Combined nephrotoxic effects of cyclosporine and endotoxin.

abstract：:The methodology of the conventional mixed lymphocyte culture test has been simplified and miniaturized by developing a micromethod employing Terasaki trays with a final culture volume of 20 mul containing between 10,000 and 20,000 responding and stimulating cells each/culture. This represents one-tenth the cell concen...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Péna-Martinez J,Festenstein H

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated a novel immunosuppressive protocol including thymoglobulin induction in combination with sirolimus and corticosteroids, followed by introduction of markedly reduced exposures to cyclosporine to prevent pancreas-transplant rejection. METHODS:A 7-day course of thymoglobulin (1.5 mg/kg per day)...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Knight RJ,Kerman RH,Zela S,Podder H,Van Buren CT,Katz S,Kahan BD

更新日期：2003-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) after liver transplantation (OLT) is a major cause of graft loss in HCV-positive patients. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of pegylated interferon alfa-2b (peginterferon) and ribavirin treatment for recurrent HCV after OLT and analyzed the influence of an...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Neumann U,Puhl G,Bahra M,Berg T,Langrehr JM,Neuhaus R,Neuhaus P

更新日期：2006-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Incompatibility for DBA/2 (D2) minor histocompatibility antigens (MiHA) alone leads to a severe lethal graft-versus-host reaction (GVHR) in irradiated (D2 X B10.D2)F1 mice receiving a bone-marrow-plus-spleen-cell graft from B10.D2 donors. This mortality is abrogated when the donors are preimmunized simultaneously agai...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Pritchard LL,Halle-Pannenko O

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) has recently been associated with endothelial cell injury. The potential clinical significance was explored here in an autopsy review. Thirty-seven allogeneic bone marrow recipients were identified in the autopsy files at The Johns Hopkins Hospital with no evidence of systemic in...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Wojno KJ,Vogelsang GB,Beschorner WE,Santos GW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a multiplex, quantitative, real-time, polymerase chain reaction assay for cytomegalovirus (CMV) and used it to measure the CMV viral load in weekly blood specimens from 43 lung transplant recipients. The median viral load in blood samples immediately preceding bronchoscopy was 1150 copies/microg human DNA...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Sanchez JL,Kruger RM,Paranjothi S,Trulock EP,Lynch JP,Hicks C,Shannon WD,Storch GA

更新日期：2001-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon gamma and tumor necrosis factor alpha play a significant role in the upregulation of host immunity and inflammation, for example by induction and enhancement of the expression of major histocompatibility complex class I and II antigens on a wide variety of cell types, both in vitro and in vivo. In this stud...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Stevens HP,van der Kwast TH,van der Meide PH,Vuzevski VD,Buurman WA,Jonker M

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal transplant is an established treatment of irreversible intestinal failure, unless complicated by advanced intestinal failure-associated liver disease, when liver-bowel transplant may be necessary. Finding at least moderate hepatic fibrosis or gastroesophageal varices (GOV) at oesophago-gastroduodenoscopy (O...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： McKiernan PJ,Sharif K,Gupte GL

更新日期：2008-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade there have been major advances in all aspects of liver transplantation with the consequence that the number of patients who could benefit from the procedure is increasing. As a result, the number of patients listed for liver transplantation is growing while the donor pool is remaining constant or ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Neuberger J,Ubel PA

更新日期：2000-11-27 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：BACKGROUND:Transplant recipients who develop COVID-19 may be at increased risk for morbidity and mortality. Determining the status of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in both candidates and recipients will be important to understand the epidemiology and clinical course of COVID-19 in this population. While there are multi...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Bray RA,Lee JH,Brescia P,Kumar D,Nong T,Shih R,Woodle ES,Maltzman JS,Gebel HM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (measurement of the biological effect) monitoring of immunosuppressive drugs provides a method for the optimization of drug dosing. We chose to investigate this using mycophenolic acid (MPA), an immunosuppressive drug that mediates its effect by the inhibition of ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Langman LJ,Shapiro AM,Lakey JR,LeGatt DF,Kneteman NM,Yatscoff RW

更新日期：1996-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal transplantation has become the treatment of choice for patients who are experiencing life-threatening complications of intestinal failure. Early attempts with intestinal transplantation were unsuccessful as a consequence of both technical and immunologic failures. The introduction of tacrolimus provided the...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Langnas AN

更新日期：2004-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced-size liver transplantation in the rat has been useful in the study of hepatic regeneration. We describe a modified technique for partial liver transplantation in the rat using a 50% reduced-size graft. Male Lewis rats (RT1(1)), weighing 250 to 280 g, were used as donors and recipients. The harvested donor live...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Omura T,Ascher NL,Emond JC

更新日期：1996-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a major complication after bone marrow transplantation, which may be refractory to immunosuppressive drugs. As preliminary case reports suggested that extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) using a Therakos device might be beneficial, we conducted a pilot study to assess t...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Besnier DP,Chabannes D,Mahé B,Mussini JM,Baranger TA,Muller JY,Milpied N,Esnault VL

更新日期：1997-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed graft function (DGF) after renal transplantation can be diagnosed according to several different definitions, complicating comparison between studies that use DGF as an endpoint. This is a particular problem after transplantation with kidneys from donation after circulatory death (DCD) kidneys, becau...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Mallon DH,Summers DM,Bradley JA,Pettigrew GJ

