Immunology ARTICLES

13 Feb 2018 : Original article  

Cyclosporin A Aggravates Calcification of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Under High-Glucose Conditions with a Calcifying Medium

Dae Hee Kim, Keon Cheol Lee, Sang Youb Han

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.908168

Ann Transplant 2018; 23:112-118

2,724 1,181 0

23 Jan 2018 : Review article  

Pharmacokinetic Drug–Drug Interactions Between Immunosuppressant and Anti-Infective Agents: Antimetabolites and Corticosteroids

Edward T. Van Matre, Gowri Satyanarayana, Robert L. Page 2nd, Marilyn E. Levi, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Scott W. Mueller

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.906164

Ann Transplant 2018; 23:66-74

5,689 4,248 0

02 May 2017 : Original article  

Real-World Multicenter Experience of Immunosuppression Minimization Among 661 Liver Transplant Recipients

Diego Aguiar, Diego Martínez-Urbistondo, Alberto Baroja-Mazo, Manuel de la Mata, Manuel Rodríguez-Perálvarez, Angel Rubín, Lorena Puchades, Trinidad Serrano, Jessica Montero, Antonio Cuadrado, Fernando Casafont, Magdalena Salcedo, Diego Rincón, Jose A. Pons, Jose I. Herrero

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.902523

Ann Transplant 2017; 22:265-275

2,141 1,049 0

17 Mar 2017 : Original article  

Conversion from Calcineurin Inhibitor-Based Immunosuppression to Mycophenolate Mofetil in Monotherapy Reduces Risk of De Novo Malignancies After Liver Transplantation

Diego Aguiar, Diego Martínez-Urbistondo, Delia D'Avola, Mercedes Iñarrairaegui, Fernando Pardo, Fernando Rotellar, Bruno Sangro, Jorge Quiroga, Jose Ignacio Herrero

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.901556

Ann Transplant 2017; 22:141-147

3,526 112 1

22 Nov 2016 : Review article  

Recent Progress in Xenotransplantation, with Emphasis on Virological Safety

Joachim Denner

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.900531

Ann Transplant 2016; 21:717-727

4,558 120 8

04 Nov 2016 : Case report  

Generalized Posttransplant Kaposi Sarcoma without Mucocutaneous Manifestations in the First Liver Transplantation in an HIV-Positive Patient in Poland: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Bogna Ziarkiewicz-Wróblewska, Magdalena M. Suchacz, Krzysztof Zieniewicz, Michał Ciszek, Urszula Ołdakowska-Jedynak, Krzysztof Dudek, Tadeusz Wróblewski, Michał Mazurkiewicz, Barbara Górnicka, Leszek Pączek, Marek Krawczyk, Alicja Wiercińska-Drapało

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.899603

Ann Transplant 2016; 21:683-688

3,287 40 2

06 Sep 2016 : Original article  

Functional Properties of Human Cytomegalovirus Hyperimmunoglobulin and Standard Immunoglobulin Preparations

Matthias Germer, Peter Herbener, Jörg Schüttrumpf

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.898050

Ann Transplant 2016; 21:558-564

3,906 252 0

17 May 2016 : Original article  

Binding of ATGs to Endothelial Cells In Vivo

Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Astrid Hernandez-Sierra, Uwe Schulz, Manfred Richter, Eckart Thein, Anton Moritz, Isabella Werner

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.896158

Ann Transplant 2016; 21:311-316

2,381 22 2

21 Apr 2016 : Original article  

Pulmonary Cytomegalovirus Replication in Renal Transplant Patients with Late Onset Pneumonitis

Eva Königshausen, Hartmut Hengel, Ortwin Adams, Heinz Bry, Stephan Steiner, Christina Priegnitz, Anita Hansen, Lorenz Sellin, Lars C. Rump, Adina Voiculescu

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.896938

Ann Transplant 2016; 21:235-240

3,426 52 1

07 Apr 2016 : Original article  

Vaccination Status of Pneumococcal and Other Vaccines in 444 Liver Transplant Patients Compared to a Representative Population Sample

Birgitta Weltermann, Anna Herwig, Dorothea Dehnen, Kerstin Herzer

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.896436

Ann Transplant 2016; 21:200-207

2,997 127 0

09 Feb 2016 : Clinical Research  

Predictors of Mortality in Abdominal Organ Transplant Recipients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections

Honghui Su, Qifa Ye, Qiquan Wan, Jiandang Zhou

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.896269

Ann Transplant 2016; 21:86-93

3,014 51 2

05 Nov 2015 : Original article  

Cytomegalovirus Immunoglobulin for Prophylaxis and Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Infection in the (Val)Ganciclovir Era: A Single-Center Experience

Cristina Lopez Garcia-Gallo, Christian García Fadul, Rosalia Laporta, Francisca Portero, Isabel Millan, Piedad Ussetti

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.894694

Ann Transplant 2015; 20:661-666

3,409 170 2

27 Mar 2015 : Case report  

Severe Cytomegalovirus Infection in a Second Kidney Transplant Recipient Treated with Ganciclovir, Leflunomide, and Immunoglobulins, with Complications including Seizures, Acute HCV Infection, Drug-Induced Pancytopenia, Diabetes, Cholangitis, and Multi-Organ Failure with Fatal Outcome: A Case Report

