Modeling the allocation system: principles for robust design before restructuring.

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:CD154 mediates key facets of humoral and cellular immunity to alloantigens, and is tolerogenic to influenza antigens in primates. Barriers to CD154-based tolerance induction for primate cardiac allografts have not previously been defined. METHODS:Heterotopic cardiac allograft outcomes in cynomolgus monkeys ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Azimzadeh AM,Pfeiffer S,Wu G,Schröder C,Zorn GL 3rd,Kelishadi SS,Ozkaynak E,Kehry M,Atkinson JB,Miller GG,Pierson RN 3rd

更新日期：2006-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Single amino acid disparities in MHC class I molecules can elicit transplantation responses. Since beta 2 microglobulin (beta 2m) is noncovalently associated with class I antigens on the cell membrane we investigated whether the single amino acid polymorphism at position 85 (Asp-->Ala) in the mouse beta 2m molecule ca...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Hederer RA,Chandler PR,Dyson PJ,Antoniou AN,Millrain MM,Mellor AL,Simpson E,Robinson PJ

更新日期：1996-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent insights suggest that endothelial cell (EC) activation plays a major role in renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. Interactions between ECs and pericytes via signaling molecules, including angiopoietins, are involved in maintenance of the vascular integrity. Experimental data have shown that enhanc...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： de Vries DK,Khairoun M,Lindeman JH,Bajema IM,de Heer E,Roest M,van Zonneveld AJ,van Kooten C,Rabelink TJ,Schaapherder AF,Reinders ME

更新日期：2013-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver transplantation (LT) represents a curative treatment for small hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Potentially curable higher-stage HCC patients are denied LT due to the lack of cancer markers that predict progression and recurrence. METHODS:Thirty-eight candidates for LT with hepatitis C virus (HCV) cirr...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Mas VR,Fisher RA,Archer KJ,Yanek KC,Williams B,Dumur CI,Maluf DG

更新日期：2007-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) plays key roles in graft viability and posttransplantation function. Caspase-3 associated with apoptosis and inflammation is up-regulated by IRI. We propose that naked small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting caspase-3 may prevent IRI and improve kidney preservation. METHODS...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Yang B,Hosgood SA,Nicholson ML

更新日期：2011-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are limited data on the outcome of transplant recipients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)-associated AA amyloidosis. The aim of the present study is to evaluate demographic, clinical, laboratory, and prognostic characteristics and outcome measures of these patients. METHODS:Eighty-one renal tra...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Sarihan I,Caliskan Y,Mirioglu S,Ozluk Y,Senates B,Seyahi N,Basturk T,Yildiz A,Kilicaslan I,Sever MS

更新日期：2020-08-01 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:The established method of pretransplant cross-matching does not detect IgA antibodies, and IgA antibodies have thus been ignored when assessing patients for transplantation. The aim of this study was to detect IgA allo- and autoreactive antibodies using flow cytometry and to correlate the results with transp...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Doran TJ,Süsal C,Opelz G,Geczy AF

更新日期：1999-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors studied the relationship between the dynamics of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) load, CD8 T-cell activation and differentiation, and EBV-associated symptoms in 25 children after kidney transplantation (Tx). METHODS:Twenty-two patients were enrolled at the time of Tx and three at diagnosis of EBV-induc...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Baudouin V,Dehée A,Pédron-Grossetete B,Ansart-Pirenne H,Haddad E,Maisin A,Loirat C,Sterkers G

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to a pooled analysis of three randomized clinical studies concerning the prevention of acute rejection in cadaveric renal transplantation, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) proved superior to azathioprine or placebo in conjunction with cyclosporine (CsA) and steroids. MMF-treated patients showed reduced ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Kim YS,Moon JI,Kim SI,Park K

更新日期：1999-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients at our institution underwent single lung transplantation. The procedure and the patient's postoperative course were uncomplicated in each case. Pathological examination of each pneumonectomy specimen revealed a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma; both were less than 1 cm in size. The remainder of each lun...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Svendsen CA,Bengtson RB,Park SJ,Shumway SJ

更新日期：1998-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Graft rejection remains an important cause of renal allograft failure, despite improvements in immunosuppression and HLA typing. Although HLA matching is beneficial, ensuring an exact match it is often impractical. Thus, a reliable in vitro method for quantitating and qualitating alloreactivity is an important goal. I...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Kaminski ER,Kaminski A,Bending MR,Chang R,Heads A,Szydlo RM,Pereira RS

更新日期：1995-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient entry is now complete in a prospective trial of anti-Tac, a murine IgG2a monoclonal antibody directed against the p55 chain of the human IL-2 receptor, for the prevention of renal allograft rejection. Recipients of primary cadaver allografts were randomized to receive either anti-Tac (20 mg q.d. x 10 days begi...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Kirkman RL,Shapiro ME,Carpenter CB,McKay DB,Milford EL,Ramos EL,Tilney NL,Waldmann TA,Zimmerman CE,Strom TB

