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Italian experience of pediatric liver transplantation [PDF]

, 2007
The SIGENP Group has created an Italian Liver Transplantation database. The study considers all patients under 18 yr of age on the waiting list or transplanted between 1984 and 2005. Demographic and clinical data were collected and a descriptive analysis
FACCHIN, PAOLA, GUARISO, GRAZIELLA, SIGENP GROUP OF LIVER TRANSPLANTATION, VISONA' DALLA POZZA L, SALMASO L, LODDE V, MANEA S   +6 more
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CD11b suppresses TLR activation of nonclassical monocytes to reduce primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation

The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2022
Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is the leading cause of postoperative mortality in lung transplant recipients and the most important risk factor for development of chronic lung allograft dysfunction.
Melissa Querrey, Stephen Chiu, Emilia Lecuona, Qiang Wu, Haiying Sun, Megan Anderson, Megan Kelly, Sowmya Ravi, Alexander V. Misharin, Daniel Kreisel, Ankit Bharat, G.R. Scott Budinger   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Host-versus-commensal immune responses participate in the rejection of colonized solid organ transplants

The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2022
Solid organ transplantation is the preferred treatment for end-stage organ failure. Although transplant recipients take life-long immunosuppressive drugs, a substantial percentage of them still reject their allografts.
Isabella Pirozzolo, Martin Sepulveda, Luqiu Chen, Ying Wang, Yuk Man Lei, Zhipeng Li, Rena Li, Husain Sattar, Betty Theriault, Yasmine Belkaid, Anita S. Chong, Maria-Luisa Alegre   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling approaches in paediatric infectious diseases and immunology [PDF]

, 2014
Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PKPD) modelling is used to describe and quantify dose-concentration-effect relationships. Within paediatric studies in infectious diseases and immunology these methods are often applied to developing guidance on ...
Hoare, RL, Germovsek, Eva, Standing, JF, Standing, Joseph F., Lewis, J, Barker, Charlotte I.S., Lewis, Joanna, Lestner, Jodi M., Hoare, Rollo L., Barker, CI, Germovsek, E, Lestner, JM   +11 more
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NK and CD8+ T cell phenotypes predict onset and control of CMV viremia after kidney transplant

JCI Insight, 2021
CMV causes mostly asymptomatic but lifelong infection. Primary infection or reactivation in immunocompromised individuals can be life-threatening. CMV viremia often occurs in solid organ transplant recipients and associates with decreased graft survival ...
Harry Pickering, Subha Sen, Janice Arakawa-Hoyt, Kenichi Ishiyama, Yumeng Sun, Rajesh Parmar, Richard S. Ahn, Gemalene Sunga, Megan Llamas, Alexander Hoffmann, Mario Deng, Suphamai Bunnapradist, Joanna M. Schaenman, David W. Gjertson, Maura Rossetti, Lewis L. Lanier, Elaine F. Reed, CMV Systems Immunobiology Group   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immune response in the liver under conditions of infection malignancy and transplantation

, 2014
The liver is the largest solid organ in the body and commands a large blood supply that is rich in bacterial products, environment toxins, and food antigens, which are repeatedly scanned by cells within the liver.
Mirshahidi, Saied, Kayhan, Başak, Özdamar, Şükrü Oğuz, Aharoni, Rina, Kayabaş, Üner, Padberg, Winfried   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Patterning the geographies of organ transplantation: corporeality, generosity and justice [PDF]

, 2006
Organ transplantation is now an established treatment for patients with end-stage organ failure, yet there are spatial inequalities in access to this procedure.
Gail Davies, Davies, G, Davies, Gail
core   +1 more source

ACTH treatment promotes murine cardiac allograft acceptance

JCI Insight, 2021
Heart transplantation is the optimal therapy for patients with end-stage heart disease, but its long-term outcome remains inadequate. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of the melanocortin receptors (MCRs) in inflammation, but how MCRs ...
Jing Zhao, Liwei Jiang, Mayuko Uehara, Naima Banouni, Basmah S. Al Dulaijan, Jamil Azzi, Takaharu Ichimura, Xiaofei Li, Petr Jarolim, Paolo Fiorina, Stefan G. Tullius, Joren C. Madsen, Vivek Kasinath, Reza Abdi   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

The unfinished legacy of liver transplantation: Emphasis on immunology [PDF]

, 2006
Liver transplantation radically changed the philosophy of hepatology practice, enriched multiple areas of basic science, and had pervasive ripple effects in law, public policy, ethics, and theology.
Fadi G. Lakkis, Starzl, TE, Lakkis, FG, Thomas E. Starzl   +3 more
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