Our Research Publications

Updated August 2024

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fc-independent phagocytosis: Implications for IVIG and other therapies in immune-mediated thrombocytopenia Li J, van der Wal DE, Zhu L, Vadasz B, Simpson EK, Li C, Webster ML, Zhu G, Lang S, Chen P, Zeng Q, Ni H 2013 Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets View Researchers Other
Identifying D-positive donors using a second automated testing platform Goldman M, Resz I, Cote J, Ochoa G, Angus N 2013 Immunohematology View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Riboflavin and ultraviolet light treatment of platelets triggers p38MAPK signaling: inhibition significantly improves in vitro platelet quality after pathogen reduction treatment Schubert P, Coupland D, Culibrk B, Goodrich RP, Devine DV 2013 Transfusion View Researchers Basic 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
ResearchUnit: Should patients receive HLA-selected platelets? Shehata N 2013 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Utilization of frozen plasma in Ontario: a province wide audit reveals a high rate of inappropriate transfusions Tinmouth A, Thompson T, Arnold DM, Callum JL, Gagliardi K, Lauzon D, Owens W, Pinkerton P 2013 Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
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
Progressive development of polycystic kidney disease in the mouse model expressing Pkd1 extracellular domain Kurbegovic A, Trudel M 2013 Hum Mol Genet View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: Doubling the 30-minute rule without compromising Red Blood Cells quality and safety. Ramirez-Arcos S 2013 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Thrombocytopenia in the critically ill Shehata N, Fontes ML 2013 Can J Anaesth View Researchers 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
N-ethylmaleimide activates a Cl(-)-independent component of K(+) flux in mouse erythrocytes Shmukler BE, Hsu A, Alves J, Trudel M, Rust MB, Hubner CA, Rivera A, Alper SL 2013 Blood Cells Mol Dis View Researchers Basic research
Posttransplant monitoring of de novo human leukocyte antigen donor-specific antibodies in kidney transplantation Wiebe C, Nickerson P 2013 Curr Opin Organ Transplant View Health care providers Clinical research
Sustained remissions of immune thrombocytopenia associated with the use of thrombopoietin receptor agonists Ghadaki B, Nazi I, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2013 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Unraveling the IVIG mystique Branch DR 2013 Transfusion View Researchers Other
What should men living with severe haemophilia need to know? The perspectives of Canadian haemophilia health care providers Lane S, Arnold E, Webert KE, Chan A, Walker I, Heddle NM 2013 Haemophilia View Health care providers Other
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