Immunohistochemical Analysis of Lymphocyte Populations in Acute Skin Rejection: The University Health Network Addition to the Banff Classification by Siba Haykal, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, Natasha Barone, MSc, Sara Rostami, DVM, Sajad Moshkelgosha, PhD, Stephen Juvet, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Shaf Keshavjee, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS, Danny Ghazarian, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FCAP

“…Acute rejection in vascularized composite allotransplantation has been identified using the Banff 2007 working classification. …”
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Dangers resulting from DNA profiling of biological materials derived from patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) with regard to forensic gene... by Renata Jacewicz, Krzysztof Lewandowski, Joanna Rupa-Matysek, Maciej Jędrzejczyk, Jarosław Berent

“…In the light of potential risks arising from DNA profiling of biological materials derived from persons after allotransplantation in judicial aspects, certain procedures were proposed to eliminate such dangers. …”
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Facial Pressure Sores in COVID-19 Patients during Prone Positioning: A Case Series and Literature Review by Thibaud Mernier, MD, Corentin Taveau, MD, Curtis L. Cetrulo, Jr, MD, Marion Goutard, MD, Alexandre G. Lellouch, MD, PhD

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Validating a Novel Device to Improve Skin Color Matching for Face Transplants by Jordan Gornitsky, MD, Eli Saleh, MD, MSc, Gabriel Bouhadana, MD, Daniel E. Borsuk, MD, MBA

“…Facial vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) offers an added layer of complexity when compared to solid organ transplantation. …”
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Pretransplant Levels of CRP and Interleukin-6 Family Cytokines; Effects on Outcome after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation by Tor Henrik Tvedt, Stein Atle Lie, Håkon Reikvam, Kristin Paulsen Rye, Roald Lindås, Tobias Gedde-Dahl, Aymen Bushra Ahmed, Øystein Bruserud

“…To conclude, pretransplant CRP, IL-31 and early posttransplant fluid retention were independent risk factors for TRM and survival after allotransplantation.…”
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Islet cell transplantation by CAMILLO RICORDI

“…Proof of function of isolated human islets has been clearly established both in animal models and in pilot clinical trials of human islet allotransplantation in patients with surgical and Type 1 diabetes. …”
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Evidence for Microchimerism in Baboon Recipients of Pig Hearts by Hina Jhelum, Martin Bender, Bruno Reichart, Maren Mokelke, Julia Radan, Elisabeth Neumann, Ludwig Krabben, Jan-Michael Abicht, Benedikt Kaufer, Matthias Längin, Joachim Denner

“…Xenotransplantation, like allotransplantation, is usually associated with microchimerism, i.e., the presence of cells from the donor in the recipient. …”
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Different induction therapy protocols experience based on depleting antibodies for kidney transplantation by S. V. Arzumanov, D. V. Tiptsov, A. E. Mitish, A. K. Gramotnev

“…The study included 107 non-sensitized patients who underwent primary kidney allotransplantation in the period from January 2012 to March 2014. …”
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Jakinibs of All Trades: Inhibiting Cytokine Signaling in Immune-Mediated Pathologies by Madison Alexander, Yiming Luo, Giorgio Raimondi, John J. O’Shea, Massimo Gadina

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Real-Time Monitoring Using Multiplexed Multi-Electrode Bioelectrical Impedance Spectroscopy for the Stratification of Vascularized Composite Allografts: A Perspective on Predictive... by John R. Aggas, Sara Abasi, Carolyn Ton, Sara Salehi, Renee Liu, Gerald Brandacher, Warren L. Grayson, Anthony Guiseppi-Elie

“…Vascularized composite allotransplantation addresses injuries to complex anatomical structures such as the face, hand, and abdominal wall. …”
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Histomorphological view of the cornea investigated by laser confocal microscopy in keratoplasty by D. A. Krakhmaleva, Z. V. Surnina, S. A. Malzhoen, A. A. Gamidov

“…Corneal transplantation is the most successful and commonly performed allotransplantation procedure as compared with other organs and tissues. …”
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Varied Composition and Underlying Mechanisms of Gut Microbiome in Neuroinflammation by Rai Khalid Farooq, Widyan Alamoudi, Amani Alhibshi, Suriya Rehman, Ashish Ranjan Sharma, Fuad A. Abdulla