Dorota Miszewska-Szyszkowska, Natalia Mikołajczyk, Ewa Komuda-Leszek, Renata Wieczorek-Godlewska, Robert Świder, Dominika Dęborska-Materkowska, Jacek Szmidt, Magdalena Durlik

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.892076

Ann Transplant 2015; 20:169-174

3,742 54 7

20 Mar 2015 : Original article  

Waist Circumference as an Independent Risk Factor for NODAT

Ivana Dedinská, Ľudovít Laca, Juraj Miklušica, Jaroslav Rosenberger, Zuzana Žilinská, Peter Galajda, Marián Mokáň

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.892067

Ann Transplant 2015; 20:154-159

2,706 39 4

23 Dec 2014 : Original article  

The Impact of Treated Bacterial Infections within One Month before Living Donor Liver Transplantation in Adults

Takanobu Hara, Akihiko Soyama, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, Masaaki Hidaka, Izumi Carpenter, Ayaka Kinoshita, Tomohiko Adachi, Amane Kitasato, Tamotsu Kuroki, Susumu Eguchi

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.892095

Ann Transplant 2014; 19:674-679

3,096 46 4

22 Dec 2014 : Original article  

Fungal Infections in Liver Transplant Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit

Raghda Marzaban, Maged Salah, Ahmed M. Mukhtar, Reham A. Dwedar, Walaa Abdel-Latif, Ihab Mahmoud

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.892132

Ann Transplant 2014; 19:667-673

3,151 42 2

12 May 2014 : Original article  

Immunosuppressive protocol with delayed use of low-dose tacrolimus after aortic transplantation suppresses donor-specific anti-MHC class I and class II antibody production in rats

Ivan Matia, Peter Fellmer, Katrin Splith, Martin Varga, Milos Adamec, Ines Kämmerer, Linda Feldbrügge, Felix Krenzien, Hans-Michael Hau, Georgi Atanasov, Moritz Schmelzle, Sven Jonas

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.889870

Ann Transplant 2014; 19:225-232

2,839 26 1

22 Jan 2014 : Original article  

Pharmacodynamic monitoring of nuclear factor of activated T cell-regulated gene expression in liver allograft recipients on immunosuppressive therapy with calcineurin inhibitors in the course of time and correlation with acute rejection episodes – a prospective study

Niels Steinebrunner, Catharina Sandig, Claudia Sommerer, Ulf Hinz, Thomas Giese, Wolfgang Stremmel, Alexandra Zahn

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.889809

Ann Transplant 2014; 19:32-40

2,990 128 18

15 Nov 2013 : Original article  

Humoral immunity after kidney transplantation: Impact of two randomized immunosuppressive protocols

Tristan Legris, Christophe Picard, Valérie Moal, Stéphane Burtey, Anderson Loundou, Raj Purgus, Bertrand Dussol, Yvon Berland, Henri Vacher-Coponat

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.889536

Ann Transplant 2013; 18:622-634

3,324 63 6

25 Oct 2013 : Original article  

Porcine endogenous retrovirus infection changes the expression of inflammation-related genes in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated human dermal fibroblasts

Magdalena C. Kimsa, Barbara Strzałka-Mrozik, Małgorzata W. Kimsa, Celina Kruszniewska-Rajs, Joanna Gola, Jolanta Adamska, Antoni Rajs, Urszula Mazurek

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.889310

Ann Transplant 2013; 18:576-586

2,796 36 5

19 Jul 2013 : Original article  

Long-term maintenance immunosuppressive regimen with tacrolimus monotherapy

Jean-François Augusto, Jean-François Subra, Céline Onno, Florence Villemain, Anne Croue, Corinne Dussaussoy, Jean Picquet, Brigitte Coeffic, Johnny Sayegh

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.883979

Ann Transplant 2013; 18:368-377

3,040 72 6

25 Feb 2013 : Original article  

Role of platelets in the modulation of kidney allograft recipients’ immune systems

Jerzy Sieńko, Maciej Kotowski, Krzysztof Safranow, Edyta Paczkowska, Bartosz Wojciuk, Jarosław Piątek, Andrzej Ossowski, Magdalena Wiśniewska, Marek Ostrowski, Agata Jasiczek, Bogusław Machaliński

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.883838

Ann Transplant 2013; 18:76-81

2,148 15 0

31 Mar 2012 : Review article  

BK virus replication following kidney transplant: Does the choice of immunosuppressive regimen influence outcomes?

Phillip Acott, Nina Babel

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.882640

Ann Transplant 2012; 17(1): 86-99

3,502 55 29

30 Sep 2011 : Original article  

Outcomes of renal transplantation in recipients with peak panel reactive antibody >30% under tacrolimus-based immunosuppression

Amit Basu, John Falcone, Igor Dvorchik, Henkie P. Tan, Kristine Schonder, J. Wallis Marsh, Adriana Zeevi, Abhinav Humar, Ron Shapiro

Ann Transplant 2011; 16(3): 5-13

2,189 22 0

30 Jun 2011 : Original article  

Malignancy after renal transplantation in the new era of immunosuppression

Ewa Watorek, Maria Boratynska, Danuta Smolska, Dariusz Patrzalek, Marian Klinger

Ann Transplant 2011; 16(2): 14-18

2,404 33 11