Incidence of tuberculosis in deceased-organ donors and transmission risk to recipients in Spain.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Some Indoasian (IA) patients with established renal failure travel abroad for commercial kidney transplantation. We compared the 1-year outcomes of IA patients from one UK region who received overseas transplants with IA patients receiving local living donor (LD) kidney transplantation, deceased donor (DD)...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Krishnan N,Cockwell P,Devulapally P,Gerber B,Hanvesakul R,Higgins R,Ready A,Carmichael P,Tomlinson K,Kumar S,Baharani J,Dasgupta I

更新日期：2010-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2007, the islet community was notified that the collagenase product most commonly used for human islet isolations contained bovine neural tissue contaminants. To minimize this potential hazard, we adapted our human islet processing procedure to use a GMP-manufactured, bovine neural tissue-free collagenase blend. He...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Szot GL,Lee MR,Tavakol MM,Lang J,Dekovic F,Kerlan RK,Stock PG,Posselt AM

更新日期：2009-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ABO-incompatible (ABOi) and positive crossmatch (XM) renal transplants pose special immunologic challenges. It is important to compare outcomes, study resource utilization, and attempt to risk stratify patients in these higher risk transplant settings. METHODS:We compared apheresis utilization and transplan...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Padmanabhan A,Ratner LE,Jhang JS,Duong JK,Markowitz GS,Vasilescu ER,Crew RJ,Schwartz J

更新日期：2009-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic variants of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) have been implicated in the progression of native kidney diseases. A decreased long-term renal allograft function has also been associated with increased activity of RAS, which may be genetically determined. METHODS:The effect of the angiotensinogen (AG...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Nicod J,Richard A,Frey FJ,Ferrari P

更新日期：2002-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Organ shortage in liver transplantation has led the transplant community to expand the donor organ pool and reduce waiting list mortality by using so-called marginal donor or extended criteria donor (ECD) livers. The exact impact of these criteria on graft function and recipient survival are still under investigation....

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Mittler J,Pascher A,Neuhaus P,Pratschke J

更新日期：2008-10-15 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 AND METHODS:To investigate the frequency of apoptosis and the expression of Fas/Fas ligand (FasL) in liver allografts, we examined 97 biopsy specimens from 62 patients after orthotopic liver transplantation. The results of the biopsies were as follows: acute allograft rejection (n=32); hepatitis C virus (HCV...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Tannapfel A,Kohlhaw K,Ebelt J,Hauss J,Liebert U,Berr F,Wittekind C

更新日期：1999-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Survival of ABO-mismatched kidneys with stable renal function despite the persistence of anti-ABO antibodies is called accommodation. The mechanism of accommodation is unclear, but may involve complement regulatory proteins such as CD59. The development of alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase knock-out (GalT-KO) ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Griesemer AD,Okumi M,Shimizu A,Moran S,Ishikawa Y,Iorio J,Arn JS,Yamada K

更新日期：2009-05-15 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：:Governmental and private programs that pay next of kin who give permission for the removal of their deceased relative's organs for transplantation exist in a number of countries. Such payments, which may be given to the relatives or paid directly for funeral expenses or hospital bills unrelated to being a donor, aim t...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Capron AM,Delmonico FL,Dominguez-Gil B,Martin DE,Danovitch GM,Chapman J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with pretransplantation strong donor-specific anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies (DSA) are at higher risk for rejection. We aimed to study the safety of kidney transplantation in patients with lower strength DSAs in a prospective cohort study. METHODS:Three hundred and seventy-three cons...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Marfo K,Ajaimy M,Colovai A,Kayler L,Greenstein S,Lubetzky M,Gupta A,Kamal L,de Boccardo G,Masiakos P,Kinkhabwala M,Akalin E

更新日期：2014-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because CD4CD25Foxp3 regulatory T cells (Tregs) are essential for the maintenance of self-tolerance, significant interest surrounds the developmental cues for thymic-derived natural Tregs (nTregs) and periphery-generated adaptive Tregs (aTregs). In the transplant setting, the allograft may play a role in the...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Kim JI,O'connor MR,Duff PE,Zhao G,Lee KM,Eliades P,Deng S,Yeh H,Caton AJ,Markmann JF

更新日期：2011-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND.: Reduced levels of serum adiponectin, an adipokine, are associated with cardiovascular and obesity-related diseases; however, relations between adiponectin and hypertension are unclear. METHODS.: This cross-sectional study examined adiponectin and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in 33 pediatric...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Sethna CB,Leonard MB,Gallagher PR,Meyers KE

更新日期：2009-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Historically, ex vivo physiological evaluation of cadaveric renal allografts has been limited to assessing perfusate flow (PF) during hypothermic perfusion preservation (HPP). Using a small animal model, we have previously described a method for continuous monitoring of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) durin...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Inman SR,Osgood RW,Plott WK,Richardson BF,Lewis RM

更新日期：1999-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver transplantation from donation after cardiac death (DCD) donors is an increasingly common approach for expansion of the donor organ supply. However, transplantation with DCD livers results in inferior graft survival. In this study, we examined donor and recipient characteristics that are associated with...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Lee KW,Simpkins CE,Montgomery RA,Locke JE,Segev DL,Maley WR

更新日期：2006-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case report of a pediatric orthotopic liver transplant recipient who developed lymphoma with hypercalcemia on cyclosporine and prednisone immunosuppression. This is the first reported posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder complicated by hypercalcemia, with a finding of an elevated 1,25 dihydroxyl vi...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Nakazato P,Esquivel CO,Urbach AH,Makowka L,Scantlebury V,Jaffe R,Starzl TE

