JSOPB 2025–2026 Congress Special Issue–Update on Organ Preservation and Transplantation

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is a collection of selected papers from the 51st annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Organ Preservation and Biology (JSOPB) (http://jognbio.umin.jp/). The Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM) is pleased to provide an opportunity to publish selected data presented at this annual meeting.

The JSOPB was founded in 1974 with the aim of advancing the study of organ preservation. The society grew rapidly during the 1990s, driven by the participation of researchers in various fields of medicine, pharmacology, engineering, veterinary medicine, and basic science. Today, the JSOPB has more than 700 members and operates under the direction of its president, Prof. Mamoru Kusaka.

The most outstanding presentations made at the 51^st annual meeting of the JSOPB—held on 7–8 November 2025, in Tokyo, Japan, under the supervision of Prof. Kawachi Shigeyuki (Department of Digestive and Transplantation Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan)—were selected for publication in this Special Issue of JCM.

One of the vital objectives of the annual meeting of the JSOPB is to exchange new research outcomes and create new therapeutic concepts. Therefore, the aim of the present Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

• Molecular and cellular biology of organ preservation and transplantation in the clinic;
• Biology of pharmacology;
• Organ/tissue engineering;
• Stem cell therapy;
• Stem cell biology.

Prof. Dr. Issei Saitoh
Prof. Dr. Takashi Kenmochi
Guest Editors

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