Amendment of the Human Organ Transplant Act.

Combating Illegal Organ Transplantation Under International Human Rights Law

Despite the fact that the concepts of organ transplantation and organ trafficking seem two completely distinct categories at first glance, sometimes they overlap with each other. This is especially in cases in which organ transplantation occurs from one country to another and for a financial exchange. There are two general indicators for determining the distinction between organ transplantation...

Organ donation in Germany: getting out of a tense situation

When the first German Transplantationsgesetz (Transplant Act) entered into force in 1997, post-mortem organ donation had reached an all-time low at 12.5 donors per million inhabitants. The Act was intended to create safety in core medical ethics issues and improve trust in transplant medicine – the beginning of a new era. The number of postmortem organ donors increased only slowly, and compared...

Comparison of Cytotoxic Activity of Bile on HepG2 and CCRF-CEM Cell Lines: An in Vitro Study

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of crude bile on the human HepG2 and CCRF-CEM cell lines. Cells were exposed to different dilutions of bile. Antiproliferative effects were determined by the cytotoxic MTT assay. Cells undergoing apoptosis were identified by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay. Bile administration resulted in dose-dependent c...

Criminal Challenges of Removal of Organs from Living Donors for Transplantation

Organ transplantation in Iran like many other countries is accepted as the last therapeutic method for patients with end-stage organ failure. Sources of transplantable organs include living and deceased/brain dead donors, among which a considerable number of organs for transplant are obtained from living donors. Removal of organs from deceased and brain dead donors for transplantation is allowe...

Evaluation the Cause of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in Kidney Transplant Patients-A Single Center Study