Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Applications by Ru Dai, Zongjie Wang, Roya Samanipour, Kyo-in Koo, Keekyoung Kim

“…Therefore, tissue-engineered ASCs are recognized as an attractive substitute for tissue and organ transplantation. In this paper, we review the characteristics of ASCs, as well as the biomaterials and tissue engineering methods used to proliferate and differentiate ASCs in a 3D environment. …”
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Human Liver-Derived Stem Cells Improve Fibrosis and Inflammation Associated with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis by Stefania Bruno, Maria Beatriz Herrera Sanchez, Chiara Pasquino, Marta Tapparo, Massimo Cedrino, Ciro Tetta, Giovanni Camussi

“…Cell therapy may be regarded as a feasible alternative to whole organ transplantation to treat end-stage liver diseases. …”
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Real-Life Data on the Efficacy of Canakinumab in Patients with Adult-Onset Still’s Disease by Antonio Vitale, Virginia Berlengiero, Jurgen Sota, Luisa Ciarcia, Nicola Ricco, Sara Barneschi, Mariam Mourabi, Giuseppe Lopalco, Chiara Marzo, Francesca Bellisai, Florenzo Iannone, Bruno Frediani, Luca Cantarini

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A Case Report of Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus: A Rare Condition and Its Clinical Importance by Girma Deshimo, Haile Abebe, Getiye Damtew, Enguday Demeke, Seife Feleke

“…The clinical implications of SIT encompass challenges in diagnosis and procedures, potential congenital cardiac abnormalities, considerations for organ transplantation, and clinical decision-making, particularly in emergency scenarios. …”
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The Need for Inducing Tolerance in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation by Kadiyala V. Ravindra, Hong Xu, Larry D. Bozulic, David D. Song, Suzanne T. Ildstad

“…The experience in VCA has thus far been very similar to solid organ transplantation in terms of the morbidity associated with long-term immunosuppression. …”
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Fibrin Gel as an Injectable Biodegradable Scaffold and Cell Carrier for Tissue Engineering by Yuting Li, Hao Meng, Yuan Liu, Bruce P. Lee

“…Due to the increasing needs for organ transplantation and a universal shortage of donated tissues, tissue engineering emerges as a useful approach to engineer functional tissues. …”
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Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis C after Liver and Renal Transplantation by CH Dale, P Burns, M McCutcheon, R Hernandez-Alejandro, PJ Marotta

“…Spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is rare in immunocompromised patients, such as those who have undergone organ transplantation. It has been recognized that patients receiving liver transplantation for HCV-related disease have decreased graft and patient survival compared with those transplanted for other etiologies. …”
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Challenges in advanced heart failure care in Japan: Bridging the gap in durable mechanical circulatory support utilization and heart transplantation by Satoshi Miyashita, MD, Francisco B. Alexandrino, MD, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS, MPH, Tomohiro Fujisaki, MD, Wai Hong Wilson Tang, MD, Yasumasa Tsukamoto, MD, PhD, Koichiro Kinugawa, MD, PhD

“…However, the unique sociocultural landscape of Japan, coupled with a historically controversial background of organ transplantation, has impeded progress in these areas. …”
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Graft-versus-Host Disease after Living-Unrelated Kidney Transplantation by N. Zacharias, M. H. Gallichio, D. J. Conti

“…Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a rare complication after solid organ transplantation and consists of a reaction of donor derived immune cells directed against host tissues. …”
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Incidence of Fractures after Cardiac and Lung Transplantation: A Single Center Experience by Aileen Hariman, Charles Alex, Alain Heroux, Pauline Camacho

