Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common infection after organ transplantation and has a
major impact on morbidity, mortality and graft survival. Optimal prevention, diagnosis and …

Liver transplantation (LT) is widely accepted as an effective therapeutic modality for a variety
of irreversible acute and chronic liver disease. The success of liver transplantation has …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) continues to be one of the most common infections after solid-organ
transplantation, resulting in significant morbidity, graft loss, and adverse outcomes …

Metabolic processes utilize a variety of differing and contrasting biochemical routes to
enable synthesis of degradation and activation or deactivation of substances; in addition …

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) are human herpesviruses (HHV) that
are common in humans. Primary EBV and CMV infections mostly are asymptomatic but can …

The liver contains approximately one-third of the reticuloendothelial system mass in
humans. As the recipient of both the portal and systemic circulation, the liver plays an …

Liver transplantation is a highly successful treatment for patients with end-stage liver
disease and acute liver failure. However, serious postoperative complications can …

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is common and affects between 40–100% of the
worldwide population. However, the majority of cases are asymptomatic and when severe …

This article focuses on the main patterns of damage that are seen in liver allograft biopsies.
As with the interpretation of liver biopsies from the native liver, clinicopathological correlation …

Recent studies using MHC class I tetramers have shown that CD8+ T cell responses against
different persistent viruses vary considerably in magnitude and phenotype. At one extreme …