Ganciclovir resistance as a result of oral ganciclovir in a heart transplant recipient with multiple human cytomegalovirus strains in blood.

abstract：BACKGROUND:A pancreas transplant alone (PTA) in a nonuremic patient with brittle diabetes mellitus remains a rare procedure because the tradeoff for insulin independence is lifelong immunosuppression. METHODS:Herein we report our results at the University of Minnesota of 513 PTAs from December 17, 1966, through Decemb...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Gruessner RW,Sutherland DE,Kandaswamy R,Gruessner AC

更新日期：2008-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prophylactic administration of anti-HBs intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) in hepatitis B infected-liver transplant patients protects against acute rejection. To explore the suitability of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) as prophylaxis of acute rejection and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allograf...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Tha-In T,Metselaar HJ,Tilanus HW,Boor PP,Mancham S,Kuipers EJ,de Man RA,Kwekkeboom J

更新日期：2006-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND METHODS:To investigate the frequency of apoptosis and the expression of Fas/Fas ligand (FasL) in liver allografts, we examined 97 biopsy specimens from 62 patients after orthotopic liver transplantation. The results of the biopsies were as follows: acute allograft rejection (n=32); hepatitis C virus (HCV...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Tannapfel A,Kohlhaw K,Ebelt J,Hauss J,Liebert U,Berr F,Wittekind C

更新日期：1999-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal phase of the graft-versus-host reaction (GVHR) has been investigated in adult F1 mice bearing grafts of fetal gut using an H-2-incompatible and an H-2-compatible, Mls-incompatible combination. The results indicate that the mitotic activity of the intestinal crypts and the number of intraepithelial lymph...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Mowat AM,Ferguson A

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organ shortage in liver transplantation has led the transplant community to expand the donor organ pool and reduce waiting list mortality by using so-called marginal donor or extended criteria donor (ECD) livers. The exact impact of these criteria on graft function and recipient survival are still under investigation....

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Mittler J,Pascher A,Neuhaus P,Pratschke J

更新日期：2008-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Significant disparity exists in the United Kingdom between the need for organ transplant and supply of deceased donor organs. In the recent years, efforts to increase donation has improved the rate of mainly deceased donors after circulatory death and from older donors. The rate of donation from pediatric po...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Dave RV,Hakeem AR,Dawrant MJ,Ecuyer CL,Lewington AJ,Attia MS,Hostert L,Finlay E,Ahmad N

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the isolation process, pancreatic islets are exposed to an environment of sterile inflammation resulting in an upregulated inflammatory state before transplantation. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) has been identified as a major mediator of sterile inflammation. Therefore, we sought to determine whether e...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Chang CA,Murphy K,Kane RR,Lawrence MC,Naziruddin B

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the present study we examined the effect of the timing of marrow infusion on engraftment in nonmyeloablatively conditioned mice. METHODS:B10 mice were conditioned with decreasing doses of total body irradiation (TBI) and reconstituted with bone marrow cells (BMCs) from major histocompatibility complex-di...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Xu H,Exner BG,Chilton PM,Tanner MK,Mueller YM,Rezzoug F,Ildstad ST

更新日期：2004-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The terminal Gal alpha1,3Galactose (alphaGal) determinant is present on all porcine glycoproteins and glycolipids, but is not expressed by human cells. Consequently human sera contain anti-alphaGal natural antibodies. The human blood group B antigen [Gal alpha1,3(Fuc1,2)Galactose] is differentiated from the ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： McMorrow IM,Comrack CA,Nazarey PP,Sachs DH,DerSimonian H

更新日期：1997-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of liver allografts from an older donor (OD) (age>50 years) is a widespread strategy to manage the disparity between supply and demand of organs for liver transplantation. This study determines the effect of OD allografts on fibrosis progression and graft survival after liver transplantation in patie...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Machicao VI,Bonatti H,Krishna M,Aqel BA,Lukens FJ,Nguyen JH,Rosser BG,Satyanarayana R,Grewal HP,Hewitt WR,Harnois DM,Crook JE,Steers JL,Dickson RC

