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Meeting Report of the 13th Congress of the International Society of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation

, 2018
The International Society of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation held its 13th congress "Defining Success" in October 2017 in Salzburg, Austria. A total of 122 delegates from 22 countries representing 5 continents attended the conference.
Lawrence Scott Levin, Levin LS, Schneeberger S., Petruzzo, P, Petruzzo P, Kaufman C, Schneeberger, S, Linda Cendales, Annemarie Weissenbacher, Levin, LS, Brandacher, G, Weissenbacher, A, Stefan Schneeberger, Vijay Gorantla, Cendales, L, Friend PJ, Vrakas G, Krapf J, Kaufman, C, Morelon, E, Friend, PJ, Morelon E, Georgios Vrakas, Emmanuel Morelon, Johanna Krapf, Cendales L, Friend, Peter, Weissenbacher A, Brandacher G, Vrakas, G, Palmina Petruzzo, Christina Kaufman, Krapf, J, Peter J. Friend, Gerald Brandacher, Gorantla V, Gorantla, V   +36 more
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supplementary_material - A Lifesaving View of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: Patient Experience of Social Death Before and After Face, Hand, and Larynx Transplant [PDF]

, 2017
supplementary_material for A Lifesaving View of Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: Patient Experience of Social Death Before and After Face, Hand, and Larynx Transplant by Katrina A Bramstedt in Journal of Patient ...
Katrina A Bramstedt PhD, MA, Katrina A Bramstedt, Bramstedt, Katrina, Katrina A Bramstedt (5511875)   +3 more
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Transcription Factor Blimp-1: A Central Regulator of Oxidative Stress and Metabolic Reprogramming in Chronic Inflammatory Diseases

Antioxidants
B-lymphocyte-induced maturation protein 1 (Blimp-1) is a transcription factor that, among other functions, modulates metabolism and helps to regulate antioxidant pathways, which is important in the context of chronic inflammatory diseases like diabetes ...
Aline Yen Ling Wang, Ana Elena Aviña, Yen-Yu Liu, Yun-Ching Chang, Huang-Kai Kao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Mixed Thermosensitive Hydrogel System for Sustained Delivery of Tacrolimus for Immunosuppressive Therapy

Pharmaceutics, 2019
Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressive agent for acute rejection after allotransplantation. However, the low aqueous solubility of tacrolimus poses difficulties in formulating an injection dosage.
Hsiu-Chao Lin, Madonna Rica Anggelia, Chih-Chi Cheng, Kuan-Lin Ku, Hui-Yun Cheng, Chih-Jen Wen, Aline Yen Ling Wang, Cheng-Hung Lin, I-Ming Chu   +8 more
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Development of a Swine Whole Eye Transplant Ex Vivo Perfusion Protocol

Artificial Organs, Volume 50, Issue 5, Page 764-772, May 2026.
This study establishes the first subnormothermic machine perfusion protocol for whole eye transplants in a swine model, enabling up to 18 h of preservation with stable metabolic function, limited edema, and recovery of mydriasis. ABSTRACT Background The first human Whole Eye Transplant (WET) has sparked new hope for patients who have lost vision due to
Haïzam Oubari, Lucile Cabanel, Yanis Berkane, Ali Mojallal, Mark A. Randolph, Basak Uygun, Korkut Uygun, Curtis L. Cetrulo Jr., Alexandre G. Lellouch   +8 more
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Kidney Dysfunction After Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation

Transplantation Direct, 2018
Background Kidney dysfunction is a major complication after nonrenal solid organ transplants. Transplantation of vascularized composite allografts (VCA) has yielded successful midterm outcomes despite high rates of acute rejection and greater requirements of immunosuppression.
Krezdorn N, Tasigiorgos S, Wo L, Lopdrup R, Turk M, Kiwanuka H, Ahmed S, Petruzzo P, Bueno E, Pomahac B, Riella LV.   +10 more
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Optimized Decellularization of a Porcine Fasciocutaneaous Flap

Bioengineering
Reconstructive techniques to repair severe tissue defects include the use of autologous fasciocutaneous flaps, which may be limited due to donor site availability or lead to complications such as donor site morbidity.
Elise Lupon, Aylin Acun, Corentin B. Taveau, Ruben Oganesyan, Hyshem H. Lancia, Alec R. Andrews, Mark A. Randolph, Curtis L. Cetrulo, Alexandre G. Lellouch, Basak E. Uygun   +9 more
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells as Immunomodulators in a Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation

Clinical and Developmental Immunology, 2012
Vascularized composite allotransplantations (VCAs) are not routinely performed for tissue reconstruction because of the potentially harmful adverse effects associated with lifelong administration of immunosuppressive agents. Researchers have been eagerly
Yur-Ren Kuo, Chien-Chang Chen, Shigeru Goto, Pao-Yuan Lin, Fu-Chan Wei, Chao-Long Chen   +5 more
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Thermosensitive Polyester Hydrogel for Application of Immunosuppressive Drug Delivery System in Skin Allograft

Gels, 2021
Tacrolimus (FK506) is a common immunosuppressive drug that is capable of suppressing acute rejection reactions, and is used to treat patients after allotransplantation.
I-En Wu, Madonna Rica Anggelia, Sih-Yu Lin, Chiao-Yun Chen, I-Ming Chu, Cheng-Hung Lin   +5 more
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Xenoperfusion—The Transformative Role of Machine Perfusion in Xenotransplantation

Xenotransplantation, Volume 33, Issue 3, May/June 2026.
ABSTRACT Recent advances in xenotransplantation have gained substantial public and clinical attention as genetically modified porcine organs are now being transplanted into living human recipients. While only case reports have been published to date, the first clinical trials for kidney xenotransplantation are now ongoing.
Florian Huwyler, Simon Stoerzer, Pierre‐Alain Clavien, Mark W. Tibbitt   +3 more
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