The role of the surface charge of human red blood cells (RBC's) in affecting RBC aggregation by macromolecules was studied by comparing the behavior of normal RBC's with that of RBC's treated with neuraminidase, which removes the sialic acids from the cell membrane and reduces the zeta potential. RBC aggregation in dextrans with different molecular weights (Dx 20, Dx 40, and Dx 80) was quantifi...

The aim of this study is to determine platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and lymphocytes to monocytes ratio (LMR) levels in Behçet's disease (BD) and to investigate their relationships with disease activity.Hematological and inflammatory parameters including high-sensitivity C-reactive proteins (hs-CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), PLR, and LMR were examined in BD and healthy controls...

OBJECTIVES To examine associations between red blood cell distribution width (RDW) and organ involvement and disease activity in patients with Behçet's disease. METHODS Haematological and inflammatory parameters including RDW, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were examined in patients with Behçet's disease and in healthy controls. Patients w...

Fifty patients with iron-deficiency anaemia were treated by total-dose infusion of iron-dextran. The therapeutic response was satisfactory in all cases. No severe systemic side effects occurred. In ten patients in whom detailed investigations were made there was no change in erythrocyte sedimentation rate or blood coagulation nor was there evidence of haemolysis following the irondextran infusi...