The field of stem cell biology, cell therapy, and regenerative medicine has expanded almost exponentially, in the last decade. Clinical trials are evaluating the potential therapeutic use of stem cells in many adult and pediatric lung diseases with vascular component, such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), or ...

SummaryPreterm birth is associated with alteration of the vascular tree that can result in disease states such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia and retinopathy of prematurity during the neonatal period and emphysema and hypertension in adulthood. Studies have suggested a potential role for endothelial progenitor cells in the pathophysiology of prematurity-related complications involving blood vess...

Expression of Phosphodiesterase-5 in Lymphatic Malformation Tissue Lymphatic malformations (LMs) are uncommon and sometimesdebilitating congenital vascular anomalies that presumably arise because of developmental dysplasia of the lymphatic network in utero. They comprise primitive lymphatic sacs surroundedby a thickened layer of connective tissue and interspersedmuscle fibers.1 Current treatmen...

vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) is a multifunctional cytokine with distinct functions in angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, vascular permeability, and hematopoiesis. vegf is a highly conserved, disulfide-bonded dimeric glycoprotein of 34 to 45 kda produced by several cell types including fibroblasts, neutrophils, endothelial cells, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells, particularly t ...

purpose : to determine the association between retinal vascular diameter and its branching angles with diabetic retinopathy (dr) stages in diabetic patients methods : a descriptive analytic cross-sectional study was conducted in 62 diabetic patients (120 eyes) referred to farabi eye hospital between june 2008 and december 2009. digital fundus photography pictures were imported into photoshop so...

Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) has been defined as an idiopathic, segmental, nonatherosclerotic, and noninflammatory disease of the musculature of arterial walls, leading to stenosis of smalland medium-sized arteries. Furthermore, to confirm the diagnosis of FMD, arterial diseases of monogenic origin, inflammatory arterial diseases, and the use of arterial vasoconstrictors have to be excluded. R...

Abstract Background A metaplasia-dysplasia–carcinoma sequence is the most plausible carcinogenic pathway for gallbladder cancer. Although incidence of carcinoma increasing, little known about its precancerous lesions. The aim this study was to determine temporal changes in prevalence low-grade dysplasia (LGD), high-grade (HGD) and adenocarcinoma associated risk factors. Methods We retrospective...