Hepatic lidocaine metabolism and complications of cirrhosis. Implications for assessing patient priority for hepatic transplantation.

abstract：:A patient with end-stage renal disease and known benign monoclonal gammopathy underwent kidney transplantation at Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY. After surgery, during routine follow-up, the patient had laboratory evidence of frank multiple myeloma. However, she did not show any clinical signs or symp...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Dagher F,Sammett D,Abbi R,Tomasula JR,Delaney V,Butt KM

更新日期：1996-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether graft-versus-host reactivity (GVHR) and the graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect can be differentiated, C3H-->AKR mixed bone marrow (BM) chimeras were prepared using two different conditioning regimens. Total body irradiation (TBI) chimeras were induced by infusing 5 x 1O(6) T cell depleted syngen...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Salam A,Waer M

更新日期：1996-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to assess the incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and disease in adult liver transplant recipients, using routine preemptive therapy guided by the pp65 antigenemia test. METHODS:Antigenemia was monitored weekly after liver transplantation (OLTX) for the first 3 months, and ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Kusne S,Grossi P,Irish W,St George K,Rinaldo C,Rakela J,Fung J

更新日期：1999-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) is known to reactivate after renal transplantation and has been associated with several clinical manifestations. Risk factors for sustained viral replication, however, remain unclear. METHODS:Thirty consecutive kidney transplant patients were prospectively followed for HHV-6 repl...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Luiz CR,Machado CM,Canto CL,Christ SC,Pestana JO,Kotton CN,Camargo LF

更新日期：2013-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatic transplantation is a highly effective but costly treatment for end-stage hepatic dysfunction. One approach to improve efficiency in the use of scarce organs for transplantation is to identify preoperative factors that are associated with poor outcome posttransplantation. This may assist both in selec...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Markmann JF,Markmann JW,Markmann DA,Bacquerizo A,Singer J,Holt CD,Gornbein J,Yersiz H,Morrissey M,Lerner SM,McDiarmid SV,Busuttil RW

更新日期：2001-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is a major complication after bone marrow and solid organ transplantation. The disease encompasses a spectrum of abnormal, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated B-cell proliferations. We have previously shown that EBV-infected, spontaneous lymphoblastoid cell l...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Nepomuceno RR,Snow AL,Robert Beatty P,Krams SM,Martinez OM

更新日期：2002-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature of cell-mediated immunity in the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) was studied by observing the events involved in graft reactivity. Adult roaches received integumentary xenografts from Blaberus giganteus, as well as control autografts. Grafts were scored histologically by counting the number of nu...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： George JF,Karp RD,Rheins LA

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although used for more than 20 years, optimal dosing strategies of most immunosuppressants have never been determined. Tacrolimus, one of the newer agents used in solid-organ transplantation, is gaining increasing popularity because of its ability to reverse refractory rejection in cyclosporine-treated patie...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Baran DA,Galin I,Sandler D,Segura L,Cheng J,Courtney MC,Correa R,Chan M,Fallon JT,Spielvogel D,Lansman SL,Gass AL

更新日期：2002-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The innovative pure laparoscopic living donor right hepatectomy (LLDRH) procedure for liver transplantation has never been fully compared to open living donor right hepatectomy (OLDRH). We aimed to compare the donor safety and graft results of pure LLDRH to those of OLDRH. METHODS:From May 2013 to July 2017...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Park J,Kwon DCH,Choi GS,Kim SJ,Lee SK,Kim JM,Lee KW,Chung YJ,Kim KS,Lee JS,Rhu J,Kim GS,Gwak MS,Ko JS,Lee JE,Lee S,Joh JW

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although bisphosponates are proposed as first-line treatment for posttransplant bone disease they are not optimal in all situations. A kidney transplant recipient developed hypercalcemia from mobilization of extraskeletal calcium. He had low serum parathyroid hormone and vitamin D; high calcium excretion; and normal c...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Dhingra RK,Sprague SM,Ojo AO,Leavey SF

