Abstract
Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a hemolytic anemia, caused by the inheritance of hemoglobin S (HbS) in homozygous. Inflammation is a fundamental component of its pathophysiology, and can occur acutely and chronically. In general, numbers and levels of leukocytes and proinflammatory cytokines are high in the disease and these are associated with the clinical severity. In this context, transfor…