The clinical utility of whole blood versus plasma cytomegalovirus viral load assays for monitoring therapeutic response.

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：BACKGROUND:Intrathymic events undergoing allograft rejection remain undefined. The present study investigated the role of tumor necrosis factor-beta on acute thymic involution in rat hepatic allograft recipients during rejection. METHODS:Apoptosis and cellular phenotypic changes in the thymus were studied after hepati...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Yamaguchi Y,Okabe K,Miyanari N,Matsumura F,Ichiguchi O,Akizuki E,Matsuda T,Liang J,Ohshiro H,Miyayama Y,Yamada S,Mori K,Ogawa M

更新日期：1998-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are anti-idiotypes in the sera of highly sensitized (HS) patients that stimulate B cells to produce antibody to HLA class I antigens. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is an abnormality in B cell responses to these anti-idiotypes. METHODS:Supernatants from normal and HS B cells expose...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Hack N,Angra S,McKnight TL,den Hollander N,Cardella CJ

更新日期：2005-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The degree of fatty infiltration in hepatic grafts is known to be an important risk factor for primary graft nonfunction in cadaveric liver transplantation. However, the effect of hepatic steatosis in living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has not yet been well defined. In this study, we evaluated the imp...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Soejima Y,Shimada M,Suehiro T,Kishikawa K,Yoshizumi T,Hashimoto K,Minagawa R,Hiroshige S,Terashi T,Ninomiya M,Shiotani S,Harada N,Sugimachi K

更新日期：2003-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We explored the efficacy of the Oxford classification for assessing native immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) in posttransplantation patients compared with the glomerular injury score and Haas classification. METHODS:A total of 125 renal allograft biopsies obtained from 114 patients diagnosed with IgAN reg...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Lim BJ,Joo DJ,Kim MS,Kim YS,Kim SI,Kim Y,Huh KH,Koh MJ,Jeong HJ

更新日期：2013-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the degree of graft versus host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis that might be necessary if cord blood (CB) transplantation is more widely applied, we compared human cord blood mononuclear cell (CBMC) and adult peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) proliferative responses and stimulatory capabilities; to exa...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Greenfeld JI,Noizat-Pirenne F,Hardy MA,Oluwole SF,Hesdorffer CA,Preti RA,De Groote D,Franchimont P

更新日期：1994-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthotopic liver allografts from BN donors to LEW recipients are spontaneously accepted, and the recipients develop donor-specific immunological unresponsiveness. This unresponsiveness may be mediated by suppressor T cells. Immunomagnetically purified splenic T cells from LEW rats bearing BN liver grafts were shown to...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Gassel HJ,Hutchinson IV,Engemann R,Morris PJ

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although inactivated vaccines are recommended for immunocompromized patients, efficacy and safety of diphtheria and tetanus immunization in renal transplant recipients have received little attention so far. The aim of the study was to investigate the response to a standard diphtheria and tetanus booster vacc...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Enke BU,Bökenkamp A,Offner G,Bartmann P,Brodehl J

更新日期：1997-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The leflunomide analog, FK778, is a selective pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor. In rodent models, FK778 is efficacious in the prevention of allograft and xenograft rejection, and a combination of FK778 and cyclosporine has synergistic immunosuppressive efficacy. METHODS:Heterotopic renal transplantation was p...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Kyles AE,Gregory CR,Griffey SM,Bernsteen L,Pierce J,Lilja HS,Morris RE

更新日期：2003-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both T and B cells have been shown to be implicated in the pathogenesis of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, which is considered to represent chronic lung allograft rejection. However, the relative contributions of T cells and alloantibodies in the pathogenesis of the disease are still unknown. In this stud...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Higuchi T,Jaramillo A,Kaleem Z,Patterson GA,Mohanakumar T

更新日期：2002-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural anti-carbohydrate antibodies are central to hyperacute rejection in ABO-incompatible allotransplantation and in discordant xenotransplantation. ABO-incompatible rejection has been inhibited successfully using intravenous soluble carbohydrates as antibody inhibitors. The approach has been less successful previo...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Cairns T,Lee J,Goldberg L,Cook T,Simpson P,Spackman D,Palmer A,Taube D

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, methylxanthines such as pentoxifylline (PTX) were shown to be immunosuppressive in vitro. Unfortunately, when used in transplant patients, PTX was poorly active as an immunosuppressant. Here we report that the new methylxanthine derivative A802715 not only is more active than PTX, it also suppresse...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Lin Y,Goebels J,Rutgeerts O,Kasran A,Van Gool S,Ceuppens J,Schönharting M,Waer M

更新日期：1997-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Disturbances of the immune response of the lung induced by the action of immunosuppressive agents on the functional abilities of rat pulmonary alveolar macrophages (PAM) were analyzed following in vitro incubation or in vivo administration (for 30 days) of cyclosporinea, (CsA) azathioprine (Az) or prednisolone (Pr). T...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Drath DB,Kahan BD

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the DA-to-Lewis renal allograft model, donor whole blood enhanced renal allograft survival (14.5 +/- 7.6 days versus 6.9 +/- 0.6 days in controls [P less than 0.01]). The effect of individual cell components given in numbers equivalent to those present in the enhancing volumes of donor whole blood was studied. Immu...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： El-Malik F,Malik ST,Varghese Z,Sweny P,Moorhead JF

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotential cells capable of regenerating injured tissues. In addition to their multipotency, MSCs inhibit natural killer cell cytotoxicity and T-lymphocyte alloproliferation. Several immunosuppressive mechanisms have been described, including indoleamine ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Selmani Z,Naji A,Gaiffe E,Obert L,Tiberghien P,Rouas-Freiss N,Carosella ED,Deschaseaux F

