Outcomes of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in obese patients.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The liver plays a central role in glucose homeostasis by releasing glucose in the fasting state and by taking up and converting into glycogen part of the glucose absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract after meal ingestion. METHODS:To determine whether the hepatic denervation that accompanies liver transpl...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Schneiter P,Gillet M,Chioléro R,Wauters JP,Berger M,Tappy L

更新日期：2000-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Teratoma 402 AX is an embryo-like tumor cell line originally derived from the testicles of strain 129/J mice. This teratocarcinoma grows well in males and pregnant females but poorly in virgin females when given in small doses. Induction of growth of this tumor is syngeneic and allogeneic virgin females was achieved b...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Isa AM,Sanders BR

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, many transplantation centers do not follow former living kidney donors on a long-term basis. Several potential barriers have been identified to provide this follow-up of former living kidney donors, including concerns that donor insurance will not reimburse transplantation centers or primary care ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Kher A,Rodrigue J,Ajaimy M,Wasilewski M,Ladin K,Mandelbrot D

更新日期：2012-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pulmonary disease is associated with varying degrees of cardiac dysfunction. Because of the potentially predominant effect of severe lung disease on right ventricular (RV) size and function, a reliable method to assess RV mechanics before and after lung transplantation may provide information of long-term sign...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Vigneswaran WT,McDougall JC,Olson LJ,Breen JF,McGregor CG,Rumberger JA

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetics of lymphocyte recirculation in normal and allografted rats with acute cardiac rejection was studied with indium-111 (In-111) labeled splenic lymphocytes in two groups of rats. Group 1 consisted of subgroups of normal Lewis rats infused with In-111 labeled unsensitized syngeneic cells (group 1a); ACI-sensi...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Oluwole S,Satake K,Kuromoto N,Fawwaz R,Hardy MA

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic red cell aplasia can develop in immunocompromised patients including transplant recipients infected with parvovirus B19 (PV B19). Renal involvement with PV B19 infection is not well-recognized. METHODS:We diagnosed erythroid hypoplasia associated with PV B19 infection in three renal transplant recip...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Moudgil A,Shidban H,Nast CC,Bagga A,Aswad S,Graham SL,Mendez R,Jordan SC

更新日期：1997-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy after solid organ transplantation, although considered high risk for maternal, fetal, and neonatal complications, has been quite successful. Tacrolimus pharmacokinetic changes during pregnancy make interpretation of whole blood trough concentrations particularly challenging. There are multiple factors that c...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Hebert MF,Zheng S,Hays K,Shen DD,Davis CL,Umans JG,Miodovnik M,Thummel KE,Easterling TR

更新日期：2013-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-CD3 mAbs are potent inhibitors of T cell function; however, administration of mitogenic mAb can cause significant morbidity secondary to T cell activation and cytokine release. Nonmitogenic anti-CD3 mAb is immunosuppressive in mice without inducing detectable morbidity, and may thus be preferable for in vivo T ce...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Sawchuk SS,Gates R,Hirsch R

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epitopes are the sites to which antibodies bind. Both alpha and beta peptide chains of the human leukocyte antigen-DQ heterodimers (DQA1 and DQB1, respectively) contain polymorphic regions. We can identify DQA1 and DQB1 epitopes by DQ single antigen beads assay of the antibodies, correlating the beads' react...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Deng CT,El-Awar N,Ozawa M,Cai J,Lachmann N,Terasaki PI

更新日期：2008-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVN) is associated with an increased risk of graft failure. METHODS:Levels of mRNAs encoding proteins implicated in inflammation and fibrosis were measured in urine collected at the time of biopsy diagnosis of BKVN in 29 kidney graft recipients and analyzed for prognosticat...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Dadhania D,Snopkowski C,Muthukumar T,Lee J,Ding R,Sharma VK,Christos P,Bang H,Kapur S,Seshan SV,Suthanthiran M

更新日期：2013-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of an enteral diet fortified with arginine, RNA, and fish oil (Impact), alone and in combination with cyclosporine (CsA) and donor-specific transfusion (DST) on allograft survival in the ACI:Lewis rat cardiac transplant model. Animals were fed ad libitum with either sta...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Levy AE,Alexander JW

更新日期：1995-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The autonomic storm accompanying brain death leads to neurogenic pulmonary edema and triggers development of systemic and pulmonary inflammatory responses. Neurogenic vasoplegia exacerbates the pulmonary injury caused by brain death and primes the lung for ischemia reperfusion injury and primary graft dysfun...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Rostron AJ,Avlonitis VS,Cork DM,Grenade DS,Kirby JA,Dark JH

更新日期：2008-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to examine the humoral immune response against endothelial antigens of the donor kidney in human renal allograft recipients. Sera from 61 transplant recipients who received 62 grafts were studied for the presence of circulating endothelial antibodies (CEAb) using an indirect immunofluorescenc...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Paul LC,van Es LA,van Rood JJ,van Leeuwen A,de la Rivière GB,de Graeff J

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterotopic abdominal rat heart transplantation has been extensively used to investigate ischemic-reperfusion injury, immunological consequences during heart transplantations and also to study remodeling of the myocardium due to volume unloading. We provide a unique review on the latter and present a summary of the ex...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Benke K,Sayour AA,Mátyás C,Ágg B,Németh BT,Oláh A,Ruppert M,Hartyánszky I,Szabolcs Z,Radovits T,Merkely B,Szabó G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ontogenic development of suppressor cells was studied in mouse embryos. It was found that liver cells of embryos at various stages of gestation were capable of interfering with the mixed leukocyte culture (MLC) reaction. The MLC reaction was also inhibited by embryonic spleen and thymus cells. However, the latter were...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Globerson A,Umiel T

