Cytomegalovirus infection of the liver transplant: virological, histological, immunological, and clinical observations

I Lautenschlager, L Halme… - Transplant Infectious …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The most common organ‐specific manifestation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection after
liver transplantation is hepatitis. Here we retrospectively describe the detailed virological …

Tacrolimus monotherapy in liver transplantation: one-year results of a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

J Lerut, J Mathys, C Verbaandert, S Talpe… - Annals of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background: Minimal immunosuppression (IS) is desirable in organ transplantation to
reduce side effects and to promote the process of tolerance induction. Material and Methods …

CMV infection, diagnosis and antiviral strategies after liver transplantation

I Lautenschlager - Transplant International, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a significant pathogen complicating the post‐transplant course of
organ recipients. In liver transplant patients, the febrile clinical illness caused by CMV may …

Cytomegalovirus infection-associated fulminant hepatitis in an immunocompetent adult requiring emergency living-donor liver transplantation: report of a case

YD Yu, GC Park, PJ Park, YI Choi, S Hwang, GW Song… - Surgery today, 2013 - Springer
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is usually self-limiting in healthy adults, but it can
lead to significant complications. This report presents the case of an immunocompetent adult …

[HTML][HTML] Cytomegalovirus-induced hepatitis in an immunocompetent patient

P Gupta, M Suryadevara, A Das - The American journal of case …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Rare disease Background: Hepatitis is a descriptive term given for any
inflammation of the liver. It can be characterized as inflammatory cells infiltrating normal …

[HTML][HTML] Immunohistology of infectious diseases

EJ Ezyaguirre, DH Walker… - Diagnostic …, 2010 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since the 1980s, immunohistochemistry (IHC) has dramatically transformed the approach to
histopathologic diagnosis, specifically in the diagnosis and classification of tumors, and …

High intrahepatic HHV-6 virus loads but neither CMV nor EBV are associated with decreased graft survival after diagnosis of graft hepatitis

S Pischke, J Gösling, I Engelmann, J Schlue, B Wölk… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: In liver transplant recipients with graft hepatitis, the relevance of
herpesviruses is not well defined. METHODS: Viral loads of CMV, EBV, and HHV-6 were …

Bile acids act as soluble host restriction factors limiting cytomegalovirus replication in hepatocytes

AK Schupp, M Trilling, S Rattay, VTK Le-Trilling… - Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The liver constitutes a prime site of cytomegalovirus (CMV) replication and latency.
Hepatocytes produce, secrete, and recycle a chemically diverse set of bile acids, with the …

Risk factors associated with cytomegalovirus infection in orthotopic liver transplant patients

L Hoppe, CA Marroni, R Bressane, L Lago… - Transplantation …, 2006 - Elsevier
Our objective was to investigate the potential risk factors associated with cytomegalovirus
(CMV) infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From January 1999 to December 2001, 163 …

[PDF][PDF] Influence of donor/recipient HLA‐matching on outcome and recurrence of hepatitis C after liver transplantation

JM Langrehr, G Puhl, M Bahra… - Liver …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matching
on outcome, severity of recurrent hepatitis C and risk of rejection in hepatitis C positive …