Quantification of torque teno virus viremia as a prospective biomarker for infectious disease in kidney allograft recipients

R Strassl, M Schiemann, K Doberer… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Drug-induced immunosuppression following kidney transplantation is crucial to
prevent allograft rejection, but increases risk for infectious disease. Tailoring of drug dosing …

Torque teno virus for risk stratification of acute biopsy-proven alloreactivity in kidney transplant recipients

R Strassl, K Doberer… - The Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Drug-induced immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients is crucial to
prevent allograft rejection, but increases risk for infectious disease. Immunologic monitoring …

[HTML][HTML] Torque teno virus loads after kidney transplantation predict allograft rejection but not viral infection

AL van Rijn, HF Wunderink, IA Sidorov… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The main challenge of immunosuppressive therapy after solid organ transplantation is to
create a new immunological balance that prevents organ rejection and does not promote …

[HTML][HTML] Torque teno virus for risk stratification of graft rejection and infection in kidney transplant recipients—a prospective observational trial

K Doberer, M Schiemann, R Strassl… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The nonpathogenic and ubiquitous torque teno virus (TTV) is associated with
immunosuppression in solid organ transplant recipients. Studies in kidney transplant …

[HTML][HTML] Torque teno virus load is associated with subclinical alloreactivity in kidney transplant recipients: a prospective observational trial

K Doberer, F Haupenthal, M Nackenhorst… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background. Nonpathogenic torque teno viruses (TTVs) are highly prevalent in transplant
recipients and associated with immunosuppression. Studies in kidney transplant patients …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of plasma Torque Teno viral load applying a CE-certified PCR for risk stratification of rejection and infection post kidney transplantation

I Görzer, F Haupenthal, F Maggi, F Gelas… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Torque Teno virus (TTV) is non-pathogenic, highly prevalent and
reflects the immune status of its host. TTV plasma load was suggested for risk stratification of …

Development of a standardized real time PCR for Torque teno viruses (TTV) viral load detection and quantification: A new tool for immune monitoring

D Kulifaj, B Durgueil-Lariviere, F Meynier… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Torque teno viruses (TTV) are small DNA viruses whose replication is closely
linked to immune status. A growing number of publications underlined the potential of TTV …

[HTML][HTML] Torque teno viral load reflects immunosuppression in paediatric kidney-transplanted patients—a pilot study

P Uhl, A Heilos, G Bond, E Meyer, M Böhm… - Pediatric …, 2021 - Springer
Background Chronic deterioration of kidney graft function is related to inadequate
immunosuppression (IS). A novel tool to assess the individual net state of IS in transplanted …

Torque Teno virus load—inverse association with antibody-mediated rejection after kidney transplantation

M Schiemann, E Puchhammer-Stöckl… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) represents one of the cardinal causes of
late allograft loss after kidney transplantation, and there is great need for noninvasive tools …

Torque‐teno virus for the prediction of graft rejection and infection disease after kidney transplantation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

J Zeng, Y Tang, T Lin, T Song - Journal of Medical Virology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Torque teno virus (TTV) is a promising novel marker for quantifying the immune function in
solid organ recipients, whose diagnostic accuracy of acute rejection (AR) and infection after …