Peripheral Nerve Repair with Cultured Schwann Cells: Getting Closer to the Clinics by Maria Carolina O. Rodrigues, Antonio Antunes Rodrigues, Loren E. Glover, Julio Voltarelli, Cesario V. Borlongan

“…The experimental treatment using nerve grafts to replace damaged or shortened axons is limited by technical difficulties, invasiveness, and mediocre results. …”
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Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient by Joanna S. Saade, Bachir Abiad, Jonathan Jan, Dana Saadeh, James P. McCulley, Jeremy Bartley

“…An emergent full thickness tectonic corneal patch graft was done. The patient’s bilateral eye symptoms improved one month after initiating rosacea treatment. …”
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Treatment of Habitual Patellar Dislocation in an Adult by Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction by Yoann Bohu, Mathieu Thaunat, Nicolas Lefevre, Shahnaz Klouche, Serge Herman, Yves Catonné

“…Open surgery was performed associating lateral retinacular release, reconstruction of the medial patellofemoral ligament with an ipsilateral gracilis tendon graft. The postoperative course was simple with no complications. …”
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Surgical Treatment of Posttraumatic Radioulnar Synostosis by S. Pfanner, P. Bigazzi, C. Casini, C. De Angelis, M. Ceruso

“…We describe a surgical technique in two cases in which the radius and ulna were wrapped with allogenic, cadaver fascia lata graft to prevent bony bridge formation. The data from 2 years of follow-up are reported, indicating full restoration of ROM and no recurrence of synostosis.…”
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ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation using immunoadsorption columns: First experiences in South Africa by Z A Barday

“…None of the patients experienced clinical rejection, and all had good graft kidney function at discharge and at the time of writing. …”
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Donor Lungs’ Procurement Implementation with Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in a Low-Volume Lung Transplant Center by Matteo Petroncini, Elena Salvaterra, Leonardo Valentini, Silvia Bonucchi, Niccolò Daddi, Saverio Pastore, Pietro Bertoglio, Piergiorgio Solli, Filippo Antonacci

“…EVLP-reconditioned lungs showed comparable survival rates to standard transplants, but complications like sepsis and primary graft dysfunction (PGD) occurred. (4) Conclusions: EVLP shows promise in expanding the donor organ availability and reducing PGD, but nearly half of the lungs assessed were rejected. …”
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Torsion of the Retroperitoneal Kidney: Uncommon or Underreported? by Michael Sosin, Wuya Lumeh, Matthew Cooper

“…It is an extrinsically mediated process that occurs at the vascular pedicle resulting in graft compromise and potential loss. Rapid diagnosis and immediate surgical intervention may salvage allograft function. …”
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Coverage Root after Removing Peripheral Ossifying Fibroma: 5-Year Follow-Up Case Report by Paulo S. G. Henriques, Luciana S. Okajima, Marcelo P. Nunes, Victor A. M. Montalli

“…This paper is a case report of a peripheral ossifying fibroma removal in the interproximal area of teeth 21 and 22 in addition to root coverage of the affected area through two surgical phases: keratinized gingival tissue augmentation surgery with free gingival graft concurrent with removal of the lesion and, in a second stage, root coverage by performing coronally advanced flap technique with a follow-up of five years. …”
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Mechanisms and Mediators of Inflammation: Potential Models for Skin Rejection and Targeted Therapy in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation by Theresa Hautz, Dolores Wolfram, Johanna Grahammer, Ravi Starzl, Christoph Krapf, Johann Pratschke, W. P. Andrew Lee, Gerald Brandacher, Stefan Schneeberger

“…Blocking these molecules has not only shown success in the treatment of inflammatory dermatoses, but also prolonged graft survival in various models of solid organ transplantation. …”
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(Mesenchymal) Stem Cell-Based Therapy in Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury Animal Model: Risk of Immunogenicity and Tumorigenicity by Ž. Večerić-Haler, A. Cerar, M. Perše

“…Since the risk of tumorigenicity of particular therapy as well as the immune response to solid or cell grafts is a major issue in clinical trials, the aim of the present paper is to critically summarize the results of MSC transplantation on animal models of AKI, particularly cisplatin-induced animal models, and to expose results and main concerns about immunogenicity and tumorigenicity of transplanted MSCs, two important issues that need to be addressed in future studies.…”
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Platelet-Rich Fibrin with β-Tricalcium Phosphate—A Noval Approach for Bone Augmentation in Chronic Periapical Lesion: A Case Report by K. B. Jayalakshmi, Shipra Agarwal, M. P. Singh, B. T. Vishwanath, Akash Krishna, Rohit Agrawal

