The generation of cells in the human body has been difficult to study, and our understanding
of cell turnover is limited. Testing of nuclear weapons resulted in a dramatic global increase …

Abstract After hematopoietic SCT (HSCT), G-CSF is commonly used to enhance stem cell
engraftment to minimize the morbidity and mortality associated with prolonged neutropenia …

The process of wound healing involves a complex interplay of cells, mediators, growth
factors and cytokines. GM-CSF has been shown to be involved in a number of processes …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the stimulating effect of low-dose
radiation (LDR) on bone marrow hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) proliferation and …

Engraftment failure (EF) after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a serious
complication. We prospectively evaluated the effects and safeties of mesenchymal stem …

The use of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for the treatment of
hematologic malignancies, as well as some benign hematologic disorders, has continued to …

Humans are constantly exposed to the opportunistic mold Aspergillus fumigatus, and
disease caused by this pathogen is often determined by the magnitude of local and systemic …

The high doses of chemotherapy used for the preparatory regimens before autologous
blood or marrow stem cell transplantation leave patients at risk for neutropenic …

Successful utilization of SCT modalities often requires utilization of both red cell and platelet
transfusions. In this retrospective evaluation of clinical factors affecting transplant …

Microcystins (MCs) cause normocytic anemia in patients in a hemodialysis unit in Caruaru,
Brazil in 1996, but the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. In the present study, Balb/c …