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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-8
pubmed:abstractText
Induction with basiliximab (BXM) has been confirmed as an effective treatment regimen for prophylaxis of acute cellular rejection (ACR). From 1991 to 2008, 116 living donor liver transplantations (LDLTs) were performed. Among these, 50 were included in this study. We compared calcineurin inhibitor plus steroid treatment without BXM (n = 14, control group) and with BXM (n = 36, BXM group). Although the rates of biopsied patients with abnormal serum biochemical tests (SBTs) were similar in the control (10/14, 71.4%) and BXM (21/36, 58.3%) groups, ACR was diagnosed in 9/10 (90.0%) patients in the control group compared with 4/21 (19.0%) patients in the BXM group. In accordance with the histopathological diagnosis, there was a significant difference in the ratios of peripheral CD4(+) CD25(+) T cells at five wk after LDLT between patients with and without ACR in the BXM group. Next, we divided the 32 patients without ACR in the BXM group into two groups: biopsied patients with abnormal SBTs and non-biopsied patients. The donor age of the biopsied patients was significantly higher than that of the non-biopsied patients. Induction with BXM reduced the incidence of ACR, and unique pathological phenomena responsible for graft dysfunction after LDLT with an increased incidence of abnormal SBTs were observed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1399-0012
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
© 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
61-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Biopsy, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Graft Rejection, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Liver Failure, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Liver Function Tests, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Liver Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Living Donors, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Postoperative Care, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:20236134-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:articleTitle
Unique histopathological features of graft biopsies with liver function abnormalities in living donor liver transplant patients receiving basiliximab induction therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Advanced Surgical Science and Technology Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tohoku, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan. satokazu@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study