COVID-19 and renal allograft rejection: insight from controlled and non-controlled studies by Ahmed Daoud, Karim Soliman, Maria Aurora Posadas Salas, Genta Uehara, Sakshi Vaishnav, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Michael J. Casey

“…Aim Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), due to their immunosuppressed status, are potentially more susceptible to both the severe effects of COVID-19 and complications in their transplanted organ. …”
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Developing clinical prognostic models to predict graft survival after renal transplantation: comparison of statistical and machine learning models by Getahun Mulugeta, Temesgen Zewotir, Awoke Seyoum Tegegne, Mahteme Bekele Muleta, Leja Hamza Juhar

“…Methodology The study utilized data from 278 renal transplant recipients at the Ethiopian National Kidney Transplantation Center between September 2015 and February 2022. …”
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Expanding the Scope of Microvascular Inflammation: Unveiling Its Presence Beyond Antibody-Mediated Rejection Into T-Cell Mediated Contexts by Hilal Varol, Hilal Varol, Anne Wagenmakers, Konrad Hoeft, Konrad Hoeft, Jasper Callemeyn, Jasper Callemeyn, Roos Bodewes, Wichor Bramer, Andrew Stubbs, Andrew Stubbs, Rafael Kramann, Rafael Kramann, Maarten Naesens, Maarten Naesens, Marian C. Clahsen-Van Groningen, Marian C. Clahsen-Van Groningen, Marian C. Clahsen-Van Groningen

“…Microvascular inflammation (MVI) in kidney transplant biopsies is mainly associated with antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), sparking debate within the Banff Classification of Renal Allograft Pathology regarding its exclusivity. …”
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Deceased Donor Renal Transplantation Combined with Bilateral Nephrectomy in a Patient with Tuberous Sclerosis and Renal Failure by R. Novotny, J. Chlupac, T. Marada, S. Bloudickova-Rajnochova, H. Vavrinova, L. Janousek, J. Fronek

“…Patient was placed on the “cadaverous kidney transplant waiting list”. Method. Computed tomography angiography revealed symptomatic PSA in the right kidney angiomyolipoma (AML). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Sitagliptin for the Treatment of New-Onset Diabetes after Renal Transplantation by Brian P. Boerner, Clifford D. Miles, Vijay Shivaswamy

“…Sitagliptin appears safe and efficacious for the treatment of NODAT in kidney transplant recipients.…”
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Pola Sensitifitas dan Resistensi Kuman Urin, Ujung Kateter dan Ujung Drain Pasien Resipient Transplantasi Ginjal di RS PGI Cikini Jakarta by Etriyel Myh, David Manuputty

“…Data from medical record of recipient kidney transplant and resistance and sensitivity data from microbiology Laboratory Cikini Hospital Jakarta. …”
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Clinical course, management and outcomes of COVID-19 in HIV-infected renal transplant recipients: A case series by L Bertels, K Manning, A Redd, T du Toit, Z Barday, E Muller

“… Background. HIV‐infected kidney transplant recipients with COVID‐19 are at increased risk of acute illness and death owing to their underlying comorbidities and chronic immunosuppression. …”
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Polygenic risk score for acute rejection based on donor-recipient non-HLA genotype mismatch. by Rui Cao, David P Schladt, Casey Dorr, Arthur J Matas, William S Oetting, Pamala A Jacobson, Ajay Israni, Jinbo Chen, Weihua Guan

“…<h4>Background</h4>Acute rejection (AR) after kidney transplantation is an important allograft complication. …”
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Relapsing De Novo Membranous Nephropathy by Ala Ali, Huda Al-Taee, Thaer J. Kadhim

“…Relapsing de novo MN in a kidney transplant was rarely reported. Here, we present a case of relapsing de novo MN without evidence of rejection and a gratifying response to rituximab.…”
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Systematic, Pretransplant Screening by Aortoiliac CT Angiography: Impact on Surgical Decision-making and Clinical Outcomes by Marie B. Nielsen, MD, PhD, Jacob Budtz-Lilly, MD, PhD, Jonathan N. Dahl, MD, Anna K. Keller, MD, PhD, Bente Jespersen, MD, DMSc, Per R. Ivarsen, MD, PhD, Simon Winther, MD, DMSc, Henrik Birn, MD, DMSc

