Abstract:
PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Inducible pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from somatic cells represent a novel renewable source of tissue precursors. The potential of iPS cells is considered to be at least equivalent to that of human embryonic stem cells, facilitating the treatment or cure of diseases such as diabetes mellitus, spinal cord injuries, cardiovascular disease, and neurodegenerative diseases, but with the potential added benefit of evading the adaptive immune response that otherwise limits allogeneic cell-based therapies. This review discusses recent advances in pluripotency induction and the use of iPS cells to produce differentiated cells, while highlighting roadblocks to the widespread use of this technology in the clinical arena. RECENT FINDINGS:Whereas ethical and safety issues surrounding the use of human embryonic stem cells for the treatment of disease continue to be debated, use of iPS cells may be viewed as a more widely acceptable compromise. Since the first descriptions of inducible pluripotency from somatic cells, multiple laboratories have collectively made tremendous strides both in developing alternative, more clinically acceptable, induction strategies and in demonstrating the proof-of-principle that iPS cells can be differentiated into a variety of cell types to reverse mouse models of human disease. SUMMARY:Although the prospect of using patient-specific iPS cells has much appeal from an ethical and immunologic perspective, the limitations of the technology from the standpoint of reprogramming efficiency and therapeutic safety necessitate much more in-depth research before the initiation of human clinical trials.
journal_name
Curr Opin Organ Transplantjournal_title
Current opinion in organ transplantationauthors
Robbins RD,Prasain N,Maier BF,Yoder MC,Mirmira RGdoi
10.1097/MOT.0b013e3283337196subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2010-02-01 00:00:00pages
61-7issue
1eissn
1087-2418issn
1531-7013journal_volume
15pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the past few years, there has been an increasing interest in nonhuman histocompatibility antigens as targets of injury in organ-transplant recipients. This increased interest has been spurred by the fact that human-histocompatibility-antigen-identical kidney transplants also undergo immunological r...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e328307ebd7
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Extensive research in murine transplant models over the past two decades has convincingly demonstrated the ability of regulatory dendritic cells (DCregs) to promote long-term allograft survival. We review important considerations regarding the source of therapeutic DCregs (donor or recipient) and thei...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0000000000000097
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Accurate measurement of human leukocyte antigen antibodies is critical for making clinical decisions treating patients awaiting transplantation or monitoring them post transplantation. Single antigen bead assay results are given as Mean Fluorescence Intensity, falling short of providing the required q...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MOT.0000000000000822
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The review will discuss the current pathological criteria for the diagnosis and classification of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) in the cardiac allograft. RECENT FINDINGS:Until recently, the diagnosis of AMR required clinical dysfunction, presence of donor specific antibodies and pathological alte...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e328353660f
更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Acute kidney failure in the perioperative liver transplant recipients results in an increased hospital length of stay, acute rejection, infection rate and overall mortality. Thus, it is of great importance to be able to recognize, prevent and treat kidney injury. RECENT FINDINGS:Immediate post liver ...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e328300a058
更新日期:2008-06-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e328359266b
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Burgeoning literature on antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) has led to a perception that T-cell-mediated rejection (TCMR) is no longer a significant problem. This premise needs to be carefully appraised. RECENT FINDINGS:A review of the literature indicates that TCMR remains an independent-risk factor...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0000000000000189
更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Allo- and autoantibodies have been found to play important roles in both acute and chronic allograft rejection in organ transplantation, although only recently have non-human leukocyte antigen (non-HLA), nondonor-specific antibodies been given a more in-depth treatment. This review summarizes recent r...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0000000000000328
更新日期:2016-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Inadequate insulin-producing pancreatic β-cell mass is a key feature of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Efforts to regenerate β-cell mass from pancreatic precursors may thus ameliorate absolute or relative insulin deficiency, thereby improving glucose homeostasis. A clear understanding of the process...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e328012b281
更新日期:2007-02-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e3282f3df26
更新日期:2008-02-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0000000000000779
更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although conceptually unchanged, the evaluation and selection of the liver transplant candidate has seen significant recent advances. Expanding criteria for transplant candidacy, improved diagnostics for risk stratification and advances in prognostic models have paralleled recent changes in allocation...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/MOT.0000000000000829
更新日期:2021-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review features articles published during 2018 and 2019 regarding pediatric visceral transplantation in Europe. In this biannual review, the authors identify and summarize key articles pertinent to clinical and research areas. RECENT FINDINGS:There is a trend to a lower use of intestinal transpl...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0000000000000736