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of risk factors for BK virus (BKV) replication may improve transplant outcome. We investigated the impact of immunosuppressive drugs on the prevalence of BKV replication in recipients of human renal allografts. METHODS:One hundred twenty renal allograft recipients were studied prospectively a...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Dadhania D,Snopkowski C,Ding R,Muthukumar T,Chang C,Aull M,Lee J,Sharma VK,Kapur S,Suthanthiran M

更新日期：2008-08-27 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:We previously reported that no cytotoxic T-lymphocyte precursor frequencies (CTLpf) were found in 60% of patients on azathioprine or mycophenolate mofetil+Pred long after kidney transplantation. We questioned whether the absence of donor-specific CTLpf was associated with low levels of stimulatory Th1 (tumor...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： van Besouw NM,de Kuiper R,van der Mast BJ,van de Wetering J,Baan CC,Weimar W

更新日期：2009-05-27 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:Previous studies showed the feasibility of inducing transplantation tolerance to cadaveric renal allografts in patients given pretransplant total lymphoid irradiation (TLI). Microchimerism has been theorized to be an important or necessary factor in long-term graft acceptance and tolerance in humans. METHOD...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Strober S,Benike C,Krishnaswamy S,Engleman EG,Grumet FC

更新日期：2000-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Late deaths (after more than 1 year) after liver transplantation were analyzed in a series of 464 consecutive patients who received liver grafts between 1982 and 1993. Recipients who survived the first posttransplant year (n = 365) had actuarial 5- and 10-year survival rates of 92% and 84%, respectively. Thirty-five p...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Asfar S,Metrakos P,Fryer J,Verran D,Ghent C,Grant D,Bloch M,Burns P,Wall W

更新日期：1996-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of HLA-A and -B antigens expressed by placenta have been assessed relative to parental and other A and B antigen types that were not shared by the foetus. A purified preparation of placenta plasma membrane was used to estimate the antigen activities. The results indicate that maternally and paternally inher...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Goodfellow PN,Barnstable CJ,Bodmer WF,Snary D,Crumpton MJ

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), compared to azathioprine (AZA), reduces acute rejection and treatment failure in cyclosporine (CsA) and steroid regimens, but its effect on graft survival is unproven from prospective studies and prolonged use is costly. This study evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of repla...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Sadek S,Medina J,Arias M,Sennesael J,Squifflet JP,Vogt B,Neo Int-05 Study group.

更新日期：2002-08-27 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:Dendritic cells (DC) can exert powerful immune stimulatory as well as regulatory functions and are therefore important tools for therapeutic strategies. Dexamethasone (Dex) was previously shown to inhibit DC maturation and to induce regulatory properties both in vitro and in vivo. Here, we investigated the i...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Stax AM,Gelderman KA,Schlagwein N,Essers MC,Kamerling SW,Woltman AM,van Kooten C

更新日期：2008-11-15 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：:The pharmacologic modulation of the platelet-activating factor antagonist WEB 2086BS on the release of metabolites of the arachidonic acid and the cytokine TNF alpha was investigated in an ex vivo xenograft model of hyperacute rejection. Pig kidneys were perfused for 60 min in a perfusion system with oxygenated hepari...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Saumweber DM,Bergmann R,Gokel M,Hammer C

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic lung disease and pulmonary failure are complications that can occur after bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and are associated with severe morbidity and mortality. METHODS:We report on four patients who developed chronic, progressive, and irreversible lung disease 1 to 3 years after allogeneic BMT i...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Heath JA,Kurland G,Spray TL,Kernan NA,Small TN,Brochstein JA,Gillio AP,Boklan J,O'Reilly RJ,Boulad F

更新日期：2001-12-27 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：BACKGROUND:The use of lung grafts from non-heart-beating donors (NHBD) is one way of solving the donor organ shortage problem. In this experiment, we studied the effect of retrograde flush (RF) from the left atrium before harvest, inhaled nitric oxide (NO), and gabexate mesilate (FOY), a protease inhibitor, in the lung...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Luh SP,Tsai CC,Shau WY,Chen JS,Kuo SH,Lin-Shiau SY,Lee YC

更新日期：2000-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Most alloreactive T cells specifically recognize peptides bound to donor MHC molecules. In addition to peptides, solvent accessible MHC residues also may stimulate alloreactive T cells. We studied T cell receptor (TCR) usage by 16 independent anti-HLA-B7 alloreactive cytolytic T lymphocyte (CTL) clones. Most or all of...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Li YY,Smith KD,Shi Y,Lutz CT

更新日期：1996-10-15 00:00:00