Embodiments of the present invention are directed to improved medical saline compositions and methods of use thereof. Other embodiments of the invention concern nutritional compositions and methods that promote the health of the heart, kidneys, and vasculature in a subject at risk of developing disease.

Provided are transplant preservation solutions comprising a polyglycerol wherein the polyglycerol is of a molecular weight between about 0.15 kDa and about 3.99 kDa, methods and uses thereof as well as kits providing said transplant preservation solutions.

Methods for increasing a proportion of CD56 positive cells in sampled skeletal muscle tissue include soaking the sampled skeletal muscle tissue in a preservation solution.

The present disclosure relates to Oxygen Reduction Disposable kits (ORDKit), devices and methods for the improved preservation of whole blood and blood components. The improved devices and methods for the collection of blood and blood components provide for whole blood and blood components having reduced levels of oxygen. The devices and methods provide for the rapid preparation of deoxygenated blood and blood components for storage that improves the overall quality of the transfused blood and improves health outcomes in patients.

Blood and platelet storage and rejuvenating compositions that include triciribine, triciribine metabolites, triciribine analogs, and mixtures of the same are disclosed. Such compositions can be useful in methods for treating (e.g., storing and rejuvenating) red blood cells and platelets.

The present invention relates to a composition for preserving cells and a method for preserving cells and, more specifically, to: a composition for preserving cells, containing, as active ingredients, plant-derived recombinant human serum albumin and plant peptides, wherein the composition maintains a high cellular survival rate while maintaining animal-free and xeno-free properties and is stable without changes in cellular morphology or surface expression factors in the short-term preservation of cells such as stem cells or primary cultured cells; and a method for preserving cells by using the same.

Provided herein is a formulation to pre-treat an organ prior to transplantation and for inducing mitochondrial morphological alterations.

A three-dimensional culture method for large-scale preparation of stem cells, comprising a three-dimensional microcarrier-based cell resuscitation method, a three-dimensional microcarrier cell culture-based in situ passage method, a three-dimensional microcarrier in situ freeze preservation method for cells, a three-dimensional microcarrier cell adsorption culture method, a method for harvesting cells on a three-dimensional microcarrier, a method for sampling cells cultured on a microcarrier, and a three-dimensional microcarrier-based cell large-scale expansion method.

Provided herein are constructs of micro-aggregate multicellular, minimally polarized grafts containing Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled Receptor (LGR) expressing cells for wound therapy applications, tissue engineering, cell therapy applications, regenerative medicine applications, medical/therapeutic applications, tissue healing applications, immune therapy applications, and tissue transplant therapy applications which preferably are associated with a delivery vector/substrate/support/scaffold for direct application.

A system and method are provided for wet storage of tissue. In an embodiment, a solution for the wet preservation of tissue may include between about 0.1% to about 50% by volume dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and one or more soluble monovalent or divalent metal cationic salts. A wet-preserved tissue and method for preparing the wet-preserved tissue for ultimate use, is also provided.