Prolongation of allograft survival by combination therapy with anti-thymocyte serum and anti-immunoglobulin.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Combined lung and liver transplantation (Lu-LTx) is a therapeutic option for selected patients with coexisting lung and liver disease. For several reasons, Lu-LTx is performed in few centers and information about the technical issues, posttransplant management and long-term outcomes associated with this proc...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Grannas G,Neipp M,Hoeper MM,Gottlieb J,Lück R,Becker T,Simon A,Strassburg CP,Manns MP,Welte T,Haverich A,Klempnauer J,Nashan B,Strueber M

更新日期：2008-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial, the effect of rh-SOD, given in a dose of 200 mg intravenously during surgery to cyclosporine-treated recipients of cadaveric renal allografts, on both acute and chronic rejection events as well as patient and graft survival was investigated by analyzin...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Land W,Schneeberger H,Schleibner S,Illner WD,Abendroth D,Rutili G,Arfors KE,Messmer K

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sexual function is altered in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD), thus affecting quality of life. The present study aimed to analyze sexual function in patients with T1D and ESRD (T1D+ESRD) who received a simultaneous kidney-pancreas (KP) or kidney-alone (KD) transplantati...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Salonia A,D'Addio F,Gremizzi C,Briganti A,Dehò F,Caldara R,Orsenigo E,Staudacher C,Socci C,Rigatti P,Secchi A,Montorsi F,Fiorina P

更新日期：2011-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, transplantation of islets and pancreas has become a viable option for patients debilitated with type I diabetes. The success of islet transplantation has been attributed to the ability to isolate high quality islets for transplantation and capacity to maintain the recipient's immunosuppressi...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Mohanakumar T,Narayanan K,Desai N,Ramachandran S,Shenoy S,Jendrisak M,Susskind BM,Olack B,Benshoff N,Phelan DL,Brennan DC,Fernandez LA,Odorico JS,Polonsky KS

更新日期：2006-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over 85% of US centers adhere to practice guidelines that consider morbid obesity to be a contraindication to liver transplantation (LT). The relationship of morbid obesity with LT outcomes and survival benefit in the current era is unknown. METHODS:We investigated the association of body mass index with wa...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Schlansky B,Naugler WE,Orloff SL,Enestvedt CK

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 33 renal allograft recipient-donor pairs, B and T lymphocyte complement-dependent cytotoxicity crossmatches and mixed lymphocyte culture (MLC) blocking experiments were performed and the results were correlated with graft outcome. MLC blocking particularly in the unidirectional culture against donor-stimulating cel...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Ettenger RB,Opelz G,Walker J,Terasaki PI,Uittenbogaart C,Pennisi AJ,Malekzadeh MH,Fine RN

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interleukin- (IL) 10 may be a potent regulator for controlling of allograft rejection. A single administration of IL-10 is not effective for controlling graft rejection. Gene transfer is an attractive vehicle for prolonging the expression of short-lived proteins. METHODS:Donor or recipient livers were trans...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Tashiro H,Shinozaki K,Yahata H,Hayamizu K,Okimoto T,Tanji H,Fudaba Y,Yamamoto H,Fan X,Ito H,Asahara T

更新日期：2000-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Successful kidney transplantation normalizes elevated proatrial natriuretic peptide (proANP) plasma concentrations of renal failure patients in the early posttransplant period. We evaluated plasma and urinary proANP fragments in the late posttransplant period. METHODS:Immunoreactive proANP(1-30) and proANP(...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Franz M,Woloszczuk W,Hörl WH

更新日期：2001-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Most patients with secondary hypertension due to renal disease or on maintenance hemodialysis have lost the physiologic fall of blood pressure during sleep. To test the notion that kidney transplantation normalizes the blood pressure profile, we monitored ambulatory blood pressure over 24 hr in 45 patients (29 males a...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Gatzka CD,Schobel HP,Klingbeil AU,Neumayer HH,Schmieder RE

