Continuous Monitoring of Transplant Center Performance: Different Options for Different Goals.

abstract：BACKGROUND:African American kidney transplant recipients generally exhibit poor long-term graft survival compared with other ethnic groups. The combination of sirolimus, tacrolimus, and corticosteroids has proven to be effective in reducing rejection episodes in high-risk organ and islet cell transplant recipients but ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Hricik DE,Anton HA,Knauss TC,Rodriguez V,Seaman D,Siegel C,Valente J,Schulak JA

更新日期：2002-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal transplantation is the preferred treatment for end-stage renal disease in children. Most transplant failures are due to allograft rejection. To date, only histopathological findings on renal biopsy can establish this diagnosis. Prior to the availability of cyclosporine, technetium-99m sulfur colloid nuclear scan...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Massengill SF,Pena DR,Drane WE,Fennell RS,Richard GA

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corneal grafts are more likely to be rejected when placed in a vascularized rather than in a normal host cornea. Using immunohistochemical techniques, normal rabbit cornea was found to contain measurable numbers of cells of hemopoietic origin, probably of either macrophage or dendritic lineage. After the deliberate in...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Williams KA,Mann TS,Lewis M,Coster DJ

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transplant medicine's impact on America's public health is seriously limited by acute shortage of transplantable organs. Consequently, the United Sates has witnessed considerable investment in the promotion of organ donor registries. Although there is no evidence to support that donor registry promotion alle...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Razdan M,Smith KJ,Bryce CL,Degenholtz HB

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stable renal transplant recipients (RTR) display high rates of atherosclerotic events (AE). Innate immunity and especially vascular inflammation play a role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. It is illustrated both by an increased occurrence of postrenal transplant cardiovascular events in patients with elevated ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Courivaud C,Ferrand C,Deschamps M,Tiberghien P,Chalopin JM,Duperrier A,Saas P,Ducloux D

更新日期：2006-04-27 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:This study analyzes the biochemical, serological, and virological efficacy and the safety of adefovir dipivoxil in patients with renal disturbances. METHODS:Twelve patients with lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus (HBV) chronic infection were treated for a median time of 15 (3-19) months. The daily dosag...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Fontaine H,Vallet-Pichard A,Chaix ML,Currie G,Serpaggi J,Verkarre V,Varaut A,Morales E,Nalpas B,Brosgart C,Pol S

更新日期：2005-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:LCP-Tacro is an extended-release formulation of tacrolimus designed for once-daily dosing. Phase 1 studies demonstrated greater bioavailability to twice-daily tacrolimus capsules and no new safety concerns. METHODS:In this phase 2 study, adult stable kidney transplant patients on tacrolimus capsules (Progra...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Gaber AO,Alloway RR,Bodziak K,Kaplan B,Bunnapradist S

更新日期：2013-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although graft local infusion (GLI) treatment via the portal vein or the hepatic artery has been the pivotal strategy in ABO incompatible (ABOi) living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in Japan, the procedure is associated with a high rate of catheter-associated complications. METHODS:A new ABOi-LDLT prot...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Ikegami T,Taketomi A,Soejima Y,Yoshizumi T,Uchiyama H,Harada N,Iguchi T,Hashimoto N,Maehara Y

更新日期：2009-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We investigated the putative candidate biomarkers of graft rejection in peripheral blood of intestinal transplant patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Peripheral blood gene expression analysis was performed in intestinal transplant patients. The results were matched with concurrent graft biopsies using bioinfo...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Andreev VP,Tryphonopoulos P,Blomberg BB,Tsinoremas N,Weppler D,Neuman DR,Volsky A,Nishida S,Tekin A,Selvaggi G,Levi DM,Tzakis AG,Ruiz P

更新日期：2011-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In kidney transplantation, dynamic prediction of patient and kidney graft survival (DynPG) may help to promote therapeutic alliance by delivering personalized evidence-based information about long-term graft survival for kidney transplant recipients. The objective of the current study is to externally valida...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Lenain R,Dantan E,Giral M,Foucher Y,Asar Ö,Naesens M,Hazzan M,Fournier MC

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have proposed that the mechanisms of alloengraftment and variable acquired tolerance can be facilitated by minimum posttransplant immunosuppression. It was further suggested that the efficacy of minimalistic treatment could be enhanced by preoperative recipient conditioning with an antilymphoid antibody preparation...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Marcos A,Eghtesad B,Fung JJ,Fontes P,Patel K,Devera M,Marsh W,Gayowski T,Demetris AJ,Gray EA,Flynn B,Zeevi A,Murase N,Starzl TE

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent endothelial cell growth and permeability factor, expressed in the lung. Overexpression of VEGF is associated with increased vascular permeability in the early stage of acute lung injury in mice. The role of various forms of VEGF in transplantation-induced...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Abraham D,Taghavi S,Riml P,Paulus P,Hofmann M,Baumann C,Kocher A,Klepetko W,Aharinejad S

更新日期：2002-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify factors related with successful pregnancy in renal transplant recipients and the effect of pregnancy on long-term graft outcome. METHODS:The study group consisted of 48 women who conceived after undergoing renal transplantation (total pregnancies 74). The control group consisted of 187 nonpregna...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Kim HW,Seok HJ,Kim TH,Han DJ,Yang WS,Park SK

更新日期：2008-05-27 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：BACKGROUND:Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies were normally not found in subjects who have not been immunized by pregnancies, transfusions, or transplants. But with new methodology, we now see that HLA antibodies are often found in nonalloimmunized males. METHODS:The sera of 424 healthy male donors were tested w...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Morales-Buenrostro LE,Terasaki PI,Marino-Vázquez LA,Lee JH,El-Awar N,Alberú J

