Combined liver-kidney transplantation and the effect of preformed lymphocytotoxic antibodies [PDF]
Thirty-eight sequentially placed liver and kidney allografts were evaluated with respect to patient and graft survival, and the influence of preformed lymphocytotoxic antibodies was analysed.
A.Jake Demetris+34 more
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What have we learned about primary liver transplantation under tacrolimus immunosuppression? - Long-term follow-up of the first 1000 patients [PDF]
Objective: To summarize the long-term efficacy and safety of tacrolimus in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) recipients, as well as to examine the factors that influence long-term morbidity and mortality rates. Background: Tacrolimus (FK506, Prograf) was
Abu-Elmagd, K+6 more
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Background: kidney transplantation is a routine therapy in current medical practice. Survival of the renal graft varies depending on clinical and epidemiological factors, related to the donor, the organ preservation conditions and the recipient ...
Ivan Antonio Quiñones-Borrell+2 more
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We previously reported that bone marrow grafts from matched sibling donors resulted in best graft-versus-host disease-free, relapse-free survival at 1-year post allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Rohtesh S. Mehta+14 more
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Posttransplant renal allograft dysfunction – A retrospective observational study
Background: In India, a large number of end-stage renal disease patients are undergoing renal replacement therapy. A successful renal transplantation relives the burden of dialysis with improved quality of life and a productive life thereafter. This also
Mathew George Kunthara+6 more
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Obesity as a risk factor following cadaveric renal transplantation [PDF]
Obesity has generally been thought to increase the risk of operative mortality and postoperative complications in surgical patients. No data examining obesity as a factor in cadaveric renal transplantation were available.
Hakala, TR+5 more
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3-hydroxykynurenine suppresses CD4+ T-cell proliferation, induces T-regulatory-cell development, and prolongs corneal allograft survival [PDF]
Copyright © 2011 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. This article is available open access through the publisher’s website at the link below.Purpose.
Fu, Hongmei+4 more
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Over Ten-Year Kidney Graft Survival Determinants
Kidney graft survival has been mainly evaluated using an up to 10-year threshold. Instead, in this study our aim was to evaluate predictive variables that impact long-term kidney graft survival (≥10 years).
Anabela Malho Guedes+8 more
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Donor-to-recipient gender match in liver transplantation. A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
AIM To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis on donor-to-recipient gender mismatch as a risk factor for post-transplant graft loss. METHODS A systematic literature search was performed using PubMed, Cochrane Library database and EMBASE.
Giovanardi, Francesco+8 more
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Improved surgical technique for the establishment of a murine model of aortic transplantation. [PDF]
Aortic allotransplantation is a reliable procedure to study the evolvement of chronic rejection in mice. The progressive nature of this process in mice is characterized by diffuse and concentric myointimal proliferation which is inevitably associated ...
Aitouche, A+6 more
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