THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIF-2 AND CHRONIC RENAL ALLOGRAFT NEPHROPATHY IN RENAL TRANSPLANTATION RECIPIENTS

Relationship between Coping and Spiritual Health in Renal Transplant Recipients

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) encounter various challenges following kidney transplantation, which should be managed appropriately. These problems can be partly controlled by considering spirituality as one of the care components. Regarding this, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between coping and spiritual health in the renal transplant recipients. This ...

Alloreactivity in renal transplant recipients with and without chronic allograft nephropathy.

The pathogenesis of chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) involves both immunologic (antigen-dependent) and nonimmunologic (antigen-independent) mechanisms. In order to provide further insight into the immunologic basis of this disease, a cross-sectional analysis of cellular and humoral immunity in human renal allograft recipients with or without deteriorating renal function and biopsy proven CAN...

Allograft Nephropathy Implications for the Pathogenesis of Chronic Alloresponses in Renal Allograft Recipients: Loss of Direct and Maintenance of Indirect

Relationship Between 'Immediate' Resistive Index Measurement After Renal Transplantation and Renal Allograft Outcomes.

BACKGROUND The arterial resistive index, also referred to as the resistive index (RI) or Pourcelot Index, is a measure of pulsatile blood flow. Previous studies have demonstrated the usefulness of the RI as a predictor of allograft outcomes based on RI measurement in the later stages after transplantation. However, there is little evidence of the predictive value of "immediate" RI measurement w...

Surveillance Renal Allograft Biopsy on Diagnosis of BK Virus Nephropathy in Chinese Renal Transplant Recipients

Objective: We prospectively investigated 121 renal allograft biopsy specimens performed in our center. Methods: BKVAN was diagnosed by light microscopic examination and a positive immunohistochemistry staining of anti-SV40 large T antibody in a biopsy specimen. Results: Of the 121 patients, nine were diagnosed with BKVAN (7.4%). Nine patients with BKVN classically presents as allograft dysfunct...