Quantification of the islet product: presentation of a standardized current good manufacturing practices compliant system with minimal variability.

abstract：:Eight patients with chronic myeloid leukemia relapse after allogeneic BMT were treated with IFN-alpha and buffy coat transfusions (BC) of the bone marrow donor. The antileukemic effect of this treatment was directly demonstrated in 4 patients by the disappearance of Philadelphia chromosome-positive metaphases or the l...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Hertenstein B,Wiesneth M,Novotny J,Bunjes D,Stefanic M,Heinze B,Hübner G,Heimpel H,Arnold R

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative damage of the urethral rhabdosphincter and nerve-vascular networks is a major complication of radical prostatectomy and generally causes incontinence and/or erectile dysfunction. The human skeletal muscle-derived stem cells, which have a synchronized reconstitution capacity of muscle-nerve-bloo...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Nakajima N,Tamaki T,Hirata M,Soeda S,Nitta M,Hoshi A,Terachi T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recipients of solid organ allografts require lifelong immunosuppression in order to prevent graft rejection and to maintain graft function. In general, such immunosuppression greatly impairs the cellular immune system, as this level of the immune system is principally responsible for self and non-self recognition. The...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Van Thiel DH,Finkel R,Friedlander L,Gavaler JS,Wright HI,Gordon R

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Live kidney donation is safe for healthy donors and an effective treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease. Many potential donors are referred for live kidney donation, but only a small percentage donate. This study aims to determine reasons for nondonation and establish if racial differences exist...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Lunsford SL,Simpson KS,Chavin KD,Menching KJ,Miles LG,Shilling LM,Smalls GR,Baliga PK

更新日期：2006-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Prominent components of vascularized xenograft rejection such as platelet activation and microvascular thrombosis may be dependent upon thrombin generation in vivo. To study potential therapeutic benefits of a synthetic low-molecular-weight thrombin inhibitor, SDZ MTH 958, in hyperacute porcine heart rejection by huma...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Robson SC,Young VK,Cook NS,Metternich R,Kasper-Konig W,Lesnikoski BA,Pierson RN 3rd,Hancock WW,Candinas D,White DJ,Bach FH

更新日期：1996-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:FK506 (tacrolimus) is a strong immunosuppressant: it has been approved as a drug for liver transplantation in Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom. One of its main adverse effects is hyperglycemia. Thus, in this study, we investigated the mechanism and the reversibility of the hyperglycemia caused by FK506...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Tamura K,Fujimura T,Tsutsumi T,Nakamura K,Ogawa T,Atumaru C,Hirano Y,Ohara K,Ohtsuka K,Shimomura K

更新日期：1995-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tacrolimus (Tac) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) are newly approved immunosuppressive agents. However, the safety and efficacy of the combination of MMF and Tac in primary liver transplantation has not been determined. METHODS:An Institutional Review Board-approved, open-label prospective randomized protoco...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Jain AB,Hamad I,Rakela J,Dodson F,Kramer D,Demetris J,McMichael J,Starzl TE,Fung JJ

更新日期：1998-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a major limitation in long-term graft survival after heart transplantation (HTx). Its prediction and detection at an early stage is a challenge because an accurate, minimally invasive blood test is lacking. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship of Tact ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Roldán C,Mirabet S,Cecilia C,Brossa V,Roig E,Martín C,Gelpí C

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is controversial whether coronary endothelial function is impaired after cold exposure to University of Wisconsin (UW) or St. Thomas' Hospital (ST) solution during heart transplantation. We therefore examined the effects of cold storage of coronary micro-arteries with UW or ST solution on endothelium-deri...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Ge ZD,He GW

更新日期：2000-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan is not only involved in cellular differentiation and migration but may also play a role in several inflammatory diseases. We have previously demonstrated an increased local production of hyaluronan in chronically rejected kidneys and the correspondingly affected renal vessels. In this ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Wells A,Larsson E,Hanás E,Laurent T,Hällgren R,Tufveson G

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Th (T helper) 1/Th2 balance in response to signals given during donor antigen presentation, induction of allograft prolongation is more often related to Th2-type than with Th1-type immunity. Here, we examined the effect of interleukin (IL)-33, a novel member of the IL-1 family, on cardiac allograft surviv...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Yin H,Li XY,Jin XB,Zhang BB,Gong Q,Yang H,Zheng F,Gong FL,Zhu JY

更新日期：2010-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Encapsulation of islets has been widely investigated as a treatment for diabetes. The characteristics and dynamics of insulin secretion by encapsulated islets in response to glucose and other secretagogues are not well understood. METHODS:In our study, macroencapsulated syngeneic islets at 3-4 wk after tran...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Trivedi N,Keegan M,Steil GM,Hollister-Lock J,Hasenkamp WM,Colton CK,Bonner-Weir S,Weir GC

更新日期：2001-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In liver allograft rejection, interlobular bile ducts are thought to be the main target of rejection. In contrast, in other organ allografts the capillary bed of the graft appears to be the primary target. To determine whether portal tract microvasculature is destroyed in liver allografts during rejection, we have ide...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Matsumoto Y,McCaughan GW,Painter DM,Bishop GA

