A5067664046- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
- Pancreatic function and diabetes
- Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Vasculitis and related conditions
Washington University in St. Louis
2023-2024
To determine the effect of donor hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on kidney transplant (KT) outcomes in era direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medications, we examined 68,087 HCV-negative KT recipients from a deceased between March 2015 and May 2021. A Cox regression analysis was used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) failure, incorporating inverse probability treatment weighting control for patient selection receive an HCV-positive (either nucleic acid amplification test positive [NAT+,...
Pancreatic islet transplantation is an emerging treatment for type I diabetes; however, it limited by donor matching and availability. Porcine xenotransplantation offers a promising alternative to allotransplantation, with the potential large-scale production of on-demand, functional islets. The yield viability isolated islets highly susceptible quality pancreas method procurement, particularly duration warm-ischemia time. To improve organ preservation subsequent viability, we have developed...
Alginate, sourced from seaweed, holds significant importance in industrial and biomedical domains due to its versatile properties. Its chemical composition, primarily comprising β-D-mannuronic acid α-L-guluronic acid, governs physical biological attributes. This polysaccharide, extracted brown algae bacteria, offers diverse compositions impacting key factors such as molecular weight, flexibility, solubility, stability.