“…Osteoporotic fractures are well-known complications of organ transplantation. Fracture rates up to 35% have been previously reported following heart and lung transplantations. …”
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The Role of Butirprost^® as an Adjuvant in Enhancing the Effect of Antibiotics in Patients Affected by Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis: A Randomized Prospective Trial by Felice Crocetto, Armando Calogero, Michele Santangelo, Agostino Fernicola, Filippo Varlese, Benito Fabio Mirto, Fabio Machiella, Alfonso Falcone, Giovanni Pagano, Fabrizio Dinacci, Gaetano Giampaglia, Domenico Varriale, Francesco Trama, Salvatore Iaconis, Francesco Del Giudice, Gian Maria Busetto, Matteo Ferro, Francesco Lasorsa, Giuseppe Lucarelli, Ciro Imbimbo, Biagio Barone

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PTLD Burkitt Lymphoma in a Patient with Remote Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis by A. Stravodimou, A. Cairoli, T. Rausch, R. Du Pasquier, P. Michel

“…Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a potentially fatal complication of solid organ transplantation. The majority of PTLD is of B-cell origin, and 90% are associated with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). …”
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Immune Modulation as Adjunctive Therapy for Pneumocystis pneumonia by Jing Wang, Terry W. Wright, Francis Gigliotti

“…Pneumocystis is an opportunistic fungal respiratory pathogen that causes life-threatening pneumonia (Pcp) in patients suffering from defects in cell-mediated immunity, including those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and immunosuppression secondary to chemotherapy or organ transplantation. Despite major advances in health care, the mortality associated with Pcp has changed little over the past 25  years. …”
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Review of the Early Diagnoses and Assessment of Rejection in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation by Ravi Starzl, Gerald Brandacher, W. P. Andrew Lee, Jaime Carbonell, Wensheng Zhang, Jonas Schnider, Vijay Gorantla, Stefan Schneeberger, Xin Xiao Zheng

“…This paper provides a historically oriented introduction to the field of organ transplantation and the evolution of VCA.…”
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Current Views of Torque Teno Virus (TTV) in Liver Diseases by I. V. Maev, T. I. Karlovich, A. I. Burmistrov, I. A. Chekmazov, D. N. Andreev, V. I. Reshetnyak

“…TTV DNA content in blood is proposed as an endogenous immune status marker to observe prior to organ transplantation.Conclusion. High TTV dispersion in human population suggests its persistence in the human viriome. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of Bariatric Surgery in High-Risk Patients: A Single-Center Experience by Yusef Moulla, Orestis Lyros, Matthias Blüher, Philipp Simon, Arne Dietrich

“…., 2016) at least one of the following risk factors was met: age ≥ 70 years, body mass index (BMI) > 70 kg/m2, liver cirrhosis, end-organ failure, or immunosuppression by status after organ transplantation along with (Birkmeyer et al., 2010) at least two comorbidities associated with obesity. …”
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Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 in 18 Children: Genotyping and Outcome by Mohamed S. Al Riyami, Badria Al Ghaithi, Nadia Al Hashmi, Naifain Al Kalbani

“…Fifty percent of the children underwent hemodialysis. 28% of children underwent organ transplantation. The most common mutation found in Omani children was c.33-34insC mutation in the AGXT gene. …”
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Cholestatic Hepatocellular Injury with Azathioprine: A Case Report and Review of the Mechanisms of Hepatotoxicity by Joseph Romagnuolo, DC Sadowski, E Lalor, L Jewell, ABR Thomson

“…Azathioprine is a drug commonly used for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, organ transplantation and various autoimmune diseases. Hepatotoxicity is a rare, but important complication of this drug. …”
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A case of kidney graft injury during cesarean section in a pancreas and kidney transplantation recipient by Noriko Aida, Eiji Nishio, Takao Sekiya, Naohiro Aida, Taihei Ito, Takashi Kenmochi, Haruki Nishizawa

“…Although organ transplantation is becoming general practice, little is known about the safety of delivery. …”
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Peak Serum AST Is a Better Predictor of Acute Liver Graft Injury after Liver Transplantation When Adjusted for Donor/Recipient BSA Size Mismatch (ASTi) by Kyota Fukazawa, Seigo Nishida, Ernesto A. Pretto

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