Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Clinical transplantation [Clin Transplant] 2004 Feb; Vol. 18 (1), pp. 7-13.

Abstract:Background: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is closely associated with mixed cryoglobulinemia. Cryoglobulins can activate complement leading to vascular damage. We examined whether cryoglobulinemia and complement turnover is associated with H...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Clinical transplantation [Clin Transplant] 2002 Apr; Vol. 16 (2), pp. 130-6.

Abstract:Background: Mortality or graft loss after renal transplantation might be influenced by hepatitis virus infection.Methods: Sera from time of transplantation of 927 renal transplant recipients were tested for hepatitis C (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV)...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation [Transpl Int] 2001; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 16-23.

Abstract:Bone pain after transplantation is a frequent complication that can be caused by several diseases. Treatment strategies depend on the correct diagnosis of the pain. Nine patients with severe pain in their feet, which was registered after transplantatio...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Transplantation [Transplantation] 1998 Oct 27; Vol. 66 (8), pp. 1004-8.

Abstract:Background: Osteopenia and osteoporosis are frequent complications after kidney transplantation. Data for the treatment of low bone mass after kidney transplantation are not available.Methods: To test the efficacy of antiresorptive treatment, 46 patien...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association [Nephrol Dial Transplant] 1997 Mar; Vol. 12 (3), pp. 564-9.

Abstract:Background: Osteopenia with decreased bone mineral density (BMD) is a frequent finding in renal allograft recipients. Data concerning the bone architecture in these patients do not exist, however.Methods: We compared the bone architecture of 33 randoml...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) [J Mol Med (Berl)] 1996 Jul; Vol. 74 (7), pp. 407-12.

Abstract:In a retrospective long-term follow-up study the clinical course of liver disease was examined in renal allograft recipients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and negative hepatitis B surface antigen under immunosuppressive therapy. We compared 42...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association [Nephrol Dial Transplant] 1995 Nov; Vol. 10 (11), pp. 2096-100.

Abstract:Background: Bone loss is an important problem in renal transplant recipients immediately after surgery. No data are available about the bone loss beyond the first post-transplantation year.Methods: In a longitudinal, uncontrolled observational study bo...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Transplantation [Transplantation] 1995 Apr 15; Vol. 59 (7), pp. 982-6.

Abstract:Kidney transplant recipients are exposed to multiple factors that lead to osteoporosis after kidney transplantation. Recent short-term longitudinal studies revealed a strong decline of bone mineral density (BMD) within 1 year after transplantation. The...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Transplantation [Transplantation] 1994 Oct 27; Vol. 58 (8), pp. 912-5.

Abstract:Kidney transplant recipients have multiple factors leading to osteoporosis. The purpose of this study was to determine the fracture rate after kidney transplantation and the significance of osteodensitometry with dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) ...

Publication Type:Academic Journal

Source(s):Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation [Arch Phys Med Rehabil] 1965 Dec; Vol. 46 (12), pp. 804-8.