Organ Transplantation Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Organ Transplantation, including details on risks, prognosis, procedure, surgery.

Volume 4 (2007), Issue 9 (September)

1. Increased incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of eye after kidney transplantation.
   J Natl Cancer Inst, 99(17): 1340-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Liver transplantation using hepatitis B core antibody-positive grafts: review and university of Tokyo experience.
   Dig Dis Sci, 52(10): 2472-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Pharmacokinetics of cyclosporine A after massive hepatectomy: a hint for small-for-size graft in living donor liver transplantation.
   Dig Dis Sci, 52(10): 2490-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Combination therapy in liver transplant recipients with hepatitis B virus without hepatitis B immune globulin.
   Dig Dis Sci, 52(10): 2497-500. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Effects of hepatitis C-induced liver fibrosis on survival in kidney transplant candidates.
   Dig Dis Sci, 52(10): 2501-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Post-heart transplant diastolic dysfunction is a risk factor for mortality.
   J Am Coll Cardiol, 50(11): 1064-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Pediatric heart transplantation in human leukocyte antigen sensitized patients: evolving management and assessment of intermediate-term outcomes in a high-risk population.
   Circulation, 116(11): I172-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Development of a biological ventricular assist device: preliminary data from a small animal model.
   Circulation, 116(11): I16-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Prognostic impact of microvasculopathy on survival after heart transplantation: evidence from 9713 endomyocardial biopsies.
   Circulation, 116(11): 1274-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Incidence of increased creatine kinase and its effect on kidney function in hand assisted laparoscopic kidney donors and their recipients.
    J Urol, 178(4): 1391-5; discussion 1395. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Combined double lung-liver transplantation for cystic fibrosis without cardio-pulmonary by-pass.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2433-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Pancreas graft salvage using pancreatico-duodenectomy with enteric drainage.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2422-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Sirolimus-associated infertility: case report and literature review of possible mechanisms.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2414-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Association between waiting times for kidney transplantation and rates of live donation.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2406-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Expression profiling of human donor lungs to understand primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2396-405. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Outcome in cardiac recipients of donor hearts with increased left ventricular wall thickness.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2388-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Renal transplantation in patients with pre-transplant donor-specific antibodies and negative flow cytometry crossmatches.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2371-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Expanding kidney paired donation through participation by compatible pairs.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2361-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Renin angiotensin system blockade in kidney transplantation: a systematic review of the evidence.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2350-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Living-donor liver transplantation in the United States: identifying donors at risk for perioperative complications.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2344-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. IFN-gamma prevents early perforin-granzyme-mediated destruction of kidney allografts by inducing donor class I products in the kidney.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2301-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Expression patterns of regulatory T-cell markers in accepted and rejected nonhuman primate kidney allografts.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2236-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. The impact of aprotinin on renal function after liver transplantation: an analysis of 1,043 patients.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2378-87. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Carbon monoxide protects rat lung transplants from ischemia-reperfusion injury via a mechanism involving p38 MAPK pathway.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2279-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Gadolinium is not the only trigger for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis: insights from two cases and review of the recent literature.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2425-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Nonviral gene delivery with indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase targeting pulmonary endothelium protects against ischemia-reperfusion injury.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2291-300. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. SWOT analysis of Banff: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the international Banff consensus process and classification system for renal allograft pathology.
    Am J Transplant, 7(10): 2221-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Improving access to HCV treatment: external jugular venepuncture can overcome problems with difficult venous access.
    Int J Drug Policy, 18(5): 433-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Low levels of sRAGE are associated with increased risk for mortality in renal transplant recipients.
    Transplantation, 84(5): 659-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Adherence to Lamivudine after an early withdrawal of hepatitis B immune globulin plays an important role in the long-term prevention of hepatitis B virus recurrence.
    Transplantation, 84(5): 650-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Living kidney donors requiring transplantation: focus on African Americans.
    Transplantation, 84(5): 647-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Impact of portal versus systemic venous drainage on acute rejection of simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation in pig.
    Transplantation, 84(5): 629-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Liver allografts are toleragenic in rats conditioned with posttransplant total lymphoid irradiation.
    Transplantation, 84(5): 619-28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Trends in kidney transplantation in Australia and New Zealand, 1993-2004.
    Transplantation, 84(5): 611-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Differential effects of prednisolone and azathioprine on the development of human cytomegalovirus replication post liver transplantation.
    Transplantation, 84(5): 605-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Heart valve operations in solid organ recipients: an 18-year single-center experience.
    Transplantation, 84(5): 592-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Diabetes and hepatic oxidative damage are associated with hepatitis C progression after liver transplantation.