更新日期：2004-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study was undertaken to determine whether anti-complement 5 (C5) monoclonal antibodies (mAb) prevent hyperacute rejection (HAR) in a rat-to-presensitized mouse heart transplantation model and whether these mAb, combined with cyclosporine (CsA) and cyclophosphamide (CyP), can achieve long-term gra...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Wang H,Rollins SA,Gao Z,Garcia B,Zhang Z,Xing J,Li L,Kellersmann R,Matis LA,Zhong R

更新日期：1999-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficiency of islet graft survival after intraportal implantation is compromised by host innate immune responses and the production of proinflammatory cytokines that cause acute cellular injury. This reaction activates intraislet nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), causing production of gene products that have de...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Rink JS,McMahon KM,Zhang X,Chen X,Mirkin CA,Thaxton CS,Kaufman DB

更新日期：2013-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunosuppressive effects of cyclosporin A were tested in a DA (RT-1a) to Lewis (RT-1(1) rat renal allograft model, which represents a very strong histocompatibility barrier. Dose-response studies established that oral doses of 5 mg/kg/day or higher gave complete suppression of rejection, while oral doses of 2 mg/...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Homan WP,Fabre JW,Williams KA,Millard PR,Morris PJ

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) causes a subacute myelopathy in less than 5% of chronic carriers. However, the risk of neurologic disease appears to increase in persons infected through blood transfusion. METHODS:We report three recipients of solid organ transplants who developed a subacute ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Toro C,Rodés B,Poveda E,Soriano V

更新日期：2003-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 2457 patients in the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study registry who were followed for 5481 patient-years after the index transplantation, we observed 136 deaths, for an average annual rate of 24.8 deaths per 1000 patient-years. Death resulted primarily from infection (n = 55, 40%), cardiov...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Tejani A,Sullivan EK,Alexander S,Fine R,Harmon W,Lilienfeld D

更新日期：1994-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:BK polyoma virus causes allograft dysfunction as a result of tubulo-interstitial nephritis in 2% to 5% of renal transplant recipients. The incidence of BK virus infection among renal transplant recipients in India is unknown. We used routine histologic examination, immunohistochemistry, and electron microscopy to retr...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Sachdeva MS,Nada R,Jha V,Sakhuja V,Joshi K

更新日期：2004-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1989, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has encouraged the study of new drug and therapeutic products in elderly patients. However, despite the aging population in the United States, elderly patients continue to be underrepresented in clinical trials across a variety of therapeutic areas, including tra...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Meyer JM,Archdeacon P,Albrecht R

更新日期：2013-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Programmed cell death (PCD) is currently one of the most intensively studied areas in cell biology. Substantial evidence now exists demonstrating the integral role of PCD in many fundamental immunologic processes; therefore, understanding the mechanisms of PCD may provide advances with broad implications in immunobiol...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Woodle ES,Kulkarni S

更新日期：1998-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increasing appreciation of the deleterious effects of antibody and B cells on acute and chronic transplant outcomes. Many effector functions of antibody are mediated by a family of receptors (FcγRs) that are expressed on most immune cells, including neutrophils, natural killer cells, and B cells....

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Clatworthy MR,Matthews RJ,Doehler B,Willcocks LC,Opelz G,Smith KGC

更新日期：2014-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent studies demonstrated that prolactin (PRL) has beneficial effects on beta cells for islet transplantation. We examined the effect of human recombinant PRL (rhPRL) supplementation to the culture media to determine its potential use in the context of clinical islet transplantation. MATERIALS AND METHODS...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Yamamoto T,Mita A,Ricordi C,Messinger S,Miki A,Sakuma Y,Timoneri F,Barker S,Fornoni A,Molano RD,Inverardi L,Pileggi A,Ichii H