更新日期：1978-12-01 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：:Islet isolation is a time-consuming process. Islet yields vary, and previous in vitro studies suggest that Ficoll may be an islet toxin. Here, we describe an alternative, Ficoll-free method to purify murine islets by filtration through a cell strainer. Collagenase digestion of pancreata was carried out using standard ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Salvalaggio PR,Deng S,Ariyan CE,Millet I,Zawalich WS,Basadonna GP,Rothstein DM

更新日期：2002-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate and rapid diagnosis of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) disease in solid organ transplant patients remains a challenge. We evaluated the clinical utility of a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) method to diagnose transplant patients with HCMV disease. METHODS:A total of 429 plasma samples fr...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Ferreira-Gonzalez A,Fisher RA,Weymouth LA,Langley MR,Wolfe L,Wilkinson DS,Garrett CT

更新日期：1999-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of long-term pharmacologic immunosuppression (PI) on anti-Galalpha1-3Gal (alphaGal) antibody (Ab) levels has not been determined previously in humans. In this study, we measured alpha Gal Ab levels by ELISA in 14 healthy volunteers (controls) and in 70 patients with grafts (kidney, heart, liver) who had rec...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Gojo S,Bartholomew A,Xu Y,Neethling FA,Awwad M,Saidman S,Cosimi AB,Cooper DK

更新日期：2000-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of erythrocytosis following renal transplantation has been reported to be caused by a number of factors. These include acute and chronic rejection, hydronephrosis and renal artery stenosis. In this study, seven patients were noted to have erythrocytosis with hematocrits ranging between 53.5 and 66%. Se...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Dagher FJ,Ramos E,Erslev AJ,Alongi SV,Karmi SA,Caro J

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intestinal allograft mucosa undergoes repopulation with host immunocytes. However, critical changes within key immunocyte subsets are not known. METHODS:To explain acute cellular rejection after intestine transplantation (ITx) on the basis of altered mucosal immunocytes, rejecting and rejection-free ITx all...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Ningappa M,Ashokkumar C,Ranganathan S,Schmitt L,Higgs BW,Sun Q,Branca M,Mazariegos G,Zeevi A,Abu-Elmagd K,Squires R,Rudolph J,Alissa F,Hakonarson H,Sindhi R

更新日期：2012-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively investigated the impact of pancreas transplantation on cardiovascular disease risk factors in patients with type 1 diabetic end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Two cohorts of patients, 44 simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant patients (SPK) and 30 kidney transplant-alone patients (KTA), were inclu...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Luan FL,Miles CD,Cibrik DM,Ojo AO

更新日期：2007-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an increasing appreciation of the deleterious effects of antibody and B cells on acute and chronic transplant outcomes. Many effector functions of antibody are mediated by a family of receptors (FcγRs) that are expressed on most immune cells, including neutrophils, natural killer cells, and B cells....

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Clatworthy MR,Matthews RJ,Doehler B,Willcocks LC,Opelz G,Smith KGC

更新日期：2014-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Donor T cells are primarily responsible for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Three effector pathways have been described for T-cell cytotoxicity: granzyme B/perforin, Fas/Fas ligand (FasL), and secreted molecules such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha. Therefore, this study evaluates the gene expression ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Jaksch M,Remberger M,Mattsson J

更新日期：2004-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether a disparity at a single miH genetic loci are sufficient to generate GVHD in mice, we focused on well-known genetic alleleic differences at the miH gene loci, H3 and H4. For H3 congenic GVHD studies, C57BL/10 (H2b) mice were used as recipients of miH-disparate B10.LP-H3b donor cells. For H4 congeni...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Blazar BR,Roopenian DC,Taylor PA,Christianson GJ,Panoskaltsis-Mortari A,Vallera DA

更新日期：1996-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prophylactic ganciclovir (GCV) is used in high-risk renal transplant patients to prevent acute cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease, but its impact on inflammation within the allograft itself remains undefined. METHODS:To study the effect of GCV prophylaxis on allograft inflammation, murine CMV (MCMV)-infected all...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Shimamura M,Saunders U,Rha B,Guo L,Cassady KA,George JF,Britt WJ

更新日期：2011-10-15 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:Despite early skepticism, the field of vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) has demonstrated feasibility. The ethics of VCA have moved past doubts about the morality of attempting such transplants to how to conduct them ethically. METHODS:Leaders of each program performing and/or evaluating VCA ...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Caplan AL,Parent B,Kahn J,Dean W,Kimberly LL,Lee WPA,Rodriguez ED

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors have investigated the effectiveness of virus detection from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples for the identification of symptomatic cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in lung transplant recipients. METHODS:Thus, 275 BAL samples taken from 105 lung transplant recipients during follow-up were anal...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Zedtwitz-Liebenstein K,Jaksch P,Bauer C,Popow T,Klepetko W,Hofmann H,Puchhammer-Stöckl E

更新日期：2004-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The expression of xenogeneic epitopes and the activation of human complement by adult pig islets after prolonged culture have hitherto not been described. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Freshly isolated and cultured islets were analyzed by fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis, fluorescence microscopy, and imm...

journal_title：Transplantation

authors： Mirenda V,Le Mauff B,Cassard A,Huvelin JM,Boeffard F,Faivre A,Soulillou JP,Anegon I

更新日期：1997-05-27 00:00:00