Beta-2-microglobulin expression in the liver after liver transplantation.

Beta-2-microglobulin expression in the liver after liver transplantation.

The distribution of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class 1 antigens was studied in the liver after transplantation by immunoperoxidase staining for beta-2-microglobulin (beta 2m), a subunit of the class 1 antigen system. Paraffin wax sections were examined from 25 "time zero" biopsy specimens, taken immediately after insertion of the graft, and 87 biopsy specimens taken after transplant...

SERUM IgE AND BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN LEVELS AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Serum IgE and beta 2 microglobulin levels were determined in 31 patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction and 30 patients with other forms of ischemic heart disease. The levels of these parameters were studied on the first, third and seventh day after the onset of disease. The immunological method used for the determinations was ELISA Patients with myocardial infarction showed an...

Liver regeneration after liver transplantation.

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The liver has a remarkable capacity to regenerate after injury or resection. The aim of this review is to outline the mechanisms and factors affecting liver regeneration after liver transplantation. METHODS Relevant studies were reviewed using Medline, PubMed and Springer databases. RESULTS A variety of cytokines (such as interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α), growth...

Liver Biopsy After Liver Transplantation

Recurrent liver disease after liver transplantation.

Mario Rizzetto·, Thomas E. Starzl", Luigi Rainero Fassati+, Massimo Colombo'" • Oipartimento Gastroenterologia, Ospedale Molinette, Torino .. Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Insititute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittshurgh, Pennsylvania + Istituto di Chirurgia Sperimentale e dei Trapianti, Universita degli Studi, Milano ... Istituto di Medicina Interna, Universita degli Studi, M...