Regenerative medicine is searching for stem cells that can be safely and efficiently employed for regeneration of damaged solid organs (e.g., the heart, brain, or liver). Ideal for this purpose would be pluripotent stem cells, which, according to their definition, have broad potential to differentiate into all types of adult cells. For almost 20 years, there have been unsuccessful attempts to h...

Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour (PNET) is a malignant mesenchymal tumour. Although PNETs can occur in numerous solid organs, it is an extremely rare tumour entity, specially involving the liver. We report a 19-year-old boy with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection who was diagnosed with a primary PNET of the liver.

Mast cells (MCs) are tissue leukocytes that are distributed throughout the major organs of the body. They are an important local source of preformed and newly synthesized angiogenic molecules. MCs have been linked both to inflammatory and tumor angiogenesis. Indeed, numerous solid tumors and hematological malignancies present MC-rich infiltrates, which are believed to contribute to the formatio...

Introduction/Objective. The aim of this paper is to point out the prevalence and severity oral diseases in patients period before after transplantation solid organs hematopoietic stem cells. Methods. MEDLINE literature search was done via PubMed. Results. development improvement medicine specialized centers lead an increasing number patients, both adults children, with transplanted Despite succ...

There has been ample of preclinical and animal studies showing efficacy and safety of using various cells, such as stem cells or T regulatory cells, after transplantation for tissue repair, immunosuppression or tolerance induction. However, there has been a significant progress recently using cell therapy in solid organ transplantation in small clinical trials. Recent results have been promisin...

Reproductive success is a common, expected outcome for male and female recipients of solid-organ transplants. Men can father children, and women can become pregnant and carry the fetus to delivery. There are, however, important maternal and fetal complications that need to be considered to provide optimal care to the mother and her infant. Although pregnancy is common after the transplantation ...

As the number of preand post-transplant solid organ recipients continues to grow, it becomes important for all physicians to have an understanding of the process of organ procurement and allocation. In the United States, the current system for allocation and transplantation of human solid organs has been heavily influenced by the experience in deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT). This r...

OBJECTIVES To quantitatively and qualitatively assess abdominal arterial and venous phase contrast-enhanced spectral detector computed tomography (SDCT) virtual mono-energetic (MonoE) datasets in comparison to conventional CT reconstructions provided by the same system. MATERIALS AND METHODS Conventional and MonoE images at 40-120 kilo-electron volt (keV) levels with a 10 keV increment as wel...