AIM To compare the differential immune T cell subset composition in patients with acute T cell-mediated rejection in the kidney transplant with subset composition in the absence of rejection, and to explore the association of their respective immune profiles with kidney transplant outcomes. METHODS A pilot cross-sectional histopathological analysis of the immune infiltrate was performed using...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: LT: Liver Transplant; OLT: Orthotopic Liver Transplantation; RT: Renal Transplant; KT: Kidney Transplant; LTR: Liver Transplant Recipients; RTR: Renal Transplant Recipients; PSA: Prostatic Specific Antigen; PBC: Primary Biliary Cholangitis; CT: Computed Tomography; SKL: Simultaneous Liver-Kidney; SOT: Solid Organ Transplantation; NCCN...

OBJECTIVES The best treatment for end-stage renal disease is kidney transplant, but the shortage of donor organs has caused long waiting times for an appropriate organ allograft. The use of ABO-incompatible kidney transplant can be a valuable option to expand the donor pool. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate 13 patients who had successful ABO-incompatible kidney transplant with d...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Living donor kidney transplantation, the treatment of choice for ESRD, is underused by women and blacks. To better understand sex differences in the context of potential barriers to living donor kidney transplantation, the Dialysis Patient Transplant Questionnaire was administered in two urban, predominantly black hemodialysis units. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & ...

bk virus (bkv) is a polyomavirus with seroprevalence in adults, ranging from 60 to 100%. it is considered as usual cause of renal dysfunction after the allograft renal transplantation nephropathy. potent immunosuppressive therapy in kidney transplantation can lower the rate of acute rejection. therefore, untreated bkv infections lead to kidney allograft dysfunction or loss. in order to estimate...

Belatacept has been found to be efficient at preserving good kidney function in maintenance kidney-transplant patients. Herein, we report on the use of belatacept as a rescue therapy for two kidney-transplant patients presenting with severe adverse events after treatment with calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) and mammalian target-of-rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors. Two kidney-transplant patients develo...

introduction: worldwide, hepatitis a is a common infection during childhood especially in developing countries. it can cause severe complications in immunocompromised patients, including kidney transplants patients and chronic liver disease. due to the increasing number of kidney transplants in the country and epidemiologic shift of hav which was observed in previous studies, we're going to rev...

In this study of 263 heart, kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant patients, BK virus (BKV) and JC virus (JCV) DNAemia were observed most commonly in kidney and/or pancreas transplant patients (26%), although they were also observed, to a lesser extent, in heart (7%) and liver (4%) transplant patients. The majority of episodes of polyomavirus DNAemia were subclinical, although, in some cases, B...

BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem with increasing incidence and prevalence and associated expenses. OBJECTIVES To explore different perceptions of rural and urban patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) about kidney transplant. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted four focus groups, each including 5 or 6 patients with stage 5 CKD or end stage renal...

BACKGROUND We lack consensus on the clinical value, frequency, and timing of bone mineral density (BMD) testing in kidney transplant recipients. This study sought to determine practice patterns in BMD testing across kidney transplant centres in Ontario, Canada, and to compare the frequency of testing in kidney transplant recipients to non-transplant reference groups. METHODS Using healthcare ...