“…For these reasons, re-establishing microbial flora of the gut looks critical for keeping neuroinflammation from putting the whole system aflame through probiotics and allotransplantation of the fecal microbiome. However, the numerosity of the microbiome remains a challenge. …”
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Treatment methods for peripheral nerve injuries (a literature review) by N. M. Nevmerzhytska, L. M. Yaremenko, S. M. Chuhray, O. M. Grabovyi

“…Options, combinations, advantages and disadvantages of such surgical methods for peripheral nerve injury treatment as neurorrhaphy, autotransplantation and allotransplantation are described in detail, such terms as “small”, “large” and “critical” gaps between the nerve stumps are specified. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of Exosomes Derived from Diabetic Adipose Stem Cells in Cutaneous Wound Healing of <i>db/db</i> Mice by Hsiang-Hao Hsu, Aline Yen Ling Wang, Charles Yuen Yung Loh, Ashwin Alke Pai, Huang-Kai Kao

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Forty-Eight Hour Ex Vivo Perfusion and Two-Hour Simulated Reperfusion after a Major Traumatic Upper Extremity Amputation by Viola Antonia Stögner, Lavinia Neubert, Alexander Kaltenborn, Bettina Wiegmann, Christian Krettek, Peter Maria Vogt, Nicco Krezdorn

“…Background Extremity replantation as well as allotransplantation aim to restore form and function of the amputated limb. …”
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Outcomes and Reliability of Perforator Flaps in the Reconstruction of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Defects: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis by Camille Vaillant, Yanis Berkane, Elise Lupon, Michael Atlan, Pascal Rousseau, Alexandre G. Lellouch, Jérôme Duisit, Nicolas Bertheuil

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Significantly Improved Cold Preservation of Rat Hind Limb Vascularized Composite Allografts Using the New PrC-210 Free Radical Scavenger by William E. Fahl, Zeeda H. Nkana, Maya M. Gitter, Weifeng Zeng, Aaron M. Dingle

“…Vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) represents a promising reconstructive solution primarily conducted to improve quality of life. …”
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Significant expansion of the donor pool achieved by utilizing islets of variable quality in the production of allogeneic "Neo-Islets", 3-D organoids of Mesenchymal Stromal and isle... by Anna M Gooch, Sabiha S Chowdhury, Ping M Zhang, Zhuma M Hu, Christof Westenfelder

“…Scoring systems have improved islet allotransplantation outcomes, but their use may potentially result in the waste of valuable cells for novel therapies. …”
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Electrically stimulated gene expression under exogenously applied electric fields by Sara Abasi, Abhishek Jain, Abhishek Jain, Abhishek Jain, John P. Cooke, Anthony Guiseppi-Elie, Anthony Guiseppi-Elie, Anthony Guiseppi-Elie, Anthony Guiseppi-Elie

“…Introduction: Electrical stimulation, the application of an electric field to cells and tissues grown in culture to accelerate growth and tight junction formation among endothelial cells, could be impactful in cardiovascular tissue engineering, allotransplantation, and wound healing.Methods: Using Electrical Cell Stimulation And Recording Apparatus (ECSARA), the exploration of the stimulatory influences of electric fields of different magnitude and frequencies on growth and proliferation, trans endothelial electrical resistance (TEER) and gene expression of human endothelia cells (HUVECs) were explored.Results: Within the range of endogenous electrical pulses studied, frequency was found to be more significant (p = 0.05) than voltage in influencing HUVEC gene expression. …”
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Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Plastic and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery: A Scoping Review by Nicolas Kaplan, Mitchell Marques, Isabel Scharf, Kevin Yang, Lee Alkureishi, Chad Purnell, Pravin Patel, Linping Zhao

“…These discussed a variety of clinical applications: perforator flaps reconstruction, mastectomy reconstruction, lymphovenous anastomosis, metopic craniosynostosis, dermal filler injection, auricular reconstruction, facial vascularized composite allotransplantation, and facial artery mapping. More than half (60%) involved VR/AR use intraoperatively with the remainder (40%) examining preoperative use. …”
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