Risk index for early infections following living donor liver transplantation.

Introduction: Post-operative infections in patients undergoing living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. This study aims to develop a practical and efficient prognostic index for early identification and possible prediction of post-transplant infections using risk factors identified by multivariate analysis.

Material And Methods: One hundred patients with post-hepatitic cirrhosis, HCV positive, genotype 4, Child B/C or MELD score 13-25 undergoing LDLT were included.

A study of hepcidin and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in Egyptian females with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Background: Lupus nephritis is one of the most serious manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Novel biomarkers are necessary to enhance the diagnostic accuracy, prognostic stratification, monitoring of treatment response, and detection of early renal flares.

Methods: Our study was conducted on 90 participants.

Mesenchymal stem cells are a rescue approach for recovery of deteriorating kidney function.

Aim: Stem cell (SC) therapy for chronic kidney disease (CKD) is urgently needed. The use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) is a possible new therapeutic modality. Our work aimed to isolate human MSC from adult bone marrow to improve kidney functions in CKD patients.

Relationship of the protein Z intron F G79A and IL6 C634G gene polymorphisms with the risk of recurrent pregnancy loss in Egyptian women.

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between recurrent pregnancy loss and single nucleotide polymorphisms in the protein Z (PZ) intron F G79A and the promoter region of the IL6 C634G genes in Egyptian women.

Procedures: Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the PZ intron F G79A gene and the promoter region of the IL6 C634G gene were studied in 70 Egyptian women; 40 patients and 30 healthy and parous volunteers using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism technique.

Results: Regarding the PZ intron F G79A polymorphism; a higher prevalence of the A allele in the controls (53.