Characteristics of immunoglobulin gene usage of the xenoantibody binding to gal-alpha(1,3)gal target antigens in the gal knockout mouse.

abstract：:Blood transfusions are common in patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD), and their effects on sensitization, rejection, and liver graft survival are not well known. These effects were examined in 121 recipients of primary liver grafts, surviving > or = 30 days. Ninety-six (79%) patients received transfusions bef...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Koneru B,Harrison D,Rizwan M,Holland BK,Ippolito T,Holman MJ,Leevy CB

更新日期：1997-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sirolimus (rapamycin) is a potent immunosuppressant with a mechanism of action different from cyclosporine (CsA) or tacrolimus. METHODS:In 11 European centers, first cadaveric renal allograft recipients were randomized to CsA (n=42) or sirolimus (n=41). Dosing of these agents was concentration-controlled an...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Groth CG,Bäckman L,Morales JM,Calne R,Kreis H,Lang P,Touraine JL,Claesson K,Campistol JM,Durand D,Wramner L,Brattström C,Charpentier B

更新日期：1999-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is used in the management of refractory ascites (RA) and variceal bleeds. Little data exist on TIPS safety, efficacy, and survival after liver transplantation (LT). METHODS:We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent TIPS placement aft...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Feyssa E,Ortiz J,Grewal K,Azhar A,Parsikia A,Tufail K,Hashemi N,Brady P,Araya V

更新日期：2011-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Distribution of cadaveric donor kidneys, based upon the donor-recipient HLA match grade, remains one of the major controversies in transplantation. To determine whether matching results in fewer rejection episodes and better graft survival, we retrospectively studied our single-center patient population of 683 cyclosp...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Kerman RH,Kimball PM,Lindholm A,Van Buren CT,Katz SM,Lewis RM,McClain J,Podbielski J,Williams J,Kahan BD

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that tissue-engineered contractile cardiomyocyte sheets without a scaffold would show histological and electrical integration with impaired myocardium, leading to the regeneration of infarcted myocardium. METHODS:Neonatal rat cardiomyocytes were cultured on Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-grafte...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Miyagawa S,Sawa Y,Sakakida S,Taketani S,Kondoh H,Memon IA,Imanishi Y,Shimizu T,Okano T,Matsuda H

更新日期：2005-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:If ABO antigens/antibodies play any role in the pathogenesis of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), one would expect the highest incidence of GVHD in recipients of minor ABO-mismatched grafts, followed by ABO-matched grafts, and the lowest incidence in major ABO-mismatched transplants. To test this hypothesis 174 ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Bacigalupo A,Van Lint MT,Occhini D,Margiocco M,Ferrari G,Pittaluga PA,Frassoni F,Peralvo J,Lercari G,Carubia F

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute graft dysfunction caused by ischemia-reperfusion injury is recognized as a major source of morbidity and mortality following adult heart transplantation. The aim of this study was to determine whether treating the donor and recipient with cariporide, an inhibitor of the sodium-hydrogen exchanger, could...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Ryan JB,Hicks M,Cropper JR,Garlick SR,Kesteven SH,Wilson MK,Feneley MP,Macdonald PS

更新日期：2003-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Islet transplantation studies with diabetic rodents frequently use treatment with diabetogens such as alloxan or streptozotocin to render hosts hyperglycemic. These chemicals produce unwanted toxic side effects, which complicate interpretations of damage produced by hyperglycemia versus direct toxin-induced ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Mathews CE,Langley SH,Leiter EH

更新日期：2002-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized trial conducted in 9 Ontario transplant centers, 107 cadaver kidney donors were randomized so that both kidneys were preserved either by simple cold storage (CS) or by pulsatile perfusion (PP). After exclusions and losses to follow-up, there were 90 patients in the CS group and 91 in the PP group. Tota...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Halloran P,Aprile M

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the influence of phenobarbitone ([PB]; 40 mg/kg/day), an inducer of hepatic drug metabolism, on high-dose cyclosporine ([CsA] 40 mg/kg/day) nephrotoxicity in normal Lewis (Lew) and renal allografted (DA X Lew F1----Lew) rats of both sexes. In untreated normal animals, CsA nephrotoxicity, assessed ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Duncan JI,Heys SD,Thomson AW,Simpson JG,Whiting PH

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suppressive dendritic cells (DCs) are a promising tool for tolerance induction in transplantation. A human DCs subpopulation, which constitutively expresses indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), a molecule shown to prevent the rejection of fetus during pregnancy, has recently been described. This subset, charac...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Löb S,Ebner S,Wagner S,Weinreich J,Schäfer R,Königsrainer A

更新日期：2007-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bioluminescence imaging (BLI) modalities are being developed to monitor islet transplant mass and function in vivo. The aim of this study was to use the BLI system to determine how the change in functional islet mass correlated to metabolic abnormalities during the course of alloimmune rejection in a murine ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Chen X,Zhang X,Larson CS,Baker MS,Kaufman DB

更新日期：2006-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Black kidney transplant recipients experience disproportionately high rates of graft loss. This disparity has persisted for 40 years, and improvements may be impeded based on the current public reporting of overall graft loss by US regulatory organizations for transplantation. METHODS:Longitudinal cohort st...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Taber DJ,Gebregziabher M,Payne EH,Srinivas T,Baliga PK,Egede LE

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neutrophilic tubulitis accompanied by intratubular neutrophil clusters in the renal allograft is a surrogate marker for urinary tract infection (UTI). Overlapping histologic findings can occur in antibody-mediated rejection, which is characterized by peritubular capillary (PTC) deposition of C4d. This study ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Gupta G,Shapiro R,Girnita A,Batal I,McCauley J,Basu A,Tan H,Randhawa P

