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Extended pancreas donor program - the EXPAND study rationale and study protocol [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation (SPK), pancreas transplantation alone (PTA) or pancreas transplantation after kidney (PAK) are the only curative treatment options for patients with type 1 (juvenile) diabetes mellitus with or ...
Bechstein, Wolf Otto, Carsten Dietz, Falk Rauchfuss, Holub, Ines, Peter Schenker, Heise, Michael, Volker Müller, Rauchfuss, Falk, Proneth, Andrea, Florian Zeman, Björn Nashan, Markus Guba, Banas, Bernhard, Stefan Thorban, Schemmer, Peter, Edward K Geissler, Stephan Kersting, Ströhlein, Michael A., Andreas A Schnitzbauer, Nashan, Björn, Jonas, Sven, Thomas Becker, Ines Holub, Johanna R Foerster, Andreas Pascher, Manekeller, Steffen, Viebahn, Richard, Müller, Volker, Thomas Vogel, Peter Schemmer, Bernhard Banas, Farkas, Stefan A., Andrea Proneth, Arbogast, Helmut, Schenker, Peter, Richard Viebahn, Thorban, Stefan, Jürgen Klempnauer, Silvio Nadalin, Axel O Rahmel, Vogel, Thomas, Becker, Thomas, Guba, Markus, Zeman, Florian, Kersting, Stephan, Michael Heise, Rahmel, Axel, Klempnauer, Jürgen, Schlitt, Hans J., Schnitzbauer, Andreas, Stefan A Farkas, Nadalin, Silvio, Sven Jonas, Steffen Manekeller, Helmut Arbogast, Hans J Schlitt, Dietz, Carsten, Michael A Ströhlein, Geissler, Edward K., Wolf O Bechstein, Foerster, Johanna R., Pascher, Andreas, Andrea Proneth   +62 more
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IL-27: A Double-Edged Sword in Immune Regulation via JAK-STAT Orchestration

Journal of Immunology Research
Interleukin-27 (IL-27) is a multifunctional cytokine produced mainly by innate immune cells that regulates immune responses primarily through the Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling pathway. The role of IL-
Xiangqi Zhang, Chen Feng, Ye Xu, Yingqi Zeng, Qiulin Luo, Jiajie Qin, Tengfang Li, Longkai Peng, Hedong Zhang, Helong Dai   +9 more
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The first robotic kidney transplantation in Korea: a case report [PDF]

, 2022
Minimally invasive surgery reduces perioperative pain and morbidity, facilitating rapid recovery. However, the field of kidney transplantation has lagged in this regard, its customary open surgical techniques going nearly unchanged until recently ...
이주한, 김현정, 한웅규, 나준채, 허규하   +4 more
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Neuropsychological and Educational Outcomes in Shwachman–Diamond Syndrome—A Report From the North American Shwachman–Diamond Syndrome Registry

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Shwachman–Diamond syndrome (SDS) is a rare autosomal recessive ribosomopathy characterized by bone marrow failure and multisystem involvement, with emerging evidence of associated neurocognitive impairment. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of 240 individuals with biallelic Shwachman–Bodian–Diamond syndrome (SBDS) mutations
Jane Koo, Melissa Gerstle, Leah Cheng, Richard Cooper, Katherine Coyne, Claire Dusa, Naomi E. Joffe, Diana Schwarz, Sarah Steltz, Akiko Shimamura, Kasiani C. Myers, Thea Quinton   +11 more
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Maximum weight cycle packing in directed graphs, with application to kidney exchange programs [PDF]

, 2009
Centralized matching programs have been established in several countries to organize kidney exchanges between incompatible patient-donor pairs. At the heart of these programs are algorithms to solve kidney exchange problems, which can be modelled as ...
Biro, P., Rizzi, R., Manlove, D.F.
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Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
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Clinical outcomes of simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation in elderly type II diabetic recipients

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
The effect of age on outcomes after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPK) among type II diabetes (T2DM) recipients remains inconclusive. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the age at time of transplantation and mortality ...
Yu Cao, Jie Zhao, Gang Feng, Zhen Wang, Jianghao Wei, Yang Xu, Chunbai Mo, Wenli Song   +7 more
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miR-136 improves renal fibrosis in diabetic rats by targeting down-regulation of tyrosine kinase SYK and inhibition of TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway

Renal Failure, 2020
Objective To investigate the way that miR-136 regulated spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1)/Smad3 signaling pathways on renal fibrosis.
Lei Liu, Xinlu Pang, Wenjun Shang, Guiwen Feng, Zhigang Wang, Junxiang Wang   +5 more
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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
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