Effect of repeat transfusion exposure on plasma cytokine and markers of endothelial activation in the extremely preterm neonate.

CONCLUSION: Early, repeated transfusion results in alterations in proinflammatory cytokines and markers of endothelial activation in the very preterm newborn and suggests that the potential for transfusion-related immunomodulation is present in the initial days after birth rather than confined to later in the postnatal period. PMID: 32710580 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32710580?dopt=Abstract

Source: Transfusion - July 24, 2020 Category: Hematology Authors: Crawford TM, Andersen CC, Stark MJ Tags: Transfusion Source Type: research

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