• The aim of the academic journal is to provide a platform for researchers, scientists, physicians, and other health professionals to find latest research information in the areas of stem cell research, transplantations such as stem cell transplantation, transplantation immunology, kidney transplantation and its treatment. (slideshare.net)
  • For example, in developing and developed countries alike, kidney transplantation not only yields survival rates and quality-of-life that are far superior to those obtained with other treatments for end-stage renal disease, such as haemodialysis, but is also less costly in the long run. (who.int)
  • Analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in operational tolerance after living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT). (ox.ac.uk)
  • Methods: We replaced DCs by peripheral mononuclear cells and myelin autoantigens by glatiramer acetate (Copaxone (R)), a drug approved for the treatment of MS. Spleen cells were loaded with Copaxone (R), incubated with mitomycin C (MICCop) and injected into mice after the first bout of relapsing-remitting EAE. (uni-koeln.de)
  • T cell preparation: Patients and donors undergo apheresis to obtain peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), which are expanded in culture. (knowcancer.com)
  • Among seven allogeneic transplants,three received matched related peripheral blood stem cells and four receivedmatched unrelated marrow (n = 3) or peripheral blood (n = 1) stem cells.Allogeneic recipients received tacrolimus and methotrexate for graft-vs-hostdisease prophylaxis. (cancernetwork.com)
  • The role of intensive therapy and autologous blood and marrow transplantation for chemotherapy-sensitive relapsed and primary refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: identification of major prognostic groups. (smw.ch)
  • Transplants from HLA-matched siblings are associated with a lower risk of GVHD and faster recovery of the recipient's immune system following transplantation. (medscape.com)
  • This study will assess the safety and effectiveness of certain cord blood transplants. (nih.gov)
  • The study will help researchers learn the best methods for collecting, storing, and using cord blood in transplants. (nih.gov)
  • Graft-versus-host disease is a common side effect of patients receiving stem cell transplants, which results when the T cells in the transplanted blood react against the patient's own cells. (biologynews.net)
  • Zweidler-McKay also predicts this type of transplant could be used for adults who have already had a transplant or for those adult and pediatric patients who aren't candidates for other stem cell transplants due to blood counts or illness. (biologynews.net)
  • Cord blood and haploidentical (half-matched) transplants are used to treat an increasing number of patients. (bmtinfonet.org)
  • The number of human tissue transplants is increasing in both developed and developing countries, but global data on this form of transplantation are less complete. (who.int)
  • Access to transplantation is limited in low- and many medium-income countries, where the rate of transplants remains far below that of richer nations. (who.int)
  • High-dose sequential chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation in relapsed and refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: results of a multicenter phase II study. (smw.ch)
  • In the two cases with ABO incompatibility, erythroid engraftment was evidenced by blood group conversion from recipient to donor type. (nih.gov)
  • The apheresis procedure typically lasts for 4-6 hours, depending on the blood volume of the donor. (wikipedia.org)
  • For example, calculations must be made to ensure consistency in the amount of total blood volume between the donor and recipient. (wikipedia.org)
  • If the total blood volume of the donor is less than that of the recipient (such as when a child is donating to an adult), multiple PBSCT sessions may be required for adequate collection. (wikipedia.org)
  • In autologous transplantation, the donor and recipient is the same individual. (medscape.com)
  • When the donor is someone other than the recipient, the procedure is described as allogeneic transplantation. (medscape.com)
  • [ 3 ] . An increasing number of orthotopic and living-donor liver transplantations are being performed to salvage patients with otherwise incurable end-stage liver disease (ESLD). (medscape.com)
  • Here, we report transmission of dengue virus to a peripheral blood stem cell recipient by a donor who had recently traveled to an area to which the virus is endemic. (cdc.gov)
  • Standard leukopheresis processing of blood from the donor was performed without problems. (cdc.gov)
