Chronic rejection: increasing evidence for the importance of allogen-independent factors

Chronic rejection is a process caused by an interplay of different risk factors. Early injury regardless of type, seems to be an important prognostic event. Later insults appear to contribute. As the individual components of the process are increasingly dissected and understood, means to modulate or...

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Published in:Transplantation proceedings 1998-08, Vol.30 (5), p.2402-2406
Main Authors: Wilhelm, M.J, Kusaka, M, Pratschke, J, Tilney, N.L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Antibody Formation
Biological and medical sciences
Brain Death
Chronic Disease
Cytomegalovirus Infections - immunology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fundamental immunology
Graft Rejection - etiology
Graft Rejection - immunology
Graft Rejection - pathology
Histocompatibility Testing
Humans
Immunity, Cellular
Immunosuppressive Agents - adverse effects
Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use
Kidney Transplantation - immunology
Kidney Transplantation - pathology
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Organ Preservation
Postoperative Complications
Reperfusion Injury
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Tissue, organ and graft immunology
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Summary:Chronic rejection is a process caused by an interplay of different risk factors. Early injury regardless of type, seems to be an important prognostic event. Later insults appear to contribute. As the individual components of the process are increasingly dissected and understood, means to modulate or normalize them will be forthcoming.
ISSN:0041-1345
1873-2623
DOI:10.1016/S0041-1345(98)00669-1