更新日期：2001-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Avoiding donor-specific antibody (DSA) is difficult for sensitized patients. Improved understanding of the risk of low level DSA is needed. METHODS:We retrospectively compared the outcomes of 954 patients transplanted with varied levels of baseline DSA detected by single antigen beads and B flow cytometric ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Schinstock CA,Gandhi M,Cheungpasitporn W,Mitema D,Prieto M,Dean P,Cornell L,Cosio F,Stegall M

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LEW rats with long-surviving (> 100 days) (DA x LEW)F1 kidney allografts were generated by treating the recipients with cyclosporine for 14 days after grafting. All rats were monitored after transplantation for the development of antibodies to intact donor class I MHC molecules. Cyclosporine completely suppressed the ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Benham Am,Sawyer GJ,Fabre JW

更新日期：1996-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased QT dispersion (QTd), predicting patients with risk of malignant arrhythmia, have recently been reported in hemodialysis patients (HDp). In this prospective study, we aimed to investigate changes in QTd and signal averaged-ECG (SAECG) in HDp after transplantation. Twenty-seven HDp (M/F:18/9, mean age 30+/-8 y...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Yildiz A,Akkaya V,Tükek T,Sahin S,Sever MS,Bozfakioğlu S,Korkut F

更新日期：2001-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sensitization to human leukocyte antigens (HLA) is a significant barrier to transplantation. Currently, no proven therapy exists to improve access to transplantation for highly sensitized patients. Here, we report a novel approach using intravenous immune globulin to modulate anti-HLA antibody and improve th...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Jordan SC,Vo A,Bunnapradist S,Toyoda M,Peng A,Puliyanda D,Kamil E,Tyan D

更新日期：2003-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In kidney transplant recipients with alemtuzumab induction maintained on mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) immunosuppression, sirolimus (SRL) promotes significant expansion of circulating CD4+CD25high regulatory T cells (Treg). This might translate into more effective protection against chronic graft injury compar...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Ruggenenti P,Perico N,Gotti E,Cravedi P,D'Agati V,Gagliardini E,Abbate M,Gaspari F,Cattaneo D,Noris M,Casiraghi F,Todeschini M,Cugini D,Conti S,Remuzzi G

更新日期：2007-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Although ELISA on purified HLA molecules for detecting anti-HLA antibody (P-S ELISA) does detect some antibodies previously missed by the conventional complement dependent cytotoxicity method (C Cytotox), HLA ELISA should not fail to detect antibodies already detected by the conventional reference method to be able to...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Pierquin A,Masson D,Toupance O,Tabary T,Bougy F,Bensa JC,Chanard J,Cohen JH

更新日期：1996-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Airway complications continue to be an important source of morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation (LTx). Different approaches have been used for their nonsurgical management. We describe our experience using self-expandable metallic stents (SEMSs) in patients with airway complications post-LTx. ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Saad CP,Ghamande SA,Minai OA,Murthy S,Pettersson G,DeCamp M,Mehta AC

更新日期：2003-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between institutional case volume and clinical outcomes after living donor liver transplantation is not clarified. METHODS:We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study using the database of Korean National Healthcare Insurance Service. Between January 2007 and December 2016, 7073 ad...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Yoo S,Jang EJ,Yi NJ,Kim GH,Kim DH,Lee H,Jung CW,Ryu HG

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrospective mixed leukocyte culture studies were performed in eight patients who had either rejected their marrow grafts or experienced graft-versus-host disease and in seven patients with successful marrow engraftment. In tests of pre-and post-transplant lymphocytes we found no evidence that rejection or graft-vers...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Opelz G,Gale RP

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental evidence suggests storing lungs inflated with oxygen and with oxidizable substrate improves results of lung transplantation. Glucose is included in the low-potassium-dextran (LPD) solution Perfadex to achieve this goal. The authors hypothesized that other substrates might be more effective. Rat lungs were...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Peltz M,He TT,Adams GA 4th,Chao RY,Meyer DM,Jessen ME

