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January 2016 in “Vitamins and hormones” Thymosin β4 helps improve skin healing and reduce scarring.
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October 2018 in “American Journal of Clinical Dermatology” Skin problems are common after stem cell transplants, and early treatment by dermatologists can improve patient outcomes.
12 citations
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November 2020 in “Transplant international” Hand and forearm transplants can be successful long-term, but they come with challenges like rejection and side effects from immunosuppression.
January 2023 in “Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery” Autogenic PRP improves graft viability more than xenogenic PRP, but both are effective.
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December 2010 in “Zhonghua neifenmi daixie zazhi” AHST shows promise for treating type 1 diabetes but needs more research before widespread use.
Donor lymphocyte infusions effectively treated leukemia relapse but caused vitiligo and alopecia areata.
Using regulatory T cells and Rapamycin together improves chronic graft-versus-host disease treatment outcomes in mice.
Higher TGF-β signaling may increase skin cancer risk in organ transplant recipients.
9 citations
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May 2010 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Human sebaceous glands can grow back in skin grafts on mice and work like normal human glands.
21 citations
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February 2015 in “Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery” Negative pressure wound therapy is effective for skin grafts in cats.
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April 2013 in “PubMed” Abnormal T-cells from thymomas cause non-motor symptoms in some myasthenia gravis patients.
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February 2012 in “Plastic Surgery International” Skin grafting is a key procedure for repairing skin defects, with the success depending on the right graft choice, donor site management, and aftercare.
118 citations
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December 2003 in “Mechanisms of Ageing and Development” Thymosin β4 helps heal wounds, grow hair, and improve blood vessel formation.
64 citations
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August 1977 in “PubMed” Skin changes help detect graft-versus-host reaction early after bone marrow transplants.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Chronic graft-versus-host disease in the skin shows strong Th1 immune response and unique barrier issues.
40 citations
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August 2010 in “Archives of dermatology” A 5-year-old boy's skin condition improved with systemic valganciclovir after a cardiac transplant and immunosuppressive therapy.
105 citations
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December 2017 in “Journal of Biological Engineering” Artificial skin grafts face immune rejection, but stem cells may improve future designs.
January 2013 in “Biology of blood and marrow transplantation” Rapamycin increased survival in mice with severe chronic graft-versus-host disease by expanding regulatory T cells.
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December 1998 in “Dermatologic Surgery” A new storage solution may increase hair transplant graft survival.
August 2022 in “Dermatological Reviews” Vitiligo transplantation surgery is now more efficient, cost-effective, and successful.
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January 1990 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Skin grafting can help repigment vitiligo, but it's less effective for widespread cases due to the Koebner phenomenon.
16 citations
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June 2009 in “Dermatologic Surgery” A 17-year-old boy with Temporal Triangular Alopecia successfully grew new hair after a hair restoration surgery using follicular unit transplantation.
14 citations
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January 2019 in “Annals of plastic surgery” Face transplant for a severe autoimmune disease patient was successful, improving appearance and function without disease relapse after three years.
January 2017 in “Dermatology Review” Skin issues from chronic graft-versus-host disease greatly affect daily life, needing teamwork between blood and skin doctors.
August 2023 in “Dermatologic Surgery” Person-to-person hair transplants can work for patients on lifelong immunosuppression, with high hair growth success.
September 2011 in “American Journal of Transplantation” Hair regrowth in alopecia universalis may be possible by altering immune cells.
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February 2015 in “Clinical and Experimental Dermatology” A man got six skin cancers within a year after a cell transplant for leukemia but was cancer-free 32 months later; skin checks are important post-transplant.
2 citations
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March 2017 in “TURKDERM” Skin and mucous membrane issues are common in kids after bone marrow transplants, so careful monitoring is crucial.
2 citations
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March 2019 in “Veterinary dermatology” Thymoma in cats can cause hair loss without inflammation.
The TAP flap is effective for treating armpit scars from burns, and tissue-engineered templates with hair follicles can help treat scalp burn alopecia.