The vascular and coagulation issues in xenotransplantation.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Heart transplantation concomitant with a liver transplant may be warranted when end-stage heart failure results in irreversible liver failure. Previously reported outcomes have been excellent yet the specific immunoprotective role of the liver allograft is not known. We review the current literature a...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Gong T,Hall S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pneumonia occurs in 8-23% of patients after liver transplantation and contributes considerably to their morbidity and mortality. With the increasing acuity of liver transplantation patients in the current era, pneumonias, particularly ventilator-associated pneumonias, and multidrug-resistant pathogens...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Angarita SAK,Russell TA,Kaldas FM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:With improving survival rates following solid organ transplantation, assessment of its success has broadened with a focus on long-term outcomes, including nongraft-related medical outcomes and family and patient perceptions of quality of life. Posttransplant renal dysfunction contributes to long-term ...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Campbell KM,Bucuvalas JC

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Living donation has a tremendous impact in bridging the gap between the shortage of organs and the growing list of transplant candidates but remains underutilized as a percentage of total transplants performed. This review focuses on obesity and social determinants of health as potential barriers to t...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Kim J,Kim S,Genyk Y,Maw TT

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this review, we summarize the current status of clinical trials using therapeutic cells produced from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). We also discuss combined cell and gene therapy via correction of defined mutations in human pluripotent stem ce...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Angelos MG,Kaufman DS

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:With rapidly growing deceased donor kidney transplant waiting lists, solutions to the shortage of kidney donors need to come from many corners. This review focuses on the current results and upcoming medications that will allow broad expansion of ABO-incompatible transplantation as one facet to combat...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Crew RJ,Ratner LE

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To outline recent studies describing the mechanisms of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) and new clinical protocols aimed at prevention and/or treatment of this difficult clinical entity. RECENT FINDINGS:The natural history of acute AMR after positive cross-match kidney transplantation involves an ac...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Stegall MD,Gloor JM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recipients of pancreas transplantation bear the burden of chronic complications of diabetes, both microvascular and macrovascular. Pancreas transplantation provides the most effective method of glycemic and metabolic control. As transplantation provides immediate relief from acute complications of dia...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Dunn TB

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although the scarcity of clinical trials with de-novo immunosuppression has been typical over the last 2 years, several attempts have been made in drug conversion, dosing optimization, and bioequivalence. On the basis of recent clinical and animal studies, future directions of management and treatment...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Wohlfahrtova M,Viklicky O

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The immunomodulatory enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) is activated by interferon-gamma and via tryptophan depletion and the production of proapoptotic downstream metabolites IDO suppresses adaptive T-cell-mediated immunity in inflammation, host immune defence and maternal tolerance. In additio...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Brandacher G,Margreiter R,Fuchs D

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Travel-related diseases may be seen in transplant recipients after travel, after transplant tourism, and via transmission from blood and organ donors, augmented by recent increases in travel, migration, and globalization. Such infections include tuberculosis, Plasmodium (malaria), Babesia, Trypanosoma...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Kotton CN

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Immunological tolerance has long been considered the 'holy grail' of organ transplantation. Although tolerance has been an active area of research for 70 years, its clinical application has only been possible in the last two decades and widespread use remains an, as yet, unattained goal. Recent advanc...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Rickert CG,Markmann JF

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is still one of the major causes of death following heart transplantation. Here, we review the recent advances in its prevention and treatment. RECENT FINDINGS:Preventive measures comprise control of classical risk factors, prophylaxis against cytomegalovirus, avo...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Crespo-Leiro MG,Marzoa-Rivas R,Barge-Caballero E,Paniagua-Martín MJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is the leading cause of late morbidity and mortality in heart transplant patients and limits long-term survival. Immunosuppression following cardiac transplantation has traditionally comprised a calcineurin inhibitor in combination with mycophenolate mofetil or aza...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Raichlin E,Kushwaha SS

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pancreas transplantation is considered the optimal therapy for patients with insulin-dependent diabetes. Successful pancreas transplantation achieves euglycemia and allows freedom from insulin therapy. Long-term allograft success may be limited by the development of impaired glucose metabolism. The ob...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Egidi MF,Lin A,Bratton CF,Baliga PK

