Tissue engineering has become a promising strategy for repairing damaged organs and tissues. Favorable government regulatory framework, continuous technology advancements and increasing research funding drive the market for alternative regenerative medicine therapies. Current mini-review coverskey components needed for tissue engineering -cells, scaffold and growth factors as well as method for tissue engineering graft manufacturing. Selected applications -for bone, skin and peripheral nerve regeneration are highlight in the paper.
Epidemiologic studies show a worldwide diabetic epidemic. Diabetes mellitus is associated with a reduced life span due to macrovascular and Microvascular complications. Thus, diabetic nephropathy, which is the major cause of morbidity and mortality for patients with either type 1 diabetes mellitus or type 2 diabetes mellitus, is a public health care problem. Blood pressure control is a proven intervention to prevent progression of diabetic nephropathy and to reduce cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes mellitus. Establishment of optimal blood pressure targets, advantages of one class of drugs over another as well as time of initiation of antihypertensive therapy are those important questions that appear before every doctor. This review addresses these issues.
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