The effect of low donor-to-recipient body weight ratio on graft survival after dual kidney transplantation from pediatric deceased donors by Mingchuan Huang, Shenghui Wu, Pengfei Gao, Li Zhou, Qian Fu, Chenglin Wu, Huanxi Zhang, Yitao Zheng, Xiaojun Su, Wenrui Wu, Jinghong Tan, Qiang Zhang, Pei Xia, Zhe Xu, Longshan Liu, Jun Li, Changxi Wang

Subjects: “…Dual kidney transplant…”
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Hospital frailty risk score predicts graft failure severe infection and mortality in hospitalized kidney transplant recipients from 2010 to 2018 US data by Lumin Chen, Feifan Chu, Hangbin Ma, Zujie Chen, Yuning Ma, Qiwei Ji, Hao Zhou

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Designing a Registration System for Kidney Transplant Patients with BK Virus Infection in the Transplant Centers of Isfahan Province: Objectives, Design, and Introducing Under Study Indices by Mojgan Mortazavi, Firouzeh Moinzadeh, Shahrzad Shahidi, Shiva Seyrafian, Shahram Taheri, Mehdi Khajeh Azad

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Case report: Novel ACTN4 variant of uncertain significance in a pediatric case of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome requesting kidney transplantation by Ignacio Alarcón, Carolina Peralta, Francisco Cammarata-Scalisi, Maykol Araya Castillo, Francisco Cano, Francisco Cano, Angélica Rojo, María Luisa Ceballos, María Luisa Ceballos, Paola Krall, Paola Krall

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Evaluation of efficacy and safety of generic tacrolimus (Suprotac®) compared to reference tacrolimus (Prograf^®) in kidney transplantation: a phase IV study by Behzad Einollahi, Mohsen Nafar, Mohammad Javanbakht, Amirhesam Alirezaei, Jalal Azmandian, Abbas Etminan, Mohammad Reza Ardalan, Jalal Etemadi, Roghayeh Akbari, Vahid Pourfarziani, Seyed Sadraddin Rasi Hashemi, Seyed Maryam Rahbar, Shahrzad Shahidi, Javid Safa, Hamid Tayyebi Khosroshahi, Sima Abedi Azar, Shahrzad Ossareh, Abdolamir Atapour, Bahareh Marghoob, Fatemeh Nazemian, Hamidreza Kafi, Araz Sabzvari

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The Evaluation of Serum KIM-1 in a Pediatric Cohort of Renal Transplantation—A Pilot Study by Paul Luchian Aldea, Roxana Andreea Turbuleasa-Jurje, Bogdan Bulata, Dan Delean, Florin Ioan Elec, Lorena Ciumarnean, Andreea Liana Bot (Rachisan)

Subjects: “…kidney transplantation…”
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Biochemical Characteristics of Bone Mineral Metabolism before and throughout the First Year after Kidney Transplantation, Persistent Hyperparathyroidism, and Risk Factors in a Latin Population by Lourdes Balcázar-Hernández, Guadalupe Vargas-Ortega, Baldomero González-Virla, Martha Cruz-López, Raúl Rodríguez-Gómez, Ramón Espinoza-Pérez, Carlos Cuevas-García, Victoria Mendoza-Zubieta

“…Bone mineral metabolism disease, which included persistent hyperparathyroidism, is common after successful kidney transplantation (KT) and is related with negative outcomes in kidney transplant recipients. …”
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Vascular Reconstructions in Living Unrelated Kidney Transplant Using Donor Ovarian Vein and Recipient Inferior Epigastric Artery with Simultaneous Enucleation of a Complex Cyst by Giuseppe Serena, Javier Gonzalez, Giselle Guerra, Mohamed Ammar Al Nuss, Maykel Valdes, Gaetano Ciancio

“…A 57-year-old male patient underwent a living unrelated kidney transplant. The living donor kidney was procured through a laparoscopic hand-assisted right donor nephrectomy. …”
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The Ratio of CD226 and TIGIT Expression in Tfh and PD-1+ICOS+Tfh Cells Are Potential Biomarkers for Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplantation by Ji-wen Fan, Yu Fan, Zheng-li Wan, Lin Yan, Ya-mei Li, Yang-juan Bai, Lan-lan Wang, Jie Chen, Yi Li

“…Kidney transplantation is the ideal treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). …”
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The Living-Related Kidney Transplant Program in Brunei Darussalam: Lessons Learnt from a Nascent National Program in a Small, Muslim, and Asian Country by Jackson Tan, Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Dalinatul Ahmed, Jayakrishnan Pisharam, Chiao Yuen Lim, Hock Beng Chua, William Chong, Kim Khee Tan

“…Between 2013 and 2019, ten kidney transplants were performed, with two being done in 2018 and three in 2019. …”
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Comparison of Effect Sevoflurane-Based Anesthesia and Propofol-Based Anesthesia on the Early Postoperative Renal Function of Living Kidney Transplant Donors: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Cai J, Kang F, Han M, Huang X, Yan W, Wan F, Li J