更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Renal dysfunction due to calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) toxicity is a major clinical problem in cardiac transplantation. The aim of the article is to review the efficacy and safety of various renal sparing strategies in cardiac transplantation. RECENT FINDINGS:Small studies have documented that late ini...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e32832e6f7b
更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The first generation of implantable pulsatile ventricular assist devices (VADs) has proven to be successful as bridge to transplantation. Adverse events such as mechanical failure and infections, however, limit their use for long-term support (>1 year) or as alternative for heart transplantation. Newe...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e3283303750
更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The epidemic of obesity is having a marked impact on liver transplant candidates and recipients, and optimal approach for the obese liver transplant patient is not yet defined. The current review summarizes the role of bariatric surgery in obese liver transplant patients. RECENT FINDINGS:NASH is now ...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0000000000000513
更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize current evidence supporting the existence of C4d-negative antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) in renal allografts, its potential to cause chronic graft injury, and whether histopathologic features of C4d-negative AMR differ from those of C4d-positive AMR. RECENT FINDINGS:Recently published...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e32835d4daf
更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although living donor transplantation is considered an ethically acceptable undertaking for the purpose of saving another's life, its safety remains under investigation. RECENT FINDINGS:Although living donors undertake considerable medical risks for no direct medical benefit, the question remains whe...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e32835f3f2c
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Organ shortage in transplantation medicine forces surgical research toward the development of more efficient approaches in organ preservation to enable the application of 'less than optimal' grafts. This review summarizes current techniques aiming to recondition cold-stored organ grafts prior to trans...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0000000000000402
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Because the gap between liver organ supply and demand continues to increase, adult living-donor liver transplantation continues to represent a significant pool of organs. RECENT FINDINGS:With this in mind, we discuss recent issues in adult living-donor liver transplantation, including issues with don...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e328300a352
更新日期:2008-06-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0000000000000584
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this article is to describe the current use of pulsatile kidney perfusion during organ preservation and the effects on kidney allograft outcomes and utilization. RECENT FINDINGS:As of spring 2008, there were 75 629 candidates on the kidney waiting list in the USA according to United Ne...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/mot.0b013e32832dbd1c
更新日期:2009-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Transplantation of islets of Langerhans is an emerging treatment procedure for patients with severe type 1 diabetes, but despite recent progress the procedure is associated with massive tissue loss caused by an inflammatory reaction termed instant blood-mediated inflammatory reaction (IBMIR). This rea...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e32834c2393
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Exposure to noninherited maternal antigens (NIMAs) in fetal and neonatal life has life-long immunological consequences. Although there is a plethora of evidence of effects of mother on the immune responses of her offspring, there is very little knowledge available on how exposure to NIMA can result in...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e32832d6683
更新日期:2009-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:New immunosuppressive agents have decreased the incidence of acute rejection rates without improvement in long-term outcomes. Drug toxicity due to a narrow therapeutic index and individual variations in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics significantly contributes to the inferior outcomes. This revi...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e3283193bc5
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Macrophages are members of the innate immune response. However, their role in the adaptive immune response is not known. The purpose of this review is to highlight our current understanding of macrophage structure and function and how they may participate in allograft injury. RECENT FINDINGS:Studies ...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e32834ee5b6
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review emphasizes new information concerning the role of anaphylatoxins in the regulation of the immune response to allografts. Its timeliness relates the growing concept of the innate immune response as a regulator of the adaptive immune system and to how this concept lends itself to therapeutic...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0b013e32831ec551
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Several expanded criteria for liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have been suggested out of concern that the Milan criteria may be too strict, and thereby exclude patients who could benefit from this surgical procedure. However, most expanded criteria were designed for deceased d...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0000000000000294
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Adoptive cell therapy using CD4FOXP3 regulatory T cells (Treg) has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy to treat autoimmunity and alloimmunity. Preclinical studies suggest that the efficacy of Treg therapy can be improved by modifying the antigen specificity, stability and function of therapeut...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0000000000000566
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The Notch signaling pathway is known to play a pivotal role in T- and B-cell development and fate, presenting it as an attractive therapeutic target in alloimmunity. This review provides an overview of the mechanisms of Notch signaling, focusing on new insights into its diverse functions in T-cell act...
journal_title:Current opinion in organ transplantation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/MOT.0000000000000266
更新日期:2016-02-01 00:00:00