introduction: multiple sclerosis (ms) has been recognized as a common neurodegenerative disease that occurs after an auto reactive t cells against myelin antigens.  demyelination and inflammation are the main features of this disease. the anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective roles of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (bm-mscs) have been considered as a suitable treatment against autoi...

OBJECTIVE We evaluated structural and functional changes of fresh and frozen-thawed adult mouse spermatogonial stem cells following auto-transplantation into gamma-irradiated testes. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this experimental research, the right testes from adult mice (n=25) were collected, then Sertoli and spermatogonial cells were isolated using two-step enzymatic digestion, lectin immobili...

Transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells derived from bone marrow or peripheral blood has been used as a therapeutic procedure since the mid-seventies. In recent years, the number of transplants reported annually to the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) Registry is approximately 23,500 including 38% of allogeneic and 62% of autologous procedures. In most developed co...

Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) has been recognized as a common neurodegenerative disease that occurs after an Auto reactive T cells against myelin antigens.  Demyelination and inflammation are the main features of this disease. The anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective roles of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) have been considered as a suitable tre...

PURPOSE We prospectively evaluated the effectiveness of tandem high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (HDCT/auto-SCT) in improving the survival of patients with atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors while reducing the risks of late adverse effects from radiotherapy (RT). MATERIALS AND METHODS For young children (< 3 years old), tandem HDCT/auto-SCT was administered after ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the safety of repifermin (keratinocyte growth factor-2) administered before and after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT). A preliminary analysis of the ability of keratinocyte growth factor-2 to prevent mucositis was also done. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Forty-two patients received intravenous repifermin (25 microg/kg or 50 microg/kg) or placebo for 3 ...

Simple Limbal Epithelial Transplantation (SLET) has been proposed recently for care of total Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency (LSCD) secondary to alkali burn of cornea [1]. Reportedly it combines advantages of conjunctival limbal auto grafting [2] and cultivated limbal epithelial transplantation [3] by being a single-stage, affordable procedure utilizing minimal donor tissue. Besides, it is also rep...

THE SUCCESSFUL isolation and subsequent auto.1 transplantation of islets into pancreatectomized patients has promulgated the possible use of this procedure for the treatment of insulin-dependent type I diabetes (IDOM).1.2 However, our inability to diagnose and promptly treat islet allograft rejection combined with the deleterious effects of currently used immunosuppressive agents have severely ...