INTRODUCTION Kidney transplantation from deceased donor has progressively increased in Iran; however, there are limited published data on its outcome. We evaluated the short-term outcome of kidney transplants using deceased donors in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 121 adult patients who received a kidney allograft from a deceased donor in Baqiyatallah Transplant Center were enrolled. ...

HIV infection was previously an absolute contraindication to renal transplantation. However, with the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), renal transplantation using HIV-negative donor kidneys has successfully been employed for HIV-infected patients with end-stage renal failure. In resource-limited countries, places on dialysis programmes are severely restricted; HIV-infecte...

A disparity remains between graft survival of renal allografts from deceased donors and from living donors. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underlie this disparity may allow the development of targeted therapies to enhance graft survival. Here, we used microarrays to examine whole genome expression profiles using tissue from 53 human renal allograft protocol biopsies obt...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Hispanic patients undergoing chronic dialysis are less likely to receive a kidney transplant compared with non-Hispanic whites. This study sought to elucidate disparities in the path to receipt of a deceased donor transplant between Hispanic and non-Hispanic whites. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS Using the US Renal Data System, 417,801 Caucasians who i...

In this position article, DESCARTES (Developing Education Science and Care for Renal Transplantation in European States) board members describe the current strategies aimed at expanding living and deceased donor kidney pools. The article focuses on the recent progress in desensitization and kidney paired exchange programmes and on the expanded criteria for the use of donor kidneys and organs fr...