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Latest (3) Full Text Articles (55)621 Insufficient Evidence for Association of NOD2/CARD15 or Other Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated Markers on GVHD Incidence or Other Adverse Outcomes in T-Replete, Unrelated Donor Transplantation Full Text Blood, March 3, 2010
622 Historical, Pathophysiological, and Therapeutic Aspects of Vidian Neurectomy Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, March 2, 2010
623 Liver transplant recipients weaned off immunosuppression lack circulating donor-specific antibodies Human Immunology, March 1, 2010
624 Virtual crossmatch by identification of donor-specific anti-human leukocyte antigen antibodies by solid-phase immunoassay: A 30-month analysis in living donor kidney transplantation Human Immunology, March 1, 2010
625 Dendritic Cells and B Cells Cooperate in the Generation of CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ Allogeneic T Cells Transplantation Proceedings, February 26, 2010
626 Effectiveness and Cost of Replacing a Calcineurin Inhibitor With Sirolimus to Slow the Course of Chronic Kidney Disease in Renal Allografts Transplantation Proceedings, February 25, 2010
627 Protein arginine methylation: a new handle on T lymphocytes Trends in Immunology, February 25, 2010
628 Immune perturbations in patients along the perioperative period: Alterations in cell surface markers and leukocyte subtypes before and after surgery Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, February 24, 2010
629 NK cell killing of AML and ALL blasts by Killer-Immunoglobulin Receptor (KIR) negative NK cells after NKG2A and LIR-1 blockade Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, February 22, 2010
630 Biology and clinical effects of natural killer cells in allogeneic transplantation Current Opinion in Oncology, February 19, 2010
631 Detection of donor-specific HLA antibodies before and after removal of a rejected kidney transplant Transplant Immunology, February 17, 2010
632 Pre-transplant soluble CD30 level as a predictor of not only acute rejection and graft loss but pneumonia in renal transplant recipients Transplant Immunology, February 17, 2010
633 Detection of plasma cells, C4d deposits and donor-specific antibodies on sequential graft biopsies of renal transplant recipients with chronic dysfunction Transplant Immunology, February 17, 2010
634 Expression of CXCR6 on CD8+ T cells was up-regulated in allograft rejection Transplant Immunology, February 17, 2010
635 IFN-gamma and Fas/FasL pathways cooperate to induce medial cell loss and neointimal lesion formation in allograft vasculopathy Transplant Immunology, February 17, 2010
636 Regulatory T Cells in Kidney Allograft Infiltrates Correlate With Initial Inflammation and Graft Function Transplantation, February 16, 2010
637 Quantitative Analysis of Eosinophils in Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease Compared With Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions The American Journal of Dermatopathology, February 8, 2010
638 Consideration of strategies for hematopoietic cell transplantation Journal of Autoimmunity , February 5, 2010
639 Pediatric renal transplantation: an overview and update Current Opinion in Pediatrics, February 4, 2010
640 Peripheral blood mononuclear cell transcriptome profiles suggest T-cell immunosuppression after uncomplicated mechanical circulatory support device surgery Human Immunology, February 4, 2010
Clinical Pearls in Allergy/Immunology
- Clinical features alone cannot distinguish non-allergic from allergic asthma and therefore allergy skin testing should be performed in each child with asthma
- Children with autoimmune type 1 diabetes who are overweight or obese have better beta-cell function than leaner children, according to a recent study
Highlights in Allergy/Immunology
Neonatal microbial diversity decreases risk of eczema
As reported in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, increased microbial diversity during the neonatal period decreases the risk of eczema in infants. Fecal samples were obtained from 98 neonates at 1 week of life and assessed for microbial diversity using terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism. Infants with eczema at 12 months of age had less microbial diversity during the neonatal period than infants without eczema.
Read the article summaryIs alopecia areata an autoimmune disease?
As reported in the British Journal of Dermatology, two cytokine genes (IL-2RA and TNF/LTA) which have been implicated in autoimmune diseases are associated with severe alopecia areata. The study involved 768 patients with alopecia areata and 658 controls, and 26 cytokine genes were genotyped.
Read the article summaryAdipokine and Th17 cytokine interactions in psoriasis
As published in Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, adipokines and Th17 cytokines have a positive correlation, and may be involved in the pathogenesis of psoriasis even though a link between psoriasis as an autoimmune disease and metabolic syndrome has not been established. The study involved 30 patients with psoriasis and 30 healthy controls. In patients with psoriasis, there are positive associations between resistin and TNF-?, and between IL-22 and adiponectin; there is a negative association between retinol-binding protein 4 and IL-6.
Read the article summaryMost Popular Allergy/Imm Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 The thymus, thymoma and myasthenia gravis Surgery Today, April 26, 2013 Review Article
2 The use of eculizumab in renal transplantation Clinical Transplantation, March 28, 2013 Review Article
3 Comparision of Anti-HLA Antibodies of Kidney Transplant Candidates with Chronic Renal Failure by Two Different Methods: Flow-PRA and Luminex PRA Transplantation Proceedings, May 14, 2013 Review Article
4 Pancreas transplantation, antibodies and rejection: where do we stand? Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation, May 21, 2013 Review Article
5 Clinical features and outcome of X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome type 1 (SAP deficiency) in Japan identified by the combination of flow cytometric assay and genetic analysis Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, April 9, 2012
6 Immune function assay (ImmuKnow) as a predictor of allograft rejection and infection in kidney transplantation Clinical Transplantation, May 28, 2013
7 The DQ Barrier: Improving Organ Allocation Equity Using HLA-DQ Information Transplantation, March 11, 2013 Review Article
8 The Significance of Pretransplant Donor-Specific Antibodies Reactive with Intact or Denatured HLA in Kidney Transplantation Clinical and Experimental Immunology, May 2, 2013
9 De Novo Donor-Specific HLA Antibodies Decrease Patient and Graft Survival in Liver Transplant Recipients American Journal of Transplantation, April 4, 2013 Review Article
10 Effects of brain death on organ quality and transplant outcome Transplantation Reviews, April 9, 2012
11 A Single Dose of Rituximab Does Not Deplete B Cells in Secondary Lymphoid Organs but Alters Phenotype and Function American Journal of Transplantation, April 16, 2013 Review Article
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