Sequential Femorodistal Composite Bypass with Second Generation Glutaraldehyde Stabilized Human Umbilical Vein (HUV)

A second vestigial umbilical vein : a case report

Malta Medical Journal Volume 21 Issue 01 March 2009 Abstract A healthy female infant was found to have two umbilical arteries and two umbilical veins at the cut surface of the cord at birth. Detailed inspection of the cord showed the second vein to represent a short segment vestigial vessel that, moreover, was not associated with any other congenital anomaly as is often found in infants with um...

Variability among human umbilical vein endothelial cultures.

Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Secrete Transcobalamin

Transcobalamin II (TC Ill is essential for cellular uptake of cobalamin. However, t h e origin of this t ransport protein is controversial and many organ sources have been suggested. We studied human umbilical vein endothelial cells cultured in vitro. The cells contained T C II (2.3 pmol/108 cells) and released progressively increasing amounts of t h e protein into t h e surrounding medium duri...

Natural history of composite sequential bypass: ten years' experience.

BACKGROUND We previously reported 48-month patency rates of composite sequential bypass (CSB) approaching 60%. Yet, extended patency and limb salvage rates are unknown. HYPOTHESIS Long-term patency and limb salvage rates of CSB are affected by sex, bypass configuration, and warfarin therapy. DESIGN Medical records of all patients who underwent CSB during a 10-year period were retrospectivel...

Multilineage Differentiation Activity by the Human Umbilical Vein-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are a very promising transplantable stem cell source for a variety of cell replacement therapies. As the main source of MSC is bone marrow (BM), most of studies have been done on BM-derived MSC (BM-MSC). Umbilical cord (UC)-derived MSC (UC-MSC) which are recently introduced, is one of the good alternative source for these cells. The objective of this stu...