“…The impact of anaesthetics on postoperative biomarkers of renal injury in living kidney transplant donors is not well understood.Patients and Methods: 70 transplant donors who underwent kidney extraction were randomly assigned to following two groups: sevoflurane (S group) and propofol (P group). …”
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Advancing risk stratification in kidney transplantation: integrating HLA-derived T-cell epitope and B-cell epitope matching algorithms for enhanced predictive accuracy of HLA compatibility by Matthias Niemann, Matthias Niemann, Benedict M. Matern, Benedict M. Matern, Gaurav Gupta, Bekir Tanriover, Fabian Halleck, Klemens Budde, Eric Spierings, Eric Spierings

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Is Bigger Better? Living Donor Kidney Volume as Measured by the Donor CT Angiogram in Predicting Donor and Recipient eGFR after Living Donor Kidney Transplantation by Chaudhry Adeel Ebad, David Brennan, Julio Chevarria, Mohammad Bin Hussein, Donal Sexton, Douglas Mulholland, Ciaran Doyle, Patrick O’Kelly, Yvonne Williams, Ruth Dunne, Conall O’Seaghdha, Dilly Little, Martina Morrin, Peter J. Conlon

“…We measured kidney volume bilaterally in living kidney donors using CT angiography and assessed the association with the donor remaining kidney and recipient kidney (donated kidney) function at 1 year after kidney transplantation. Donor volume was categorized into tertiles based on lowest, middle, and highest volume. …”
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Absence of mTOR Inhibitor Effect on Hepatic Cyst Growth: A Case Report of a Kidney Transplant Recipient with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease by L. Friedrich, F. Barbey, M. Pascual, J.-P. Venetz

“…We report the case of a patient with ADPKD who underwent deceased kidney transplantation because of an end-stage renal disease. …”
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Primary cutaneous gamma–delta T cell lymphoma presenting as a leg ulcer in a kidney transplant recipient on hemodialysis: a case report with a literature review by Yuki Oba, Hiroki Mizuno, Shigekazu Kurihara, Daisuke Ikuma, Masayuki Yamanouchi, Tatsuya Suwabe, Katsuyuki Miki, Kei Kono, Kennichi Ohashi, Aya Nishida, Atsushi Wake, Yuki Nakamura, Yoshifumi Ubara, Naoki Sawa

Subjects: “…Kidney transplantation…”
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Sequelae of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection among Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Large Single-Center Experience by Emily E. Zona, Mina L. Gibes, Asha S. Jain, Juan S. Danobeitia, Jacqueline Garonzik-Wang, Jeannina A. Smith, Didier A. Mandelbrot, Sandesh Parajuli

“…Background. Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) are a vulnerable immunocompromised population at risk of severe COVID-19 disease and mortality after SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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The Polymorphism −308G/A of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Gene Modulates the Effect of Immunosuppressive Treatment in First Kidney Transplant Subjects Who Suffer an Acute Rejection by Ana Isabel Sánchez-Fructuoso, Isabel Pérez-Flores, Rosalia Valero, Maria Angeles Moreno, Miguel Fernandez-Arquero, Elena Urcelay, Cristina Fernández-Pérez, Jose Luis Santiago

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Persistent Mortality Risk From Device-related Healthcare-associated Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients Despite Multifaceted Interventions Action Calls for a Zero-tolerance Policy by Maria Bethânia Peruzzo, MD, Luana Oliveira Calegari, MSc, Renato Demarchi Foresto, MD, PhD, Helio Tedesco-Silva, MD, PhD, José Medina Pestana, MD, PhD, Lúcio Requião-Moura, MD, PhD

“…Although multifaceted control intervention actions (bundles) are highly effective in reducing the risk of device-related healthcare-associated infections (d-HAIs), no studies have explored their impact on the outcomes of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) or the extent of risk reduction achievable through the bundle implementation. …”
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A Comprehensive Comparison of Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients with COVID-19 during Wave 1 versus Wave 2 at a Tertiary Care Center, India by Sanjiv Jasuja, Gaurav Sagar, Anupam Bahl, Neharita Jasuja, Rajesh Chawla, Avdhesh Bansal, Manjit. S. Kanwar, Sudha Kansal, Nikhil Modi, Athar P. Ansari, Viny Kantroo, Purnima Dhar, Chitra Chatterjee, Nitin Ghonge, Samir Tawakley, Shalini Verma

“…Data comparing the clinical spectrum of COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) during the first and second waves of the pandemic in India is limited. …”
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Control of BKPyV-DNAemia by a Tailored Viro-Immunologic Approach Does Not Lead to BKPyV-Nephropathy Progression and Development of Donor-Specific Antibodies in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation by Michela Cioni, Stella Muscianisi, Marica De Cicco, Sabrina Basso, Hans H. Hirsch, Iris Fontana, Laura Catenacci, Jessica Bagnarino, Mariangela Siciliano, Oriana Montana Lampo, Gloria Acquafredda, Lou Tina Diana Boti, Jessica Rotella, Eleonora Bozza, Jennifer Zumelli, Kristiana Mebelli, Fausto Baldanti, Massimo Cardillo, Marco Zecca, Arcangelo Nocera, Mario Luppi, Enrico Verrina, Fabrizio Ginevri, Patrizia Comoli

Subjects: “…pediatric kidney transplantation…”
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