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2076472

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-22
pubmed:abstractText
During the last two decades it has been shown that blood transfusion enhances renal allograft survival. Recently, the introduction of cyclosporin A as the leading immunosuppressive agent has generally improved results and the relevance of blood transfusion to organ transplantation is now questioned. This review summarises the vast amount of knowledge on the 'blood transfusion effect in renal transplantation', and we cite important clinical studies of this topic to illustrate the various theories regarding the immune mechanisms responsible for these effects. We draw attention to the other immunomodulatory properties of blood transfusion which may be related to those associated with transplantation. In particular, we examine the possibility that perioperative blood transfusion may have a detrimental effect on the survival of cancer patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0268-960X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
252-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Blood transfusion and organ transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
University Department of Surgery, Edinburgh, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review