更新日期：1995-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Organ scarcity continues in solid organ transplantation, such that the availability of organs limits the number of people able to benefit from transplantation. Medical advancements in managing end-stage organ disease have led to an increasing demand for multiorgan transplant, wherein a patient with multiorga...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Cheng XS,Goldhaber-Fiebert J,Tan JC,Chertow GM,Kim WR,Wall AE

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The first generic tacrolimus product gained Food and Drug Administration approval in August 2009. This prospective, observational trial sought to determine the need for dose titrations and measure drug cost savings on conversion to generic tacrolimus. METHODS:Transplant recipients on stable tacrolimus doses...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： McDevitt-Potter LM,Sadaka B,Tichy EM,Rogers CC,Gabardi S

更新日期：2011-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to compare the immunoreactive potential of human cord blood (CB) versus normal adult bone marrow (BM) versus mobilized blood (peripheral blood stem cells; PBSC) from cancer patients. METHODS:Forty mice were randomized to receive a range of doses of T cell-replete cell preparations from one of the ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Leung W,Ramírez M,Mukherjee G,Perlman EJ,Civin CI

更新日期：1999-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The risk of transmitting a hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection from donor kidneys with a past HBV serological profile may be negligible. Data on HBV transmission to kidney transplant recipients from donor organs that were anti-HBc/HBsAg in Italy has not been previously reported. Anti-HBc testing in cadaver org...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： De Feo TM,Grossi P,Poli F,Mozzi F,Messa P,Minetti E,Sandrini S,Boschiero L,Rigotti P,Maresca C,Rolla D,Chiaramonte S,Gotti E,Caldara R,Briano G,Scalamogna M

更新日期：2006-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early allograft dysfunction (EAD) defined by serum total bilirubin (TB) of 10 mg/dL or greater or prothrombin time-international normalized ratio (PT-INR) of 1.6 or greater on postoperative day 7 (POD 7) or aminotransferase greater than 2000 IU/L within the first week, is associated with early graft loss aft...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Okamura Y,Yagi S,Sato T,Hata K,Ogawa E,Yoshizawa A,Kamo N,Yamashiki N,Okajima H,Kaido T,Uemoto S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kidney donors and transplant recipients may be at risk of complications from glomerular hyperfiltration of the single kidney. It has been assumed that tests of the existence of renal functional reserve [delta glomerular filtration rate (deltaGFR), delta effective renal plasma flow (deltaERPF)] can be used to...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Englund M,Berg U

更新日期：2000-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI) provide valuable treatments for a range of diseases. However, the therapeutic utility of BMT and DLI is reduced by the high incidence of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) mediated by activated donor T lymphocytes directed against...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Georgantas RW 3rd,Bohana-Kashtan O,Civin CI

更新日期：2006-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective controlled study was carried out in 60 consecutive cadaver renal donors comparing cold storage to pulsatile machine-perfusion preservation. Each donor served as its own control, by allocating one of the kidneys to each of the two preservation methods. There were 51 evaluable pairs of kidneys. Recipient a...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Merion RM,Oh HK,Port FK,Toledo-Pereyra LH,Turcotte JG

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Short-term outcomes using steroid-free immunosuppression after renal transplantation have been promising. No studies have examined the incidence of and reasons for steroid-avoidance protocol failures. METHODS:We present a single-center analysis of steroid-free immunosuppression failures among 129 pediatric ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Sutherland S,Li L,Concepcion W,Salvatierra O,Sarwal MM

更新日期：2009-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The participation of an immunologically compatible donor-intended recipient pair in a kidney exchange that is unnecessary for them can significantly increase the number of kidneys available for transplantation. Despite their utilitarian value transplant ethicists have condemned this type of organ exchange as morally i...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Steinberg D