更新日期：2013-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The use of liver allografts from elderly donors (≥70 years) has increased because of organ shortage and increased life expectancy. The aim of this study is to evaluate the current utilization of elderly donors in United States, recipient selection, and their posttransplant outcomes. METHODS:A linkage betw...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Paterno F,Wima K,Hoehn RS,Cuffy MC,Diwan TS,Woodle SE,Abbott DE,Shah SA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A quantitative model of immunosuppression was previously developed based on the rejection of the allogeneic A/J murine tumor sarcoma 1 (Sa1) in immunocompetent mice. Here, the model is used to evaluate the immunologic mechanisms of graft rejection and to determine the potential of this model to detect synerg...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Hammond-McKibben D,Saulnier M,Zhang J,Risher N,Lake P,Weetall M

更新日期：2005-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND.: Rabbit antithymocyte globulins (rATGs) are known to convert CD4CD25FoxP3 T cells from healthy individuals to CD4CD25FoxP3 T cells. In this study, we investigated the effect of rATG on the induction of regulatory T cells (Tregs) from blood cells of patients with end-stage renal disease who are candidates f...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Sewgobind VD,van der Laan LJ,Kho MM,Kraaijeveld R,Korevaar SS,van Dam T,Ijzermans JN,Weimar W,Baan CC

更新日期：2010-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To reduce the side effects of long-term immunosuppressive therapy, stable renal transplant patients were routinely converted from cyclosporine to either azathioprine or mycophenolate mofetil. Thereafter, the azathioprine and mycophenolate mofetil dose was reduced to 75% at 4 months and to 50% at 8 months aft...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： van Besouw NM,van der Mast BJ,de Kuiper P,Smak Gregoor PJ,Vaessen LM,IJzermans JN,van Gelder T,Weimar W

更新日期：2000-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conversion from tacrolimus to cyclosporin has not previously been reported as routine clinical practice, but only as indicated by rejection or adverse effects. METHODS:The safety and metabolic outcome of elective conversion from tacrolimus to cyclosporin was examined in 19 recipients of cadaver renal transp...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Higgins RM,Hart P,Lam FT,Kashi H

更新日期：2000-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Socioeconomic variables including low income and noncompliance impact negatively upon long-term renal allograft survival, especially in African Americans. We sought to determine whether other socioeconomic variables contributed to noncompliance and allograft survival. METHODS:A detailed history of socioecon...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Butkus DE,Dottes AL,Meydrech EF,Barber WH

更新日期：2001-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Control mechanisms that regulate the induction of T helper cells are a key component of conceptual schemes to understand the network of interactions controlling the immune response. In this work, using a sequential three-step culture system, we demonstrate that the generation of the T helper cells that participate in ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Pilarski LM,McKenzie IF

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several groups have reported technical complications and poor graft survival rates in kidney transplants from pediatric donors to adult recipients. Increased incidences of acute rejections, vascular thrombosis, and early glomerulosclerotic lesions have led many groups to abandon this graft combination. Over the last 4...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Portolés J,Marañes A,Prats D,Torrente J,Marrón B,Perez-Contín MJ,Herrero JA,Coronel F,Grimalt J,Barrientos A

更新日期：1996-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of long-term pharmacologic immunosuppression (PI) on anti-Galalpha1-3Gal (alphaGal) antibody (Ab) levels has not been determined previously in humans. In this study, we measured alpha Gal Ab levels by ELISA in 14 healthy volunteers (controls) and in 70 patients with grafts (kidney, heart, liver) who had rec...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Gojo S,Bartholomew A,Xu Y,Neethling FA,Awwad M,Saidman S,Cosimi AB,Cooper DK

更新日期：2000-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:For many individuals suffering from end-stage liver disease (ESLD), the only treatment option is liver transplantation. However, liver transplant rejection is observed in 24-80% of transplant patients and lifelong drug regimens that follow the transplant procedure lead to serious side effects. Furthermore, the pool of...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Wang X,MacParland SA,Perciani CT

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Like FK506, rapamycin, a structural analog of FK506, is a strong immunosuppressant. The immunosuppressive effect of Rapa in in vitro IgG, IgM, and IgA production by human lymphocytes was examined in this study. To inhibit spontaneous or pokeweed mitogen-stimulated production of Ig by human peripheral blood lymphocytes...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Luo H,Chen H,Daloze P,Chang JY,St-Louis G,Wu J

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a frequent complication in renal-transplant recipients (RTRs). We conducted a prospective study to assess the potential role of PTDM in the development of atherosclerotic events (AE) in RTRs. METHODS:Three hundred fifty-seven consecutive RTRs were enrolled in this ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Ducloux D,Kazory A,Chalopin JM

更新日期：2005-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CTLA4IgG that binds to B7 effectively inhibits the signaling of CD28/B7 pathway and induces antigen-specific T-cell unresponsiveness in vitro and in vivo. We examined whether the development of obliterative bronchiolitis in a murine heterotopic airway transplantation model is T cell dependent and whether CTL...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Yamada A,Konishi K,Cruz GL,Takehara M,Morikawa M,Nakagawa I,Murakami M,Abe T,Todo S,Uede T

更新日期：2000-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of major histocompatibility class I chain-related A (MICA) antibodies on renal graft outcomes is unclear. The goal of this work was to assess the impact of posttransplant MICA antibodies, assayed at 1 year, with two commercially available kits, on long-term renal graft outcomes. METHODS:We retros...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Lemy A,Andrien M,Lionet A,Labalette M,Noel C,Hiesse C,Delahousse M,Suberbielle-Boissel C,De Meyer M,Latinne D,Mourad M,Delsaut S,Racapé J,Wissing KM,Toungouz M,Abramowicz D

更新日期：2012-06-27 00:00:00