“…Aortoiliac screening before kidney transplantation is suggested by some guidelines to select patients for transplantation and to assist surgical planning. …”
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Evaluating IgG Levels, Vaccination Effects, and COVID-19 Infection Severity in Renal Transplant Recipients by Zana Mohammed, Awny Jafar Ahmed, Majeed Hussein Mustafa, Domiana Shamoon Warda, Masood Ahmed Hameed, Nawfal R. Hussein

“…Vaccination significantly increased the levels of protective IgG level in kidney transplant recipients. It is crucial to focus on increasing the acceptance of vaccination among kidney transplant recipients to prevent infections from other COVID-19 variants or pathogen outbreaks.…”
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Osteopontin at the Crossroads of Inflammation and Tumor Progression by Luigi Mario Castello, Davide Raineri, Livia Salmi, Nausicaa Clemente, Rosanna Vaschetto, Marco Quaglia, Massimiliano Garzaro, Sergio Gentilli, Paolo Navalesi, Vincenzo Cantaluppi, Umberto Dianzani, Anna Aspesi, Annalisa Chiocchetti

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Ciliated Hepatic Foregut Cyst: A Report of a Case Incidentally Discovered during Transplant Evaluation by Thomas Enke, Wuttiporn Manatsathit, Shaheed Merani, Kurt Fisher

“…We present the case of a 54-year-old male who was discovered to have a CHFC while undergoing kidney transplant evaluation.…”
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The interaction between nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and sirolimus: a case report of a kidney recipient with renal insufficiency and COVID-19 by Yinhua Gong, Dan Shen, Jinfang Shi, Ye Jiang, Jie Gao

“…This report describes the case of a patient with a prior history of kidney transplantation who received nirmatrelvir/ritonavir. …”
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A Case Report of Purtscher-Like Retinopathy Secondary to Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in an Immunocompromised Patient by Alastair David Bezzina, Isaac Bertuello

“…To the best of our knowledge, we present the first case of a young adult male, on long-term immunosuppressive therapy following a live-donor kidney transplant, with Purtscher-like retinopathy (PLR) secondary to Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP). …”
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Polyoma BK Virus: An Oncogenic Virus? by Syed Hassan, Zaid Alirhayim, Syed Ahmed, Syed Amer

“…We report a case of a 65-year-old gentleman with a history of end stage renal disease who underwent a successful cadaveric donor kidney transplant four years ago. He subsequently developed BK virus nephropathy related to chronic immunosuppressant therapy. …”
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Management of Transplant Renal Artery Pseudoaneurysm and Literature Review by Luke Anders, Rachel Stephens, Melissa Laub, Rushay Amarath-Madav, Ahmad Mirza, Muhammad Irfan Saeed

“…We report a case series of extrarenal pseudoaneurysm after kidney transplant with different clinical presentations and management strategies. …”
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Germinal Center B Cells are Uniquely Targeted by Antibody-Suppressor CXCR5+CD8+ T Cells by Jason M. Zimmerer, PhD, Sachi Chaudhari, BS, Kavya Koneru, BS, Jing L. Han, MD, PhD, Mahmoud Abdel-Rasoul, MA, Hope Uwase, MA, Tai Yi, MD, Christopher K. Breuer, MD, Ginny L. Bumgardner, MD, PhD

“…The impact of in vivo adoptive transfer of CD8+ TAb-supp cells into hepatocyte or kidney transplant recipients on the quantity of lymphoid immune-cell subsets was assessed. …”
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Leiomyoma in a Renal Allograft by Yan Jun Li, Amila Rohan Siriwardana, James Lawrence Penn Symons, Gordon Francis O’Neill, Min Ru Qiu, Timothy John Furlong

“…There is one report of a leiomyoma in a kidney transplant in a paediatric recipient. Here, we report an adult renal transplant recipient who developed an Epstein-Barr virus-positive leiomyoma in his allograft 15 years after transplantation. …”
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Challenges in the management of an anuric child with end-stage renal disease since the neonatal period: a case report by Joanna Bieniek, Katarzyna Zachwieja, Monika Miklaszewska, Dorota Drożdż

“…The patient had been dialysed since the fourth day of his life, until he received a kidney transplant at the age of 3.5 years. During RRT there were numerous complications related to dialysis catheter, infections, poor nutrition, and electrolyte abnormalities. …”
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