更新日期：2011-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously shown that an immunomodulatory enzyme, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) in dermal fibroblasts generates a tryptophan-deficient environment that selectively inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of bystander CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, but not pancreatic islets. Because these immune cell...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Hosseini-Tabatabaei A,Jalili RB,Khosravi-Maharlooei M,Hartwell R,Kilani RT,Zhang Y,Ghahary A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of cyclosporin A was tested in a heterotopic cardiac xenograft model, in which hamster hearts were implanted into LEW rats. Despite the presence of low titers of rat anti-hamster lymphocytotoxic antibodies immediate rejection of the hamster hearts did not occur, suggesting that this model represented a xeno...

journal_title：Transplantation

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

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that solitary pancreas transplants could be performed successfully even in the presence of poor HLA matching if an aggressive approach were taken with regard to immunosuppressive protocol and the performance of allograft biopsy. METHODS:Seven pancreas-after-kidney transplants and seven pancr...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Gruber SA,Katz S,Kaplan B,Clark JH 3rd,Chen PC,El-Sabrout R,Kerman RH

更新日期：2000-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Neither the presence nor the specific role of secretory cytokines in in vivo allograft rejection has been extensively studied. We quantitated the levels of colony-stimulating factors, tumor necrosis factor, and interleukin 1 within the rejecting allograft. BALB/c (H-2d) mice were implanted with polyurethane sponges co...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Ford HR,Hoffman RA,Wing EJ,Magee DM,McIntyre LA,Simmons RL

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that tissue-engineered contractile cardiomyocyte sheets without a scaffold would show histological and electrical integration with impaired myocardium, leading to the regeneration of infarcted myocardium. METHODS:Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were cultured on Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-grafte...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Miyagawa S,Sawa Y,Sakakida S,Taketani S,Kondoh H,Memon IA,Imanishi Y,Shimizu T,Okano T,Matsuda H

更新日期：2005-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:BALB/cxDBA/2Wf F1 (CD2F1) mice were lethally irradiated and reconstituted with syngeneic bone marrow cells untreated or treated with 75 micrograms/ml of mafosfamide. One day after bone marrow transplantation some groups of mice were injected with syngeneic splenocytes, peripheral blood leukocytes, or thymocytes. Seven...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Skórski T,Kawalec M,Kawiak J

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of height and sex on liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. METHODS:Using United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) data, 14 844 HCC patients listed for LT from 2005 to 2015 were identified. Cumulative incidence of waitlist events (LT and dropout for death or...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Lee E,Sarkar M,Dodge J,Kohi M,Mehta N

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A laparoscopic live-donor nephrectomy was performed on a 40-year-old man. The kidney was removed intact via a 9-cm infraumbilical midline incision. Warm ischemia was limited to less than 5 min. Immediately upon revascularization, the allograft produced urine. By the second postoperative day, the recipient's serum crea...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Ratner LE,Ciseck LJ,Moore RG,Cigarroa FG,Kaufman HS,Kavoussi LR

更新日期：1995-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Langerhans cells (LCs) are self-renewing epidermal myeloid cells that can migrate and mature into dendritic cells. Recipient LCs that survive cytotoxic therapy given in preparation for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation may prime donor T cells to mediate cutaneous graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)....

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Mielcarek M,Kirkorian AY,Hackman RC,Price J,Storer BE,Wood BL,Leboeuf M,Bogunovic M,Storb R,Inamoto Y,Flowers ME,Martin PJ,Collin M,Merad M

更新日期：2014-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of stroke and risk factors for different subtypes of cerebrovascular (CBV) events in renal transplant recipients have not been examined in any large prospective controlled trial. METHODS:The Assessment of Lescol in Renal Transplantation was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Abedini S,Holme I,Fellström B,Jardine A,Cole E,Maes B,Holdaas H,ALERT Study Group.

更新日期：2009-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:New strategies for improving durable functional islet mass will be instrumental in facilitating islet transplantation as a cure for type 1 diabetes mellitus. The ability to transfer immunoregulatory or cytoprotective genes into pancreatic islets may enhance survival. Adenoviral vectors (Ad5) have been used w...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Contreras JL,Wu H,Smyth CA,Eckstein CP,Young CJ,Seki T,Bilbao G,Curiel DT,Eckhoff DE

更新日期：2003-07-15 00:00:00