In recent years, fat grafting has become a popular method for clinically correcting soft tissue deformities. In order to increase fat graft viability a variety of modifications have been made to current grafting procedures including cell-assisted lipotransfer (CAL), structural fat grafting, fat grafting mixed with adipose stem cells (ASCs), fat grafting mixed with platelet rich plasma (PRP) and...

OBJECTIVE Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting may result in fewer myocardial and vascular complications than on-pump. Although differences in aortic manipulations likely play a role, the systemic responses of endothelial progenitor cells to both types of operations have not been examined. We sought to examine endothelial progenitor cell characteristics after off-pump versus on-pump coronar...

Abstract Aim To compare the results of stem cell-enhanced fat grafting to autologous for face reconstruction. Method A systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews Meta-analyses (PRISMA) Guidelines, an electronic search was identify all Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs), case control studies, cohort studies comparing outc...

Double grafting did not produce heavier queens than did single grafting. If weight is a good indicator of queen quality, this study shows that double grafting is not worth the extra effort. Additionally, priming of cell cups before grafting into them did not improve weight of queens, but it did improve cell acceptance in nurse colonies. INTRODUCTION rIE QUALITY of queens is not only genetically...

Autologous fat grafting is commonly utilised to reconstruct soft tissue defects caused by ageing, trauma, chronic wounds and cancer resection. The benefits of fat grafting are minimal donor site morbidity and ease of availability through liposuction or lipectomy. Nonetheless, survival and longevity of fat grafts remain poor post-engraftment. Various methods to enhance fat graft survival are cur...

Although burn wound excision and grafting have been shown to improve patient survival, the effects on immune function, especially humoral immunity, are not completely understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of immediate and early wound excision on antibody synthesis and B-cell proliferation, specifically, antibody response to PGPS, a ubiquitous bacterial cell wall an...

Pecan (Carya illinoinensis), as a popular nut tree, has been widely planted in China in recent years. Grafting is an important technique for its cultivation. For a successful grafting, graft union development generally involves the formation of callus and vascular bundles at the graft union. To explore the molecular mechanism of graft union development, we applied high throughput RNA sequencing...