Optimizing mycophenolic acid exposure in kidney transplant recipients: time for target concentration intervention

DK Metz, N Holford, JY Kausman, A Walker… - …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
The immunosuppressive agent mycophenolate is used extensively in kidney transplantation,
yet dosing strategy applied varies markedly from fixed dosing (“one-dose-fits-all”), to …

[HTML][HTML] Fixed-or controlled-dose mycophenolate mofetil with standard-or reduced-dose calcineurin inhibitors: the Opticept trial

RS Gaston, B Kaplan, T Shah, D Cibrik… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) was developed with cyclosporine as a fixed-dose
immunosuppressant. More recent data indicate a relationship between mycophenolic acid …

Quality of life after kidney transplantation: the bright side of life?

F Dobbels, L De Bleser, S De Geest, RN Fine - Advances in chronic kidney …, 2007 - Elsevier
This review describes the state-of-the-art on quality of life (QOL) in kidney transplant (KTx)
recipients. More specifically, posttransplant QOL is compared with the pretransplant …

[HTML][HTML] Rates of first infection following kidney transplant in the United States

JJ Snyder, AK Israni, Y Peng, L Zhang, TA Simon… - Kidney international, 2009 - Elsevier
We studied the incidence, trends and clinical correlates of infections following kidney
transplantation in the United States Renal Data System over the years 1995–2003 in 46,471 …

Probability, predictors, and prognosis of posttransplantation glomerulonephritis

W Chailimpamontree, S Dmitrienko, G Li… - Journal of the …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Glomerulonephritis (GN) is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease among recipients of
renal transplants. Because modern immunosuppressive regimens have reduced the …

[HTML][HTML] Sex and organ-specific risk of major adverse renal or cardiac events in solid organ transplant recipients with COVID-19

AJ Vinson, R Dai, G Agarwal, AJ Anzalone… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
While older males are at the highest risk for poor coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
outcomes, it is not known if this applies to the immunosuppressed recipient of a solid organ …

Structure validity of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index in renal transplant recipients: a confirmatory factor analysis

H Burkhalter, SM Sereika, S Engberg… - Sleep and Biological …, 2010 - Springer
The primary aim of this study was to fit and test the hypothesized three-factor model of the
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) reported by Cole (2006) in renal transplant (RTx) …

Vascularized composite allotransplantation and tissue engineering

EM Bueno, JR Diaz-Siso, GC Sisk… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
For many living with the devastating aftermath of disfiguring facial injuries, extremity
amputations, and other composite tissues defects, conventional reconstruction offers limited …

The role of personal characteristics in the relationship between health and psychological distress among kidney transplant recipients

T Schulz, J Niesing, RE Stewart, R Westerhuis… - Social Science & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Although kidney transplantation improves overall quality of life and physical functioning,
improvements of psychological distress are often modest. However, apparent stressors such …

Concomitant Polyoma BK Virus and West Nile Virus in Renal Allografts

RT Sheth, DY Ibrahim, AF Gohara, O Ekwenna… - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Surveillance of the renal allograft recipient is essential when monitoring renal function to
detect the early onset of rejection and alter therapeutic treatments to treat acute rejection or …