更新日期：2009-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Monocarboxylate transporter (MCT)-1, a member of a family of molecules, transports monocarboxylates such as lactate. Inhibiting MCT-1 leads to long-term graft survival in rodent heart transplantation and induces tolerance. We evaluated an MCT-1 inhibitor, AS2495674, in a rat heart transplant model and analyz...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Cho KS,Yamada T,Wynn C,Behanna HA,Hong IC,Manaves V,Nakanishi T,Hirose J,Abe Y,Jiang H,Tamura K,Saita Y

更新日期：2010-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The results of the transplantation of marginal donor kidneys remain controversial. This study aimed to investigate the impact of donor risk factors as predictors of kidney-graft outcome. METHODS:Allograft failure risk factors were studied in 7,209 cadaveric kidney-transplant recipients reporting to the Etab...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Pessione F,Cohen S,Durand D,Hourmant M,Kessler M,Legendre C,Mourad G,Noël C,Peraldi MN,Pouteil-Noble C,Tuppin P,Hiesse C

更新日期：2003-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between institutional case volume and clinical outcomes after living donor liver transplantation is not clarified. METHODS:We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study using the database of Korean National Healthcare Insurance Service. Between January 2007 and December 2016, 7073 ad...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Yoo S,Jang EJ,Yi NJ,Kim GH,Kim DH,Lee H,Jung CW,Ryu HG

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a cross-sectional survey of the quality of life of 45 liver transplant recipients, physical and psychological status, physical complaints, capability to participate in daily life, social support, and global quality of life were assessed. The average time of follow-up was 9 months after transplantation. Nine patient...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Leyendecker B,Bartholomew U,Neuhaus R,Hörhold M,Blumhardt G,Neuhaus P,Klapp BF

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moderate hyperhomocysteinemia, an independent cardiovascular risk factor, has been reported in renal transplant recipients. In the present study, plasma concentrations of total homocysteine were significantly increased in 120 renal transplant recipients as compared with 60 healthy controls (19.0 +/- 6.9 vs. 11.6 +/- 2...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Arnadottir M,Hultberg B,Vladov V,Nilsson-Ehle P,Thysell H

更新日期：1996-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunting (IPS), occasionally associated with advanced liver disease, may reverse after liver transplantation (LTx). Two-dimensional contrast-enhanced echocardiography, a convenient noninvasive study, has never been used to demonstrate disappearance of IPS after LTx. METHODS:For ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Hasegawa T,Kamiyama M,Azuma T,Sasaki T,Okada A,Miwatani T,Matsushita T

更新日期：2000-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Cold-storage preservation of the canine pancreas prior to islet isolation has previously been noted to reduce the intrasplenic islet autograft success rate; but the mechanism of this deleterious effect has not been determined. We undertook a study in both outbred dogs and Lewis (RT1-1) rats to determine the influence ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Munn SR,Kaufman DB,Field MJ,Viste AB,Sutherland DE

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This 36-month, randomized, parallel-group study compared safety and efficacy of two doses of everolimus with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in de novo renal-transplant recipients. METHODS:Renal-allograft recipients received 1.5 mg/day or 3 mg/day of everolimus or 2 g/day of MMF, plus full-dose cyclosporine (Cs...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Lorber MI,Mulgaonkar S,Butt KM,Elkhammas E,Mendez R,Rajagopalan PR,Kahan B,Sollinger H,Li Y,Cretin N,Tedesco H,B251 Study Group.

更新日期：2005-07-27 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:Translational research in a relevant preclinical model is recommended before Treg-inducing protocols can be implemented in humans. We have characterized rhesus monkey CD25 cells phenotypically and functionally. METHODS:The phenotype of CD4(+)CD25(high) cells was determined by FACS, focusing on established m...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Haanstra KG,van der Maas MJ,'t Hart BA,Jonker M

更新日期：2008-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study of 24 hr preservation at 4 degrees C of excised rat livers with Euro-Collins and hydroxyethyl starch-free University of Wisconsin (UWm) solutions has been conducted based on the assessment of (1) the cellular energy status determined by 31P NMR spectroscopy and (2) cellular injury estimated from th...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Gulian JM,Dalmasso C,Desmoulin F,Scheiner C,Cozzone PJ

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reactivation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) is frequently observed in recipients of solid organs and bone marrow transplants and is associated with increased risk of acute and chronic allograft rejection, opportunistic infection, graft failure, and patient mortality. The molecular mechanisms by which reactivation ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Zhang Z,Li Z,Yan S,Wang X,Abecassis M

更新日期：2009-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the alternative options to simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPKT) for type I diabetics with renal failure is sequential transplant of a living donor kidney followed by a deceased donor pancreas transplant (pancreas after living donor kidney transplant [PALK]). We retrospectively compared ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Poommipanit N,Sampaio MS,Cho Y,Young B,Shah T,Pham PT,Wilkinson A,Danovitch G,Bunnapradist S

更新日期：2010-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful cardiac transplantation requires suppression of rejection, and endomyocardial biopsy is generally used to quantify this and guide immunotherapy. Biopsy, however, is an invasive, costly, cardiac catheterization with repetition limited. Since rejection requires lymphocyte activation, an alternative method of ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Young JB,Windsor NT,Smart FW,Kleiman NS,Weilbaecher DG,Noon GP,Nelson DL,Lawrence EC

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Induction immunosuppressive therapy with the anti-T-cell antibody Thymoglobulin decreases the incidence of acute rejection in adult kidney transplant (KTx) recipients, but limited data are available for pediatric KTx recipients. METHODS:We conducted a historical cohort study to compare rates of survival, re...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Khositseth S,Matas A,Cook ME,Gillingham KJ,Chavers BM

更新日期：2005-04-27 00:00:00