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Renal FailureBackground The optimal use of induction therapy in low-immunological-risk kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) remains uncertain. While Basiliximab (BSX) is widely utilized, its comparative outcomes with no induction therapy require further evaluation ...
Dahao Zhang +10 more
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Financial incentives to improve organ donation: what is the opinion of the Vaud French-speaking population? [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: With the increase of the organ shortage, several authors assume that financial incentives would improve organ donation rates and fill the unbalance between the demand and the organs available for transplant medicine. This line of argument
Benaroyo, L., Bosisio, F., Santiago, M.
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The dual nature of TDC – bridging dendritic and T cells in immunity
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.TDC are hematopoietic cells combining dendritic and T cell features. They reach secondary lymphoid organs (SLOs) and peripheral organs (liver and lungs) after FLT3‐dependent development in the bone marrow and maturation in the thymus. TDC are activated and enriched in SLOs upon viral infection, suggesting that they might play unique immune roles, since
Maria Nelli, Mirela Kuka
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If We Pay Football Players, Why Not Kidney Donors [PDF]
, 2018 Ethicists who oppose compensating kidney donors claim they do so because kidney donation is risky for the donor’s health, donors may not appreciate the risks and may be cognitively biased in other ways, and donors may come from disadvantaged groups and ...
Cook, Philip J., Krawiec, Kimberly D.
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International Journal of Population Data Science, 2020 Introduction Solid organ transplant recipients are at risk of infections, which may be either derived through transplantation or acquired later. Blood-borne viruses (BBV) are a particular concern for donor-derived transmissions.
Karen MJ Waller +10 more
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"You have to die first": exploring the thoughts and feelings on organ donation of British women who have not signed up to be donors [PDF]
, 2016 Four White British women who had not signed up to be organ donors were interviewed in depth to investigate their feelings on organ donation. Transcripts were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to reveal how the ability to detach from
Britton, Heather P. +2 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.In vivo IL‐10 produced by tissue‐resident tolDC is involved in maintaining/inducing tolerance. Depending on the agent used for ex vivo tolDC generation, cells acquire common features but prime T cells towards anergy, FOXP3+ Tregs, or Tr1 cells according to the levels of IL‐10 produced. Ex vivo‐induced tolDC were administered to patients to re‐establish/
Konstantina Morali +3 more
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THE “NEW BODY SNATCHERS”: ANALYZING THE EFFECT OF PRESUMED CONSENT ORGAN DONATION LAWS ON PRIVACY, AUTONOMY, AND LIBERTY [PDF]
, 2011 This Note examines, in three parts, presumed consent laws as they pertain to organ donation. Part I discusses presumed consent and explains the salient features of presumed consent laws.
Liddy, Maryellen
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices survey on organ donation among a selected adult population of Pakistan [PDF]
, 2009 Background: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding organ donation in a selected adult population in Pakistan. Methods: Convenience sampling was used to generate a sample of 440, 408 interviews were successfully completed and used ...
Ahmad, Muhammad Imran +9 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) affects nearly one‐third of the global population and poses a significant risk of progression to cirrhosis or liver cancer. Here, we discuss the roles of hepatic dendritic cell subtypes in MASLD, highlighting their distinct contributions to disease initiation and progression, and their ...
Camilla Klaimi +3 more
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