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporine, but not its nonimmunosuppressive analog cyclosporine H (CsH), caused in a variety of hematopoietic cell types a growth arrest in the G0/G1 phase of the cell cycle. This arrest was associated with a significant reduction in the c-myc mRNA levels, which could be observed already 1 hr following CsA treatmen...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Yonish-Rouach E,Kimchi A,Rubinstein M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is unavoidable in kidney transplantation and frequently influences both short- and long-term allograft survival rates. One of the major events in I/R injury is the generation of cytotoxic oxygen radicals. Recently, hydrogen gas has been reported to display antioxidant ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Abe T,Li XK,Yazawa K,Hatayama N,Xie L,Sato B,Kakuta Y,Tsutahara K,Okumi M,Tsuda H,Kaimori JY,Isaka Y,Natori M,Takahara S,Nonomura N

更新日期：2012-07-15 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：:Graft and patient survival rates after transplantation of ABO-incompatible liver allografts have been poor. We used plasmapheresis and a potent immunosuppressive regimen to control hemagglutinin levels and prevent early rejection. Ten patients who had a United Network for Organ Sharing status of 4 received ABO-incompa...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Mor E,Skerrett D,Manzarbeitia C,Sheiner PA,Schwartz ME,Emre S,Thung SN,Miller CM

更新日期：1995-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet (UV)-irradiated mice were compared with unirradiated mice for their susceptibility to primary and transplanted tumors etiologically unrelated to UV radiation. Although UV-irradiated mice are unable to reject transplants of highly antigenic syngeneic tumors induced by UV light, the growth of syngeneic, non-...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Kripke ML,Thorn RM,Lill PH,Civin CI,Pazmiño NH,Fisher MS

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globalization and migration patterns have increased the number of donors from countries with high incidence rates of tuberculosis (TB) in low incidence countries, with the subsequent increase in risk of TB transmission to the recipients. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study, including all actual deceased dono...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Coll E,Torre-Cisneros J,Calvo R,Garrido G,Matesanz R

更新日期：2013-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients receiving allogeneic marrow transplantation for hematologic malignancies commonly are conditioned with total body irradiation (TBI) and given methotrexate (MTX) in an attempt to prevent graft-versus-host disease. To study the effects of TBI with or without MTX on bronchoalveolar cells and proteins, we perform...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Springmeyer SC,Kopecky KJ,Deeg HJ,Whitehead J,Altman LC,Storb R

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed graft function and acute rejections adversely affect the long-term survival of kidney transplantation. To decrease the incidences of these phenomena, we changed the initial immunosuppressive protocol in pediatric kidney transplantation in The Netherlands. METHODS:We compared a cohort (n=123) treated...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Cransberg K,Bouts AH,Cornelissen EA,Lilien MR,Van Hoeck KJ,Hop WC,Nauta J

更新日期：2008-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:T cells must be activated before they can elicit damage to allografts, through interaction of their T cell receptor (TCR) with peptide-MHC complex and through accessory molecules. Signaling through accessory molecules or costimulatory molecules is a critical way for the immune system to fine tune T cell activation. An...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Kinnear G,Jones ND,Wood KJ

更新日期：2013-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the development of chronic kidney allograft rejection acute rejection (AR) is the single most important risk factor. Although Cyclosporin A (CsA) medication has decreased the incidence of AR, chronic rejection (CR) is still the major reason for late allograft loss. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Savikko J,Kallio EA,Taskinen E,von Willebrand E

更新日期：2002-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is susceptible to latency and reactivation in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. We investigated the incidence of HHV-6 DNAemia and factors related to HHV-6 DNAemia and death after allogeneic stem cell transplantations. We also explored the relationship between ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Jeulin H,Agrinier N,Guery M,Salmon A,Clément L,Bordigoni P,Venard V

更新日期：2013-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycophenolic acid, the active metabolite of mycophenolate mofetil, inhibits the glycosylation of cell membrane glycoproteins. We hypothesized that impaired glycosylation of cell adhesion molecules on endothelial cells in vivo results in decreased susceptibility to inflammation or immunogenicity after allogen...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Valentin JF,Bruijn JA,Paul LC

更新日期：2000-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease is common in patients with multiple myeloma. Historically, individuals with end-stage renal disease and multiple myeloma did poorly with renal transplantation due to higher mortality rates from the malignancy itself or associated comorbidities. However, over the past 2 decades, there have been s...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Huskey JL,Heilman RL,Khamash H,Fonseca R

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a common complication of bone marrow transplantation and often involves the gastrointestinal system. It is unclear whether there can be severe enough damage by GVHD to permanently injure the bowel and thereby prevent mucosal regeneration. We describe a patient who had successful tre...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Fox RJ,Vogelsang GB,Beschorner WE

更新日期：1996-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The dose-response effect of cyclosporine on rat limb transplant prolongation was investigated across the LBN-to-LEW histocompatibility barrier. This composite tissue allograft model has been shown to represent a strong transplantation barrier. Median limb allograft survival times increased in a dose-dependent manner w...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Hewitt CW,Black KS,Fraser LA,Howard EB,Martin DC,Achauer BM,Furnas DW

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 60% children with small bowel transplantation (SBTx) experience acute cellular rejection. PURPOSE/METHODS:To identify children at risk of rejection, donor- and third-party-induced proliferation of T-helper and T cytotoxic (Tc) cells, and their naïve and memory (M) subsets was evaluated simultaneou...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Ashokkumar C,Gupta A,Sun Q,Higgs BW,Ningappa M,Snyder S,Johnson M,Mazariegos G,Soltys K,Bond G,Abu-Elmagd K,Sindhi R

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00