Background and Aims: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a worldwide problem. It is
estimated that 400 million people are suffering from this infection. We conducted a …

Stem cell therapy has been used to treat several types of diseases, and it is expected that its
therapeutic uses shall increase as novel lines of evidence begin to appear. Furthermore …

Infectious complications after renal transplantation are associated with significant morbidity
and mortality. The prevalence of infections in transplant recipients varies from country to …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in
hemodialysis (HD) patients. The reported prevalence of HCV among the HD population has …

Backgrounds and aims Organ shortage is a major problem in transplantation. The use of
organs from hepatitis B surface antigen (HB sAg)‐negative and hepatitis B core antibody …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes chronic systemic infection, primarily affecting the liver.
Although HCV mainly causes hepatitis, a significant portion of chronic HCV patients …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a systemic disorder that frequently associates with
extrahepatic manifestations, including nephropathies. Cryoglobulinemia is a typical …

BACKGROUND: Chronic liver disease resulting from hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C
(HCV) virus infections is still a major concern in kidney recipients. Our aim was to evaluate …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) as a small RNA and post-transcriptional modulator are shown to have
regulatory effects for different cellular activities and pathways, such as metabolism, virus …

Introduction. Liver disease related to chronic viral hepatitis is a major cause of morbidity and
mortality in renal transplant patients. There is no agreement upon the influence of chronic …