Date: 21/05/2017 05:03:56
From: roughbarked
ID: 1068307
Subject: about autologous transplants

http://www.leukaemia.org.au/6EB54BD0-C5D4-11E2-AE0800155D285803

The link should download as Booklet_Autologous_Transplants.pdf

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Date: 21/05/2017 05:16:58
From: dv
ID: 1068323
Subject: re: about autologous transplants

roughbarked said:


http://www.leukaemia.org.au/6EB54BD0-C5D4-11E2-AE0800155D285803

The link should download as Booklet_Autologous_Transplants.pdf

Yep. Link works fine.

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Date: 21/05/2017 05:20:29
From: roughbarked
ID: 1068327
Subject: re: about autologous transplants

dv said:


roughbarked said:

http://www.leukaemia.org.au/6EB54BD0-C5D4-11E2-AE0800155D285803

The link should download as Booklet_Autologous_Transplants.pdf

Yep. Link works fine.

Good. Then those like sarahs mum can read it and find out more about stem cell transplants.

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Date: 22/05/2017 05:20:04
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1068747
Subject: re: about autologous transplants

roughbarked said:


http://www.leukaemia.org.au/6EB54BD0-C5D4-11E2-AE0800155D285803

The link should download as Booklet_Autologous_Transplants.pdf

Summary of start.

The process by which blood cells are made is called haemopoiesis. As an infant, haemopoiesis takes place at the centre of all bones. In later life, it is limited to the hips, ribs, spine, skull, breastbone (sternum) and the ends of your long bones. A bone marrow biopsy taken from the bone at the back of your hip (the iliac crest) or the breastbone.

Myeloid (‘my-loid’) stem cells develop into red cells, white cells (neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils and monocytes) and platelets.

Lymphoid (’lim-foid’) stem cells develop into other types of white cells including T-cells and B-cells.

Neutrophils kill bacteria and fungi. Eosinophils kill parasites. Basophils work with neutrophils to fight infection.

Monocytes work with neutrophils and lymphocytes to fight infection; they also help with antibody production and act as scavengers to remove dead tissue. These cells are also known as macrophages.

T-cells kill viruses, parasites and cancer cells; and produce cytokines. B-cells make antibodies which target microorganisms

Natural chemicals in your blood called growth factors or cytokines control the process of blood cell formation. Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) stimulates the production of white cells called neutrophils while erythropoeitin (EPO) stimulates the production of red cells.

The terms bone marrow transplant and stem cell transplant are both used to describe the same process:

The patient’s blood stem cells are collected in advance (while they are in remission). Stem cells are simply given intravenously like a blood transfusion. From here the stem cells travel to the bone marrow, and in time set up home and begin to rebuild your body’s blood and immune systems.

In 2008, a total of 1207 stem cell transplants were carried out in Australia. Of these, 785 were autologous and 422 were allogeneic (blood from a different source).

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