abstract background: lymphoproliferative disorders are among the most serious and potentially fatal complications of chronic immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients. the principle risk factors for development of ptld are the degree of overall immunosuppression and the ebv serostatus of the recipient. in this study, the risk of ptld in kidney transplant recipients who received anti- ly...

during the last two decades or so, the incidence of fungal infections has increased dramatically. deep- seated mycoses are creating serious problems for clinicians working with certain populations of patients, such as those with cancer, the immunocompromised, and physiologically compromised. a study of fungal isolated for identification of deep fungal infections, risk factors and etiologic agen...

objective(s): sugar cane molasses is a commonly used ingredient in several food products. contrasting reports suggest that molasses may have potential adverse or beneficial effects on human health. however, little evidence exists that examines the effects of molasses on the different physiological systems. this study investigated the effects of sugar cane molasses on various physiological syste...

The goals of post-transplant management are to manage and treat postoperative complications, and develop a balanced long-term immunotherapy regimen that minimizes infection and side effects but controls rejection. While modern immunosuppressant regimes have reduced rates of graft loss due to rejection, they impart major risks for infection, growth failure, metabolic complications, and malignanc...

multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells or mesenchymal stem cells (mscs) are mainly isolated from bone marrow or fat tissue. because of their potential of multilineage differentiation towards bone, cartilage and fat tissue, they were initially evaluated to develop innovative strategies for tissue engineering applications. more recently, they have gained interest based on their immunomodulatory pr...

neurologic and psychologic complications are usually related to drug toxicity, infections or symptoms induced by deterioration of renal allograft function. metabolic encephalopathy, hypertensive encephalopathy, cerebrovascular events, and new-onset seizures have all been reported in organ-transplant recipients. infections can be caused by listeria, cryptococcus, nocardia, aspergillus and mucor....

introduction: due to its immunosuppressive properties, local graft irradiation (lgi) has been proposed as a second line therapy for treatment of acute kidney rejection. case presentation: in this case-series we report 6 patients with biopsy proven acute kidney allograft rejection refractory to conventional antirejection therapy who underwent lgi for treatment of acute rejection at our center. t...

the goals of post-transplant management are to manage and treat postoperative complications, and develop a balanced long-term immunotherapy regimen that minimizes infection and side effects but controls rejection. while modern immunosuppressant regimes have reduced rates of graft loss due to rejection, they impart major risks for infection, growth failure, metabolic complications, and malignanc...