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R Mauri

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PubMed1982

Haemoglobin levels and blood requirement in thalassaemia.

The relationship between blood requirement and the mean level of maintained haemoglobin was examined in 392 patients with homozygous beta-thalassaemia. Pre- and post-transfusional haemoglobin levels and the amounts of blood transfused were measured during a 1-year period. No significant differences were noted in the blood requirements of patients (splenectomised or not) irrespective of the haemoglobin level. It may be supposed that if the mean haemoglobin level is high the haematopoietic activity is inhibited, and hence the bone marrow mass and total blood volume are reduced. High haemoglobin levels may thus be obtained with no increase in blood intake.

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Ultradian chronomodulation by melatonin of a Placebo effect upon human killer cell activity.

The effect of melatonin injection evaluated earlier with respect to placebo-treated controls is reevaluated, also with reference to spontaneous changes in natural killer cell activity. This effect consists, first, of stimulation of natural killer cell activity over and above any changes brought about by placebo (saline). After 6 h, the melatonin effect appears to be an inhibition as compared to values from placebo-treated subjects, or no effect as compared to values from untreated subjects. In this case, amplification and attenuation of the placebo effect by melatonin are found within the relatively short span of 1/4 of a day, rather than within a day or a week. An ultradian 'feed-sideward' by melatonin may be aligned with the corresponding previously reported circadian and infradian chronomodulation.

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