Increased circulating activated endothelial cells, vascular endothelial growth factor, and tumor necrosis factor in thalassemia

• Main Authors: Punnee Butthep, Saknarong Rummavas, Raewadee Wisedpanichkij, Sumalee Jindadamrongwech, Suthat Fucharoen, Ahnond Bunyaratvej
• Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/20479
• Institution: Mahidol University

An increased number of circulating endothelial cells (CECs) was demonstrated in α- and β-thalassemic patients, β-thalassemia/hemoglobin E (BE), both splenectomized (BE[S]) and non-splenectomized (BE[NS]), had higher numbers of CECs than α-thalassemia, both HbH (α-thal 1/α-thal 2; H) and HbH with hem...