  • Although previous recommendations for preventing transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through transplantation of human tissue and organs have markedly reduced the risk for this type of transmission, a case of HIV transmission from a screened, antibody-negative donor to several recipients raised questions about the need for additional federal oversight of transplantation of organs and tissues. (cdc.gov)
  • Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation may be autologous (using the patient's own cells) or allogeneic (using cells from a donor). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Successful stem cell transplantation for patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) from matched family donors without conditioning results in engraftment of T lymphocytes. (nih.gov)
  • A single injection of 12 mg pegfilgrastim was used to mobilize peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPCs) from healthy donors in some studies. (bvsalud.org)
  • This study is investigating a new method for collecting blood stem cells from donors to see if it reduces transplant complications, such as rejection, in patients who have blood diseases. (nih.gov)
  • Exclusion of prospective blood donors based on their acknowledged risk behaviors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection began in 1983 (1). (cdc.gov)
  • In 1985, when tests for HIV antibody became available, screening prospective donors of blood, organs, and other tissues also began (2,3). (cdc.gov)
  • Organ Transplantation.2 These Guiding Principles - whose emphases include voluntary donation, noncommercialization, genetic relation of recipients to donors and a preference for cadavers over living donors as sources - have considerably influenced professional codes, national, state and provincial legislation, and the policies of intergovernmental organizations. (who.int)
  • CXCL12 gene polymorphism and hematologic recovery after transplantation of peripheral blood progenitor cells. (cdc.gov)
  • Globally, it is estimated that 120 000 corneal transplantations and 18 000 transplantations of allogeneic haematopoietic progenitor cells took place in the year 2000. (who.int)
  • Patients who benefit most from the transfusion of RBCs include those with chronic anemia resulting from kidney failure or gastrointestinal bleeding, and those with acute blood loss resulting from surgery or trauma. (utmb.edu)
  • However, Zweidler-McKay and co-senior investigator Elizabeth Shpall, M.D., professor in M. D. Anderson's Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, have found a novel process to increase NK cells in cord blood more than 30-fold, generating more than 150 million NK cells from one cord blood unit while maintaining their activation to find and kill acute leukemia cells. (biologynews.net)
  • These results support the evaluation of cord blood-derived NK cells as a potential immuno-therapeutic approach in acute leukemias. (biologynews.net)
  • Objective To clinically characterise and genetically diagnose two reportedly unrelated patients with unique cancer syndromes, including multiorgan tumourogenesis (patient 1) and early-onset acute myeloid leukaemia (patient 2), both displaying unique peripheral blood karyotypes. (bmj.com)
  • NK cells were obtained from peripheral blood (PB) of healthy volunteers. (springer.com)
  • Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (GCSF) are naturally occurring glycoproteins that stimulate white blood cell proliferation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Patients receiving granulocyte components, components that are HLA matched, or directed donations (from blood relatives) . (utmb.edu)
  • The current treatment for incomplete hematopoietic recovery includes administration of factors stimulating white and red blood cell growth, such as granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and erythropoietin. (drugdiscoverynews.com)
  • The viral genome was undetectable in blood samples from 2017-2019, then became detectable at low levels in September 2020 and peaked at very high titers (10 10 genome copies/mL) in January 2022. (cdc.gov)
  • Because of the patient's risk status, the physicians intended to perform allogeneic stem cell transplantation after induction and consolidation chemotherapy, which was scheduled to end in January 2013, and a conditioning chemotherapy regimen, which was planned to be given in March. (cdc.gov)
  • Successful transplantation of organs and living tissues depends on continued medical follow-up and the patient's compliance with a regimen of immunosuppressive drugs. (who.int)
  • One trial is testing whether MSCs with or without peripheral blood stem cells could treat poor graft function and delayed platelet engraftment. (drugdiscoverynews.com)
  • A shift in the nature of complications from early to late graft dysfunction has been similarly observed after transplantation of other solid organs 2 . (ersjournals.com)
