wang KK, Charles C, Heddle NM, Arnold E, Molnar L, Arnold DM 2014 Health Expect View Health care providers Clinical research
Mixed field reactions in ABO and Rh typing chimerism likely resulting from twin haematopoiesis Sharpe C, Lane D, Cote J, Hosseini-Maaf B, Goldman M, Olsson ML, Hult AK 2014 Blood Transfus View Health care providers Clinical research
Acquired peanut hypersensitivity following platelet transfusion Ponnampalam A, Growe G, Loftus P, Chipperfield K, Bigham M 2014 Transfus Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Counting platelets at transfusion threshold levels: impact on the decision to transfuse. A BEST Collaborative - UK NEQAS(H) International Exercise Lozano M, Mahon A, van der Meer PF, Stanworth S, Cid J, Devine D, Fung MK, de la Salle B, Heddle NM, on behalf of Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2014 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
First analysis of 10-year trends in national factor concentrates usage in haemophilia: data from CHARMS, the Canadian Hemophilia Assessment and Resource Management System Traore AN, Chan AKC, Webert KE, Heddle N, Ritchie B, St-Louis J, Teitel J, Lillicrap D, Iorio A, Walker I 2014 Haemophilia View Health care providers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: Dodging disinfection: biofilm-forming skin bacteria can resist disinfectants Ramirez-Arcos S 2014 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Transfusion-related lung injury in children: a case series and review of the literature Lieberman L, Petraszko T, Yi QL, Hannach B, Skeate R 2014 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Different doses of prophylactic platelet transfusion for preventing bleeding in patients with haematological disorders after chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation (Protocol) Estcourt LJ, Stanworth S, Doree C, Trivella M, Hopewell S, Murphy MF, Tinmouth A 2014 Cochrane Database Syst Rev View Researchers Clinical research
How to succeed in research during medical training: a qualitative study Alak A, Jerzak KJ, Quirt JA, Lane SJ, Miller PA, Haider S, Arnold DM 2014 Clin Invest Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Internal medicine resident knowledge of transfusion medicine: results from the BEST-TEST international education needs assessment Haspel RL, Lin Y, Mallick R, Tinmouth A, Cid J, Eichler H, Lozano M, van de Watering L, Fisher PB, Ali A, Parks E 2014 Transfusion View Health care providers Other
p38MAPK is involved in apoptosis development in apheresis platelet concentrates after riboflavin and ultraviolet light treatment Chen Z, Schubert P, Culibrk B, Devine DV 2014 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research