    Transplantation, 84(5): 587-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Increased nitric oxide production during acute rejection in kidney transplantation: a useful marker to aid in the diagnosis of rejection.
    Transplantation, 84(5): 580-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Adult orthotopic liver transplantation in the United Kingdom and Ireland between 1994 and 2005.
    Transplantation, 84(5): 572-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Evolving clinical strategies for transplantation in the HIV-positive recipient.
    Transplantation, 84(5): 563-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Clinical outcome of renal transplantation in patients with positive pre-transplant hepatitis B surface antigen.
    J Med Virol, 79(11): 1655-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction for evaluating DNAemia due to cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, and BK virus in solid-organ transplant recipients.
    Clin Infect Dis, 45(8): 1056-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Heart transplantation treatment for a malignant cardiac granular cell tumor: 33 months of survival.
    Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg, 6(5): 679-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Role of MDCT in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol, 189(4): 792-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Childhood abuse, nonadherence, and medical outcome in pediatric liver transplant recipients.
    J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 46(10): 1280-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Role of chemotherapy and rituximab for treatment of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder in solid organ transplantation.
    Ann Pharmacother, 41(10): 1648-59. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Decreased serum retinol is associated with increased mortality in renal transplant recipients.
    Clin Chem, 53(10): 1841-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Improved survival of patients with end-stage heart failure listed for heart transplantation: analysis of organ procurement and transplantation network/U.S. United Network of Organ Sharing data, 1990 to 2005.
    J Am Coll Cardiol, 50(13): 1282-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. A comparative analysis between survivors and nonsurvivors with antibody mediated cardiac allograft rejection.
    J Surg Res, 142(2): 233-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Pancreas graft drainage in recipient duodenum: preliminary experience.
    Transplantation, 84(6): 795-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Dengue in renal transplant patients: a retrospective analysis.
    Transplantation, 84(6): 792-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Use of everolimus as a rescue immunosuppressive therapy in liver transplant patients with neoplasms.
    Transplantation, 84(6): 786-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Graft produced interleukin-6 functions as a danger signal and promotes rejection after transplantation.
    Transplantation, 84(6): 771-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Atorvastatin donor pretreatment prevents ischemia/reperfusion injury in renal transplantation in rats: possible role for aldose-reductase inhibition.
    Transplantation, 84(6): 755-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Antibodies against donor human leukocyte antigens and the outcome of cardiac allografts in adults and children.
    Transplantation, 84(6): 738-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Factors determining social participation in the first year after kidney transplantation: a prospective study.
    Transplantation, 84(6): 729-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Re-exposure to mismatched HLA class I is a significant risk factor for graft loss: multivariable analysis of 259 kidney retransplants.
    Transplantation, 84(6): 722-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Decreased incidence of acute rejection in adolescent kidney transplant recipients using antithymocyte induction and triple immunosuppression.
    Transplantation, 84(6): 715-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Randomized controlled study comparing reduced calcineurin inhibitors exposure versus standard cyclosporine-based immunosuppression.
    Transplantation, 84(6): 706-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Outcomes after orthotopic liver transplantation in 15 HIV-infected patients.
    Transplantation, 84(6): 697-705. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Efficacy of caspofungin addition to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole treatment for severe pneumocystis pneumonia in solid organ transplant recipients.
    Transplantation, 84(6): 685-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Natural killer T cells: a bridge to tolerance or a pathway to rejection?
    Transplantation, 84(6): 679-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Protocol biopsy: today's fine-needle aspiration biopsy?
    Transplantation, 84(6): 677-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. To biopsy or not to biopsy? Should we screen the histology of stable renal grafts?
    Transplantation, 84(6): 671-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Parvovirus-B19-associated complications in renal transplant recipients.
    Nat Clin Pract Nephrol, 3(10): 540-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Identification of a peripheral blood transcriptional biomarker panel associated with operational renal allograft tolerance.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 104(39): 15448-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Antibodies against MICA antigens and kidney-transplant rejection.
    N Engl J Med, 357(13): 1293-300. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Remission of aseptic inflammatory ascites after nephrectomy of a failed allograft.
    Am J Kidney Dis, 50(4): 645-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Disease progression and outcomes in type 1 diabetic kidney transplant recipients based on posttransplantation CKD staging.
    Am J Kidney Dis, 50(4): 631-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Trends in hemodialysis vascular access from the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry (ANZDATA) 2000 to 2005.
    Am J Kidney Dis, 50(4): 612-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Corneal confocal microscopy detects early nerve regeneration after pancreas transplantation in patients with type 1 diabetes.
    Diabetes Care, 30(10): 2608-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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