  • The transplantation of solid organs, such as kidney, liver, heart or lung, is increasingly a regular component of health care in all countries, and is no longer a feature of health care in high-income countries alone. (who.int)
  • A working group formed by the Public Health Service (PHS) in 1991 to address these issues concluded that further recommendations should be made to reduce the already low risk of HIV transmission by transplantation of organs and tissues. (cdc.gov)
  • This occurrence raised questions about the need for additional federal oversight of transplantation of organs and tissues. (cdc.gov)
  • The working group concluded that, although existing recommendations are largely sufficient, revisions should be made to reduce the already low risk of HIV transmission via transplantation of organs and tissues. (cdc.gov)
  • Transplantation of human organs and tissues1 saves many lives and restores essential functions in circumstances when no medical alternative of comparable effectiveness exists. (who.int)
  • Nonetheless, the transplantation of organs and tissues does raise ethical concerns. (who.int)
  • The persistent and widening gap between patients' need for organs and the number available for transplantation has become a major concern to many Member States. (who.int)
  • Patrick Zweidler-McKay, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of pediatrics from the Children's Cancer Hospital at M. D. Anderson, has shown an effective method for expanding the number of NK cells from a single cord blood unit while retaining the cells' anti-leukemia effects, as presented at the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology annual conference on May 16. (biologynews.net)
  • You'll also have access to all 169 LabCE courses to fulfill Florida license requirements in safety, hematology, blood banking, microbiology, and more. (labce.com)
  • A-1: Magnetic resonance angiogram in a transplantation patient with hepatic artery thrombosis. (medscape.com)
  • Over the last decade, improvements in surgical techniques, lung preservation, immunosuppression, and management of ischaemia/reperfusion injury and infections have contributed to increase the 1‐yr patient survival after lung transplantation (LTx) to 70-80% 1 . (ersjournals.com)
  • When a patient is diagnosed with a blood cancer or chronic blood condition, it is often the start of a new journey that will be the beginning of great change. (rochester.edu)
  • Access to transplantation entails more than the surgery itself, because success is measured by longer survival of the patient and a long-term improvement in the quality of life. (who.int)
  • For the 20 OSMS patients, the overall EDSS score decreased significantly after transplantation (P = 0.016), while visual functions had no significant improvement (P = 0.716). (cellsurgicalnetwork.com)
  • CD44 percentage values in peripheral T-lymphocytes were significantly higher in patients than controls, as detected by flow cytometry. (who.int)
  • Nivestym can cause fluid to leak from blood vessels into your body's tissues. (drugs.com)
  • hEPCs have been used for cell-based therapies due to their capacity to contribute in the re-endothelialization of injured blood vessels and neovascularization in ischemic tissues. (intechopen.com)
  • Over the last decade, improvements in surgical techniques, lung preservation, immunosuppression, and management of ischaemia/reperfusion injury and infections have made intermediate-term survival after lung transplantation an achievable goal. (ersjournals.com)
  • OBJECTIVE: To assess the prognostic value of various parameters including positron emission tomography / computed tomography (PET/CT) and identify risk factors for survival of patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) treated with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). (smw.ch)
  • Other risk factors for survival were primary refractory disease, initial lymphoma stage, number of previous chemotherapy lines, and high amounts of blood product transfusions. (smw.ch)
  • After completion of study treatment, patients are followed weekly for 100 days post-transplantation and then periodically for survival. (knowcancer.com)
  • Lung transplantation is a potentially curative therapy for patients with end-stage pulmonary disease. (nature.com)
  • The possibility that the microbiota of the lower respiratory tract may have local effects following lung transplantation has been widely reported. (nature.com)
  • The NHLBI leads or sponsors studies for patients who have heart, lung, blood, or sleep related diseases or disorders. (nih.gov)
  • This study is interested in understanding pain crises and lung complications that occur in sickle cell disease patients and patients who have other red blood cell disorders. (nih.gov)