更新日期：2005-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is important to develop new immunosuppressive agents without clinical drawbacks. In this article, we reveal the possibility of a chemically synthetic sulfonolipid that acts as a novel immunosuppressive drug. METHODS:We evaluated the immunosuppressive effect of 3-O-(6-deoxy-6-sulfono-beta-D-glucopyranosyl...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Matsumoto Y,Sahara H,Fujita T,Shimozawa K,Takenouchi M,Torigoe T,Hanashima S,Yamazaki T,Takahashi S,Sugawara F,Mizushina Y,Ohta K,Takahashi N,Gasa S,Jimbow K,Sakaguchi K,Sato N

更新日期：2002-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this prospective, multicenter, noncomparative, open-label trial was to evaluate the prophylactic use of caspofungin in adult liver transplant recipients at high risk of developing invasive fungal infections (IFI). METHODS:Patients received caspofungin for at least 21 days. A successful treatment o...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Fortún J,Martín-Dávila P,Montejo M,Muñoz P,Cisneros JM,Ramos A,Aragón C,Blanes M,San Juan R,Gavaldá J,Llinares P,GESITRA Study Group.

更新日期：2009-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In hamster-to-rat cardiac xenografts, long-term survival (LTS) is obtained in 60% of recipients if vascular rejection is overcome by cobra venom factor and cyclosporine (CsA). It has been suggested that this accommodation state could be due to the Th2 response. METHODS:We examined the infiltrate by using im...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Brouard S,Blancho G,Moreau A,Heslan JM,Cuturi MC,Soulillou JP

更新日期：1998-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alterations in microcirculation are considered central to the pathogenesis of hyperacute xenogeneic rejection (HXR) of vascularized xenografts, but currently there exist no data describing these microhemodynamic alterations. METHODS:Rat livers were perfused in situ with either isogeneic rat blood or xenogen...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Seehofer D,Baatz H,Thiery J,Müller-Hocker J,Müller-Derlich J,Hammer C

更新日期：1997-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre- and post transplant sera from 51 cases of bone marrow transplants performed for severe aplastic anemia were tested on monocytes (M) and corresponding B cells (B) from a panel of unrelated donors. One-third of the sera were cytotoxic for B and M either from different or from the same individuals, while 45% reacted...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Gluckman JC,Gluckman E,Azogui O,Guillet J,Baldwin WM,Devergie A,Chapuis F,Brisson E,Andersen E,Dausset J

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated that three synthetic peptides corresponding to the donor class I RT1.Aa molecule induce long-term survival of cardiac allografts in the PVG.R8-to-PVG.1U rat strain combination (disparate for one isolated class I, RT1.A, molecule) when presented to the recipient immune system in the thymus...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Shirwan H,Wu GD,Barwari L,Liu A,Cramer DV

更新日期：1997-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the successful application of a hybrid artificial pancreas device for the treatment of severe diabetes mellitus induced by total pancreatectomy in two dogs. Control of the blood sugar was achieved for more than 1 year in these two animals without any immunosuppressive therapy. Although exogenous insulin was ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Maki T,Lodge JP,Carretta M,Ohzato H,Borland KM,Sullivan SJ,Staruk J,Muller TE,Solomon BA,Chick WL

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis are life-threatening infections in solid organ and hematopoietic cell transplant recipients. Despite medical advancements in the care of these patients and the availability of new mold-active drugs, the outcomes remain suboptimal. Therefore, there has been increased interest in ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Haidar G,Singh N

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients receiving allogeneic marrow transplantation for hematologic malignancies commonly are conditioned with total body irradiation (TBI) and given methotrexate (MTX) in an attempt to prevent graft-versus-host disease. To study the effects of TBI with or without MTX on bronchoalveolar cells and proteins, we perform...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Springmeyer SC,Kopecky KJ,Deeg HJ,Whitehead J,Altman LC,Storb R

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The influence of donor hematopoietic cell microchimerism on organ allograft survival has been studied largely in vascularized transplant models. Here, we examine the impact of donor bone marrow (BM) cells administered intravenously together with transient systemic tacrolimus therapy on microchimerism, the su...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Khanna A,Steptoe RJ,Antonysamy MA,Li W,Thomson AW

更新日期：1998-02-27 00:00:00