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are anti-idiotypes in the sera of highly sensitized (HS) patients that stimulate B cells to produce antibody to HLA class I antigens. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is an abnormality in B cell responses to these anti-idiotypes. METHODS:Supernatants from normal and HS B cells expose...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Hack N,Angra S,McKnight TL,den Hollander N,Cardella CJ

更新日期：2005-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the immunosuppressive effects of thalidomide (Thal) in a bone marrow transplant (BMT) model for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Lewis rats received RT1-incompatible marrow transplants from ACI rats after total-body irradiation. Twenty-two of twenty-three rats with established severe acute GVHD w...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Vogelsang GB,Hess AD,Gordon G,Santos GW

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The influence of recipient body mass index (BMI) on pediatric-donor kidney transplant outcomes is unclear. We aimed to determine graft survival and functional outcomes of pediatric-donor kidneys compared with adult kidneys stratified by recipient BMI group. METHODS:Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipien...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Kayler LK,Zendejas I,Gregg A,Wen X

更新日期：2012-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiogenesis contributes to the repair process after renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. In the present study, we tested the role of miR-21 in the angiogenesis induced by hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-1α through inhibiting a predicted target gene thrombospondin 1 (TSP-1). METHODS:To stabilize HIF-1α, ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Xu X,Song N,Zhang X,Jiao X,Hu J,Liang M,Teng J,Ding X

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Operational tolerance is defined as long-term acceptance of a transplanted organ after complete cessation of immunosuppression (IS), but may not always protect against antigen-dependent changes in graft morphology. METHOD:IS free patients after living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) underwent protocol bi...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Yoshitomi M,Koshiba T,Haga H,Li Y,Zhao X,Cheng D,Miyagawa A,Sakashita H,Tsuruyama T,Ohe H,Ueda M,Okamoto S,Egawa H,Wood K,Sakaguchi S,Manabe T,Tanaka K,Uemoto S

更新日期：2009-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreas transplantation utilizing portal venous and enteric exocrine drainage has potential benefits over the standard systemic venous and bladder exocrine drainage method. Unfortunately, technical difficulties are often experienced with the arterial anastomosis after the portal venous anastomosis is completed. We ha...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Bigam DL,Hemming AW,Sanabria JR,Cattral MS

更新日期：1999-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunosuppressive effects of leflunomide and cyclosporine were evaluated in a rat neurovascularized myocutaneous allograft model. Inbred Brown-Norway and Lewis rats were served as donors and recipients, respectively. All recipients were observed for 60 days or until allograft rejection occurred. All isograft contr...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Yeh LS,Gregory CR,Griffey SM,Lecouteur RA,Morris RE

更新日期：1996-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been postulated that chimerism after transplantation might promote graft acceptance. In the present study, we prospectively assessed blood chimerism in 10 lung transplant recipients during the first posttransplant year and investigated whether chimerism was associated with an immunologically stable si...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Knoop C,Andrien M,Defleur V,Antoine M,de Francquen P,Goldman M,Estenne M

更新日期：1997-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deoxyspergualin (DSG), a potent immunosuppressive drug, has been clinically used as a rescue therapy for acute graft rejection. However, DSG has severe adverse effects that limits its use. Here, we examined the optimized therapeutic protocol for DSG using chronopharmacological profiles of it. METHODS:First,...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Uchida H,Kobayashi E,Matsuda K,Mizuta K,Sugimoto K,Kawarasaki H,Hashizume K,Fujimura A

更新日期：1999-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two distinct pulmonary vascular disorders, hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) and portopulmonary hypertension (POPH) may occur as a consequence of hepatic parenchymal or vascular abnormalities. HPS and POPH have major clinical implications for liver transplantation. A European Respiratory Society Task Force on Pulmonary-H...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Krowka MJ,Fallon MB,Kawut SM,Fuhrmann V,Heimbach JK,Ramsay MA,Sitbon O,Sokol RJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00