The pathogenesis of dengue virus infection in patients with sickle cell disease
Recruiting
- Conditions
- break-bone fever10047438dengue10018902
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 26
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patient with sickle cell disease (HbSS genotype)
Exclusion Criteria
Blood transfusion in the preceding three months.
Painful vaso-occlusive crisis/acute chest syndrome/stroke or other acute complications in the preceding 2 weeks.
Current use of hydroxyurea.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>From the supernatant of the HUVECs which were incubated with the DENV infected<br /><br>PBMCs we would like to investigate the following parameters:<br /><br>Virus titre<br /><br>Inflammatory markers (TNF-a, IL-1β)<br /><br>Coagulation markers(TF, sTM) </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>-</p><br>