“…Bone augmentation was done using PRF in combination with β-TCP bone graft to achieve faster healing of the periapical region. …”
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Successful Pregnancy after Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation by A. Smyth, G. Gaffney, D. Hickey, D. Lappin, D. Reddan, F. Dunne

“…At eighteen-month followup the infant shows normal development, and there has been no deterioration in either grafts' function.…”
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Successful Kidney Transplantation for End-Stage Renal Disease in Marfan's Syndrome by Makoto Ryosaka, Kazuya Omoto, Taiji Nozaki, Kazuhiko Yoshida, Yugo Sawada, Hajime Hirano, Tomokazu Shimizu, Hideki Ishida, Kazunari Tanabe

“…After kidney transplantation, the renal function normalized without vascular complications, and stable graft function along with negative results for both microhematuria and proteinuria continued for two years. …”
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Characterization of Human-Induced Neural Stem Cells and Derivatives following Transplantation into the Central Nervous System of a Nonhuman Primate and Rats by Mengjia Li, Zhengbo Wang, Tianqi Zheng, Tianzhuang Huang, Baoguo Liu, Deqiang Han, Sumei Liu, Bochao Liu, Mo Li, Wei Si, Y. Alex Zhang, Yuyu Niu, Zhiguo Chen

“…In the current study, we reprogrammed human peripheral blood mononuclear cells into induced NSCs (iNSCs) and inserted GFP gene into the AAVS1 site for graft tracing. Targeted integration of GFP does not affect the proliferation and differentiation capacity of iNSCs. iNSC-GFP can be further differentiated into dopaminergic precursors (DAPs) and motor neuron precursors (MNPs), respectively. iNSCs were engrafted into the motor cortex and iNSC-DAPs into the striatum and substantia nigra (SN) of a nonhuman primate, respectively. …”
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In-the-Field Authentication of Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cv: Albariño Using Chlorotype Discrimination and a Single SNP Interrogation by LAMP by Javier Quinteiro, Lara Quinteiro, Angela Díaz-Fernández, Manuel Rey-Méndez, Javier Ibáñez, Emilia Díaz-Losada

“…Simultaneous identification of the chlorotype and the interrogation of a single SNP using a portable device have allowed the first discrimination in-the-field of grafted grapevines, without appreciable ampelographic characters, as belonging to the valuable “Albariño” cultivar. …”
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Human Motor Neuron Progenitor Transplantation Leads to Endogenous Neuronal Sparing in 3 Models of Motor Neuron Loss by Tanya J. Wyatt, Sharyn L. Rossi, Monica M. Siegenthaler, Jennifer Frame, Rockelle Robles, Gabriel Nistor, Hans S. Keirstead

“…In order to investigate the neurotrophic effects of a motor neuron lineage graft, we transplanted human embryonic stem cell-derived motor neuron progenitors (hMNPs) and examined their histopathological effect in three animal models of motor neuron loss. …”
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Clinical case of heart transplantation in the conditions of «the recipient-to-donor» transportation by B.M. Todurov, O.O. Samchuk, G.I. Kovtun, A.O. Shpachuk, M.V. Goncharenko, I.M. Kuzmich, O.M. Druzhina, O.A. Loskutov, O.I. Kvasha, S.M. Sudakevich, A.Yu. Melnik, Yu.I. Golik, R.V. Domashich, I.Z. Humenny

“…However, these measures are fully justified by the reduced risk of postoperative complications associated with the time of graft ischemia. The article describes a case of heart transplantation in the conditions of transporting the recipient to the donor. …”
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Schneider Membrane Elevation in Presence of Sinus Septa: Anatomic Features and Surgical Management by Mario Beretta, Marco Cicciù, Ennio Bramanti, Carlo Maiorana

“…The sinus floor is elevated and it can be augmented with either autologous or xenogeneic bone grafts following an opening bone window created on the facial buccal wall. …”
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Effects of MAPP Compatibilization and Acetylation Treatment Followed by Hydrothermal Aging on Polypropylene Alfa Fiber Composites by Noura Hamour, Amar Boukerrou, Hocine Djidjelli, Jean-Eudes Maigret, Johnny Beaugrand

“…Additionally, Young’s moduli decreased by 7% for the compatibilized composites composed of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP). After 1000 h of aging, Young’s moduli decreased by 36% for untreated alfa fibers and 29% for the acetylation-treated alfa fibers and the compatibilized composites. …”
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Critical Aspects of Clinical Trial Design for Novel Cell and Gene Therapies by Zinovia Kefalopoulou, Iciar Aviles-Olmos, Thomas Foltynie

“…Preclinical and open-label studies have suggested that grafted fetal neural tissue or viral vector gene transfer can achieve considerable biochemical and clinical improvements, whereas subsequent double-blind, placebo-controlled protocols have produced rather more modest and variable results. …”
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