更新日期：2009-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small bowel transplantation in children weighing less than 10 kg is hindered by the lack of size-matched donors. The ability to create reduced size small bowel grafts from adult cadaveric donors suitable for use in young children has been studied. METHODS:Volumetric assessment of computed tomography scans w...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Delrivière L,Muiesan P,Marshall M,Davenport M,Dhawan A,Kane P,Karani J,Rela M,Heaton N

更新日期：2000-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased numbers of macrophages and myofibroblasts are observed to occur in chronic renal allograft rejection (CR). The aim of this study was to examine the expression of cellular markers for the macrophage and myofibroblast in early renal transplant biopsy specimens and correlate these findings with allogr...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Pilmore HL,Painter DM,Bishop GA,McCaughan GW,Eris JM

更新日期：2000-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon is a potent stimulator of natural killer (NK) and killer (K) cell activity in human beings, both these cytotoxic functions representing host defense mechanisms against viral infections and lymphoid malignancy. Both NK and K cell functions are markedly impaired in conventionally immunosuppressed allograft re...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Guillou PJ,Hegarty JH,Ramsden CW,Giles GR

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that cultured keratinocyte (CK) allografts are not rejected in mice, unlike in other species. Several reports have suggested that mouse CK allografts are incapable of stimulating a primary alloresponse, including sensitization of recipients to alloantigens. In this study, we investigated the immun...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Cairns BA,deSerres S,Matsui M,Frelinger JA,Meyer AA

更新日期：1994-07-15 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:In an effort to improve outcomes associated with living kidney donation, the Kidney Diseases Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) assembled a Work Group to develop comprehensive guidelines addressing the evaluation and care of living kidney donors. We conducted this systematic review to inform guideline develop...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Slinin Y,Brasure M,Eidman K,Bydash J,Maripuri S,Carlyle M,Ishani A,Wilt TJ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Randomized controlled trials and U.S. Registry data have demonstrated that mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) reduces acute rejection rates and improves graft survival. We undertook the first paired kidney analysis comparing the effects of MMF and azathioprine on graft outcome in the United Kingdom. METHODS:In all...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Shah S,Collett D,Johnson R,Thuraisingham RC,Raftery MJ,Rudge CJ,Yaqoob MM

更新日期：2006-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade there have been major advances in all aspects of liver transplantation with the consequence that the number of patients who could benefit from the procedure is increasing. As a result, the number of patients listed for liver transplantation is growing while the donor pool is remaining constant or ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Neuberger J,Ubel PA

更新日期：2000-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-eight renal transplant recipients who had been followed for 1-6.5 years (median 3.2 years) were reviewed to determine the effect of donor and recipient hepatitis B surface antigen status on the incidence of hepatitis and on patient survival. The cumulative risk of developing hepatitis posttransplant was signifi...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Chan PC,Lok AS,Cheng IK,Chan MK

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neither the presence nor the specific role of secretory cytokines in in vivo allograft rejection has been extensively studied. We quantitated the levels of colony-stimulating factors, tumor necrosis factor, and interleukin 1 within the rejecting allograft. BALB/c (H-2d) mice were implanted with polyurethane sponges co...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Ford HR,Hoffman RA,Wing EJ,Magee DM,McIntyre LA,Simmons RL

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:H-1-incompatible rat renal allograft survival rates are strongly influenced by the non-major histocompatibility system (MHS) genes. The same H-1 (MHS) incompatibility tested on four different non-MHS backgrounds gave widely differing results ranging from 11 to 60% fractional survival between the best and the poorest (...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Paris AM,Bishop C,Festenstein H,Gunther E

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1989, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has encouraged the study of new drug and therapeutic products in elderly patients. However, despite the aging population in the United States, elderly patients continue to be underrepresented in clinical trials across a variety of therapeutic areas, including tra...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Meyer JM,Archdeacon P,Albrecht R

更新日期：2013-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing numbers of sensitized patients are either precluded from receiving an allograft or experience accelerated rejection which may be refractory to conventional therapy. Using a rat model, we have shown that accelerated (24 hr) rejection of LBN cardiac Tx in LEW rats sensitized with BN skin grafts 7 days earlier...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Hancock WW,DiStefano R,Braun P,Schweizer RT,Tilney NL,Kupiec-Weglinski JW

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human intravenous immunoglobulin G delayed xenogeneic hyperacute rejection (HAR) in the guinea pig-to-rat combination. We investigated the respective roles of the Fc and Fab fragments of the IgG molecule in this inhibitory effect. METHODS:By using a guinea pig-to-rat heart transplantation model, the efficie...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Urbani L,Fabre M,Cardoso J,Lambin P,Devillier P,Soubrane O,Houssin D,Gautreau C

更新日期：1998-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We previously described a reduced-intensity hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) regimen in dog leukocyte antigen (DLA)-haploidentical littermate recipients consisting of 450 cGy total body irradiation (TBI) and anti-CD44 monoclonal antibody (mAb) S5 before and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)/cyclosporine (C...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Fukuda T,Kerbauy FR,Gooley T,Santos EB,Storb R,Sandmaier BM

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal allograft rejection is associated with the expression of adhesion molecules on vascular endothelial and tubular epithelial cells. METHODS:To assess whether the number of cell adhesion molecules expressed in donor kidneys can predict early rejection or delayed graft function, kidney biopsies from 20 li...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Schwarz C,Regele H,Steininger R,Hansmann C,Mayer G,Oberbauer R

更新日期：2001-06-15 00:00:00