...William J. Savage; Allen D. Everett; James F. Casella A 12-year-old boy with HbSS sickle cell disease (SCD) was admitted with an acute febrile illness and developed overt stroke 3 days later. Plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein levels were elevated, as compared to pediatric controls, 32 h prior...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Anti-sickling agents Erythrocytes Fagara xanthoxyloides Sickle cell Acta haemat. 66: 19-26 (1981) Chromatographic Fractionation of Anti-Sickling Agents in Fagara Xanthoxyloides Sophia Abu1, Stephen Anyaibe, Verle Headings...

... and SGPT) were determined to examine the influence of the sickle cell gene on these biochemical parameters. The carriers of sickle cell trait had higher levels of SGOT and SGPT compared to those with haemoglobin A and homozygous sickle cell haemoglobin. The carriers of homozygous sickle cell had lower...

... membrane and sickle cells are particularly susceptible to membrane lipid peroxidation, the behaviour of erythrocyte antioxidant system has been evaluated in 20 subjects, heterozygous for sickle cell anaemia. These subjects have shown normal levels of reduced glutathione, increased superoxide dismutase...

...Angêla Assis; Nicola Conran; Andreia A. Canalli; Irene Lorand-Metze; Sara T.O. Saad; Fernando F. Costa A role for leukocytes in sickle cell vaso-occlusive crisis is becoming increasingly recognized. Neutrophil counts are higher in sickle cell patients and neutrophils from these patients demonstrate...