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
848 3 0

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
848 3 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
1725 29 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
1725 29 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
441 12 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
441 12 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
955 45 1

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
955 45 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
1207 55 8

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
1207 55 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
670 10 2

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
670 10 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
958 79 0

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
958 79 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
555 9 2

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
555 9 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
802 32 1

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
802 32 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
749 39 0

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
749 39 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
642 14 2

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
642 14 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
870 68 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
870 68 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
989 15 7

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
989 15 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
578 10 4

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
578 10 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
886 24 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
886 24 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
779 17 2

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
779 17 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
711 12 1

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
711 12 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
819 16 18

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
819 16 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
950 30 6

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
950 30 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
676 12 5

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
676 12 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
575 10 6

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
575 10 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
361 3 0

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
361 3 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
809 21 29

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
809 21 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
396 11 0

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
396 11 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
599 13 11

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
599 13 11
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