更新日期：2008-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine-needle aspiration biopsies were used for clinical monitoring of liver allografts; 21 patients with an inflammatory episode of acute rejection (12.0 +/- 3.3 CIU at the peak) were studied; all episodes were reversible. The inflammatory infiltrate consisted mainly of lymphoid cells, including lymphoid blasts, with i...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Lautenschlager I,Höckerstedt K,Salmela K,Isoniemi H,Holmberg C,Jalanko H,Häyry P

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preemptive kidney transplantation (prior to the institution of dialysis) avoids the morbidity and mortality of dialysis; however, detailed studies of high-risk patients are lacking. The aim of the current study was to compare recent outcomes of preemptive (P) versus nonpreemptive (NP) living donor kidney tra...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Innocenti GR,Wadei HM,Prieto M,Dean PG,Ramos EJ,Textor S,Khamash H,Larson TS,Cosio F,Kosberg K,Fix L,Bauer C,Stegall MD

更新日期：2007-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the long-term outcome of renal transplant patients with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) type I and the impact of recurrence. METHODS:The outcomes of 68 renal transplants performed between 1976 and 2009 in 63 patients with MPGN were compared with those of 136 controls matched for ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Moroni G,Casati C,Quaglini S,Gallelli B,Banfi G,Montagnino G,Messa P

更新日期：2011-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) remains associated with reduced kidney graft survival and no clear prognostic marker is available. METHODS:We investigated whether donor-specific antibodies (DSA) ability to bind C1q in comparison with AMR C4d status, both indirect signs of complement activation, improve ri...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Malheiro J,Santos S,Tafulo S,Dias L,Martins S,Fonseca I,Almeida M,Pedroso S,Beirão I,Castro-Henriques A,Cabrita A

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent evidence suggests that living kidney donors are at an increased risk of end-stage renal disease. However, predicting which donors will have renal dysfunction remains challenging, particularly among those with no clinical evidence of disease at the time of donation. Although renal biopsies are not rout...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Fahmy LM,Massie AB,Muzaale AD,Bagnasco SM,Orandi BJ,Alejo JL,Boyarsky BJ,Anjum SK,Montgomery RA,Dagher NN,Segev DL

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APAS) remain at high risk for the development of renal thrombosis without the benefit of anticoagulation therapy. This study examines the efficacy of anticoagulation therapy in this high-risk patient population. METHOD:Of nine ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Vaidya S,Gugliuzza K,Daller JA

更新日期：2004-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have examined the effectiveness of a risk-stratified approach to screening kidney transplantation candidates for ischemic heart disease (IHD). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed records from all adult patients (n = 514) placed on the deceased donor kidney transplantation waiting list at a singl...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Kasiske BL,Malik MA,Herzog CA

更新日期：2005-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously shown that phosphorothioate intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide (oligo) IP-9125 blocks the expression of rat ICAM-1 mRNA in rat L2 cells. A single ex situ perfusion of grafts with unformulated IP-9125, suspended in Euro-Collins solution, prolonged the su...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Chen W,Bennett CF,Wang ME,Dragun D,Tian L,Stecker K,Clark JH,Kahan BD,Stepkowski SM

更新日期：1999-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is a limiting factor in liver transplantation. We have recently shown that pyruvate (PY) inhibits intestinal and renal I/R injury. This study aims to evaluate the protective effect of PY on hepatic I/R injury. METHODS:ACI rats were treated with PY, whereas control animals r...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Sileri P,Schena S,Morini S,Rastellini C,Pham S,Benedetti E,Cicalese L

更新日期：2001-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A worldwide shortage of cadaveric donors has led to the increased utilization of elderly living donors, with controversial results. In an attempt to assess the effect of donor age on graft survival and subsequent renal function, we analyzed our clinical results in 276 consecutive recipients of living related renal tra...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Sumrani N,Delaney V,Ding ZK,Davis R,Daskalakis P,Tejani A,Butt K,Hong J

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Longest bipolar length of the kidney graft is routinely measured for ultrasonographic assessment of graft size (GS), although the value of the graft length remains unclear. METHODS:In a single-center, observational study involving 319 deceased-donor kidney transplant recipients, we assessed variations in ab...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Černe S,Arnol M,Kandus A,Buturović-Ponikvar J

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until 1996, living kidney donation had been neglected in Germany. To encourage potential donors and to convince them that nephrectomy is not too risky for a healthy person, the author decided to set an example with a personal nondirected donation. This donation, controversially discussed in the public domain, neverthe...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Hoyer J

更新日期：2003-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neighborhood poverty has been associated with worse outcomes after live donor kidney transplantation (LDKT), and prior work suggests that women with kidney disease may be more susceptible to the negative influence of poverty than men. As such, our goal was to examine whether poverty differentially affects wo...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Purnell TS,Luo X,Crews DC,Bae S,Ruck JM,Cooper LA,Grams ME,Henderson ML,Waldram MM,Johnson M,Segev DL

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of human herpesvirus (HHV)-8 in the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma and its pre-malignant state of monoclonal gammopathy is unclear. HHV-8 is transmitted by organ transplantation, representing a unique model with which to investigate primary HHV-8 infection. METHODS:The authors studied the inciden...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Regamey N,Hess V,Passweg J,Hess C,Steiger J,Erb P,Cathomas G,Tamm M

更新日期：2004-05-27 00:00:00