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Acute and chronic kidney disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with overall mortality rates between 50 and 80%. An acute shortage of compatible organs coupled with limited adaptability of current dialysis techniques has created a sense of urgency to investigate new alternativ...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Chhabra P,Brayman KL

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Geographic variation in liver transplantation has been the subject of extensive scrutiny, reflecting concerns that location is unfairly determinative for people needing organ transplantation. Drawing upon a number of established ethical approaches, we examine whether geographic differences in access t...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Ladin K,Hanto DW

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Manipulating costimulatory signals has been shown to alter T cell responses and prolong graft survival in solid organ transplantation. Our understanding of and ability to target various costimulation pathways continues to evolve. RECENT FINDINGS:Since the approval of belatacept in kidney transplantat...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Schroder PM,Fitch ZW,Schmitz R,Choi AY,Kwun J,Knechtle SJ

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In spite of impressive improvements in short-term outcomes for intestine transplant recipients, late allograft loss continues to plague the field. Attention has mostly been focused on T-cell-mediated cellular mechanisms of allograft rejection to explain these losses; however, as in other forms of soli...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Dick AA,Horslen S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The present review summarizes current data on the induction of immunologic tolerance through mixed hematopoietic chimerism relevant to applying this approach to vascularized composite allotransplantation. RECENT FINDINGS:Clinical allograft tolerance has been achieved recently for kidney transplants, ...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Cetrulo CL Jr,Drijkoningen T,Sachs DH

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pulmonary antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) while contributing to acute and chronic allograft dysfunction remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The diagnostic tenets upon which AMR is defined will be reviewed in the light of recent studies. RECENT FINDINGS:The introduction of solid phase as...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Westall GP,Paraskeva MA,Snell GI

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) is the leading cause of allograft failure in kidney transplant recipients. This article provides a summary of the clinical research relating to donor-specific antibodies (DSA) and ABMR in kidney transplant recipients at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Transplant ...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Garg N,Parajuli S,Mandelbrot DA,Djamali A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide an overview of how intravenous omega-3 fatty acids (O3FAs) have been used to prevent and treat pediatric intestinal failure-associated liver disease (IFALD). This review will introduce the most recent and relevant human and basic science data on the topic, and comment on how alterative lipi...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Venick RS,Calkins K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Maintenance of T-cell function and modulation of tolerance are critical issues in organ transplantation. The thymus is the primary organ for T-cell generation, and a preserved thymic function is essential for a self-tolerant diverse T-cell repertoire. Transplant procedures and related immunosuppressiv...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Nunes-Cabaço H,Sousa AE

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus represent a widespread metabolic disorder, related to autoimmune β-cell destruction and insulin resistance, leading to β-cell dysfunction, respectively, that are associated with severe chronic complications with irreversible multiorgan morphological and functional d...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Calafiore R,Montanucci P,Basta G

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Lungs are extremely susceptible to injury, and despite advances in surgical management and immunosuppression, outcomes for lung transplantation are the worst of any solid organ transplant. The success of lung transplantation is limited by high rates of primary graft dysfunction because of ischemia-rep...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Laubach VE,Sharma AK

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Re-transplantation of the lung has come of age. Here, we wish to review the recent literature on the topic and discuss clinical implications. RECENT FINDINGS:Many large volume transplant centres routinely perform lung re-transplantation with satisfactory outcomes. The main indication is bronchiolitis...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Warnecke G,Haverich A

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Bioengineering the lung based on its natural extracellular matrix (ECM) offers novel opportunities to overcome the shortage of donors, to reduce chronic allograft rejections, and to improve the median survival rate of transplanted patients. During the last decade, lung tissue engineering has advanced ...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Uriarte JJ,Uhl FE,Rolandsson Enes SE,Pouliot RA,Weiss DJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this article, we will review the outcomes of patients with intestinal transplant (ITx) with a focus on factors affecting long-term graft and patient survival. RECENT FINDINGS:The most recent International Intestinal Transplant Registry reports a 1-, 5-, and 10-year graft survival of 71%, 50%, and ...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Amin A,Farmer DG

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To deeply investigate one type of intracellular cardiac storage disease, the Fabry disease and one example of extracellular cardiac storage disease, the cardiac amyloidosis, with the aim to collect data about cardiac treatment at the end-stage level and the feasibility of heart transplantation (HTx) i...

journal_title：Current opinion in organ transplantation

authors： Di Nora C,Livi U

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00