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes VG01, a monoclonal antibody to a novel lymphocyte activation antigen. The cells reacting with VG01 were first characterized by indirect immunofluorescence and fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis. The antigen defined by VG01 was expressed on circulating T lymphocytes (23.8 +/- 9.0) and on t...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Denegri JF,Gilks CB,Altin M,Peterson J,Lafleur L

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conflicting data have been reported about the effect of Toxoplasma serostatus on mortality after heart transplantation. Either a positive or a negative recipient Toxoplasma serostatus was found to be associated with increased mortality. METHODS:We evaluated the effects of T. gondii infection on survival of ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： van Hellemond JJ,van Domburg RT,Caliskan K,Birim O,Balk AH

更新日期：2013-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Requirements for sustained engraftment of fetal liver hematopoietic stem cells were evaluated in 45 dogs. Pretransplant preparative treatment with total-body irradiation, 14.7 Gy, permitted engraftment of DLA-compatible fetal liver cells. Radiation alone was inadequate in DLA-haploidentical or DLA-mismatched transplan...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Cain G,Stitzel K,Gale R,Champlin R

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idarubicin was conjugated to anti-Ly-2.1 and anti-L3T4 monoclonal antibodies. These conjugates were used to investigate their effects on skin graft survival in mice. Several donor and recipient combinations were used so that the effect of individual or mixtures of conjugates on class I and class II antigenic differenc...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Smyth MJ,McKenzie IF,Pietersz GA

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current immunosuppression regimens are toxic to transplant recipients and, in many cases, acute rejection episodes occur because of escape of donor-reactive lymphocytes from the immunosuppression. T cells are the mediators of acute, cell-mediated graft damage and are hypothesized to use the CXCR3 chemokine a...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Rosenblum JM,Zhang QW,Siu G,Collins TL,Sullivan T,Dairaghi DJ,Medina JC,Fairchild RL

更新日期：2009-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver transplantation is currently the only established treatment of end-stage liver disease, but it is limited by a severe shortage of viable donor livers. Donors after cardiac death (DCD) are an untapped source that could significantly increase the pool of available livers. Preservation of these DCD livers by conven...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Tolboom H,Pouw RE,Izamis ML,Milwid JM,Sharma N,Soto-Gutierrez A,Nahmias Y,Uygun K,Berthiaume F,Yarmush ML

更新日期：2009-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:FTY720 prevents allograft rejection with remarkable potency without inducing generalized immunosuppression. We determined the effect of FTY720 on development of autoimmune diabetes in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice. METHODS:NOD mice were given FTY720 (0.5 mg/kg, orally) five times per week starting from 4 wee...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Maki T,Gottschalk R,Monaco AP

更新日期：2002-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kidneys from infectious risk donors (IRD) confer substantial survival benefit in adults, yet the benefit of IRD kidneys to pediatric candidates remains unclear in the context of high waitlist prioritization. METHODS:Using 2010-2016 Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data, we studied 2417 pediatric...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Bowring MG,Jackson KR,Wasik H,Neu A,Garonzik-Wang J,Durand C,Desai N,Massie AB,Segev DL

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite proven efficacy of prolonged cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis using valganciclovir 900 mg/day, some centers use 450 mg/day due to reported success and cost savings. This multicenter, retrospective study compared the efficacy and safety of 6 months of low-dose versus high-dose valganciclovir prophyla...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Gabardi S,Asipenko N,Fleming J,Lor K,McDevitt-Potter L,Mohammed A,Rogers C,Tichy EM,Weng R,Lee RA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperparathyroidism is reported in 10% to 66% of renal transplant recipients (RTR). The influence of persisting hyperparathyroidism on long-term clinical outcomes in RTR has not been examined in a large prospective study. METHODS:We investigated the association between baseline parathyroid hormone (PTH) lev...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Pihlstrøm H,Dahle DO,Mjøen G,Pilz S,März W,Abedini S,Holme I,Fellström B,Jardine AG,Holdaas H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the largest single-center experience with extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) and recurrent acute rejection (AR) after lung transplantation. Lung transplant recipients undergoing ECP for BOS and recurrent AR were included (1997-2007). The rate of forced expiratory v...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Benden C,Speich R,Hofbauer GF,Irani S,Eich-Wanger C,Russi EW,Weder W,Boehler A

更新日期：2008-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of patients awaiting hepatic transplantation continues to exceed organ donation. As a result, many liver transplant candidates will develop life-threatening complications of their liver disease and not survive the pretransplant waiting period. Recent studies have demonstrated that hepatic lidocaine metaboli...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Shiffman ML,Fisher RA,Sanyal AJ,Edinboro LE,Luketic VA,Purdum PP 3rd,Raymond P,Posner MP

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro pretreatment of islets of Langerhans with deoxyguanosine (dGuo) has been shown to be effective for the prolongation of islet allograft survival in rats. [This study evaluates the effect of pretreatment of islets with dGuo transplanted into CsA-treated recipients.] Transplantation of dGuo-treated islets from W...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： al-Abdullah IH,Kumar AM,al-Adnani MS,Abouna GM

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To stimulate organ donation, an organ procurement organization (OPO)-wide effort was undertaken to increase donors after cardiac death (DCD) over a 5-year period. This included commonality of protocols, pulsatile perfusion of kidneys, centralization of data and a regional allocation variance designed to mini...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Whiting JF,Delmonico F,Morrissey P,Basadonna G,Johnson S,Lewis WD,Rohrer R,O'Connor K,Bradley J,Lovewell TD,Lipkowitz G

更新日期：2006-05-27 00:00:00