Risk-oriented banking supervision: approaches to the assessment of general systemic risks

The last change introduced by the Basel Committee into the Basic principles of banking supervision is their focusing on the assessment and management of banking risks. As we see, banks are at the center of attention of the banking supervision in accordance with the recommendations of the Basel II. However, in our opinion, for the smooth functioning of the economic system more profound problems have to be solved, with the possibilities of banks' bankruptcies and general systemic risks to be addressed. The goal of the article is the development of a conception for the assessment of general economic risks of the banking system as part of a risk-focused banking supervision

Return of the Metabolic Trajectory to the Original Area after Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Fulminant Hepatic Failure

Our recent study first demonstrated that human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (hBMSC) transplantation could prevent death from fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) in pigs. To further clarify the metabolic mechanism of hBMSC transplantation in FHF, the plasma collected from FHF pigs that received transplantation of hBMSCs was examined using metabolic analysis to identify the key molecular markers that regulate recovery. The results showed that obvious metabolic disturbance occurred during FHF, whereas the hBMSC transplantation group showed less severe liver injury. The metabolic trajectory returns to its original state at week 3 following the hBMSC transplantation. In total, the concentration of 26 metabolites, including conjugated bile acids, phosphatidylcholines, lysophosphatidylcholines, fatty acids, amino acid and sphingomyelin, are significantly different between the FHF group and the hBMSC transplantation group. Moreover, the time course of changes in the metabolites corresponded with that of the biochemical and histological analyses. Real-time PCR further confirmed that the gene expression of phospholipase A1, lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase and lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1 decreased significantly, whereas that of phospholipase A2 remained stable, which explains the decrease of the phosphatidylcholines and lysophosphatidylcholines. These novel results have revealed a metabolic mechanism for the hBMSC transplantation in FHF, which could lead to the future development of treatment strategies for stem cell therapies

Return of the Metabolic Trajectory to the Original Area after Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Fulminant Hepatic Failure

Our recent study first demonstrated that human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (hBMSC) transplantation could prevent death from fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) in pigs. To further clarify the metabolic mechanism of hBMSC transplantation in FHF, the plasma collected from FHF pigs that received transplantation of hBMSCs was examined using metabolic analysis to identify the key molecular markers that regulate recovery. The results showed that obvious metabolic disturbance occurred during FHF, whereas the hBMSC transplantation group showed less severe liver injury. The metabolic trajectory returns to its original state at week 3 following the hBMSC transplantation. In total, the concentration of 26 metabolites, including conjugated bile acids, phosphatidylcholines, lysophosphatidylcholines, fatty acids, amino acid and sphingomyelin, are significantly different between the FHF group and the hBMSC transplantation group. Moreover, the time course of changes in the metabolites corresponded with that of the biochemical and histological analyses. Real-time PCR further confirmed that the gene expression of phospholipase A1, lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase and lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 1 decreased significantly, whereas that of phospholipase A2 remained stable, which explains the decrease of the phosphatidylcholines and lysophosphatidylcholines. These novel results have revealed a metabolic mechanism for the hBMSC transplantation in FHF, which could lead to the future development of treatment strategies for stem cell therapies