Background The extent of the damage following surgery has been subject of study for
several years. Numerous surgical complications can impact postoperative quality of life of …

Donor organ shortage still remains a serious obstacle for the access of wait-list patients to
kidney transplantation, the best treatment for End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD). To expand …

Background Renal interstitial fibrosis (RIF) is a common pathway for progression of chronic
kidney disease (CKD) to end-stage renal disease. In our previous study, it has been …

Although extended donor criteria grafts bear a higher risk of complications such as graft
dysfunction, the exceeding demand requires to extent the pool of potential donors. The risk …

Background Reduced free thiols in plasma are indicative of oxidative stress, which is an
important contributor to ischaemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in kidney transplantation leading …

Introduction: Oxidative stress has been implicated in complications after kidney
transplantation (KT), including delayed graft function and rejection. However, its role in long …

New-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is a frequent complication in renal
transplant recipients (RTR). Although oxidative stress has been associated with diabetes …

Oxylipins such as isoprostanes (IsoPs), prostaglandins (PGs) and thromboxanes (TXs) are
lipid mediators derived from the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which regulate the …

Renal transplant (RT) is the definitive treatment for end-stage renal disease, which is known
as a high prevalence pathology with strong economic repercussion both for patients and …

Lipoprotein-proteoglycan binding is an early key event in atherosclerotic lesion formation
and thus conceivably could play a major role in vasculopathy-driven chronic graft failure and …