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BACKGROUND: Ischemia/reperfusion injury is an unavoidable consequence of kidney transplantation, yet the characteristics of the immediate immune response after reperfusion and its impact on transplant outcomes remain poorly characterized in the clinical setting.METHODS: We conducted a cohort study including 63 kidney transplant recipients (26 living-donor, 37 deceased-donor) with an extended 4-y f

Spatially fractionated radiotherapy (SFRT) is emerging as a powerful tool in cancer therapy for patients who are ineligible for treatment with clinically established irradiation techniques. Microbeam radiotherapy (MRT) is characterized by spatial dose fractionation in the micrometre range. This presents challenges in both treatment planning and dosimetry. While a dosimetry system with a spatial re

BACKGROUND: Complement activation was characterized during and after desensitization treatment in 19 consecutive patients receiving ABO-incompatible (ABOi) living donor kidney transplants to assess the effect of desensitization protocol including antigen-specific immunoadsorption (IA) on complement activation.METHODS: All patients received rituximab- and tacrolimus-based triple treatment. Anti-A/B

Morphine-based analgesia is effective but can compromise donor safety. We investigated whether continuous infusion of local anesthetics (CILA) can provide sufficient pain control and reduce morbidity related to opiate analgesics after hand-assisted retroperitoneoscopic (HARS) live donor nephrectomy. Forty consecutive live kidney donors underwent HARS and were treated with the ON-Q system providing

Context. Satellite galaxies experience multiple physical processes when interacting with their host halos, often leading to the quenching of star formation. In the Local Group, satellite quenching has been shown to be highly efficient, affecting nearly all satellites except the most massive ones. While recent surveys study Milky Way-analogs to assess how representative our Local Group is, the domi

The occurrence rate of close-in super-Earths is higher around M-dwarfs compared to stars of higher masses. In this work, we aim to understand how the super-Earth population is affected by the stellar mass, the size of the protoplanetary disc, and viscous heating. We utilised a standard protoplanetary disc model with both irradiated and viscous heating, together with a pebble accretion model, to si

OBJECTIVE: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is generally accepted as the best overall index of renal function. Thus, all potential live kidney donors are tested to ensure that they have a normal GFR before they are eligible for kidney transplantation. The choice of GFR test is very much dependent on local traditions and may include iohexol, 51Cr-EDTA, inulin, or creatinine clearance based on urine

Context. Intermediate mass galaxies, including the Milky Way, typically host both a supermassive black hole (SMBH) and a nuclear stellar cluster (NSC). Binary systems residing in an NSC evolve dynamically via frequent close encounters with surrounding stars and secular processes related to the SMBH. Aims. Although the evolution of very soft and very hard binaries can be predicted semi-analytically

BACKGROUND: Simple cold storage (CS) is the gold standard for organ preservation. Recently, evidence has been presented suggesting compared with CS hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) improves the quality and outcome of kidneys for transplantation. Uppsala has used the LifePort Kidney Transporter to preserve deceased donor kidneys. We evaluated our first single-center 52 cases retrospectively.METH

BACKGROUND: Hand-assisted and retroperitoneoscopic techniques reduce the risk of bleeding and intraabdominal complications in living donor nephrectomy (LDN). This study reports on our four-center experience, development, and learning curves from the first 413 LDNs using a hand-assisted retroperitoneoscopic (HARS) technique.METHODS: The first 413 consecutive donors operated on using HARS were inclu

INTRODUCTION: Simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplantation (SKPT) has become an effective treatment for patients who have diabetes mellitus type I with advanced nephropathy. This study assesses the progress of the SKPT program at Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden, and evaluates prognostic factors for graft survival.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between February 1986 and September 2009, we performed

AIM: The impact of mandatory immunosuppression on liver regeneration after segmental liver transplantation is of clinical importance. FK778, a novel immunosuppressant, inhibits pyrimidine biosynthesis and prevents rejection after organ transplantation in a dose-dependent manner. We investigated the effect of FK778 at a highly effective dose on liver regeneration in a small animal model.METHODS: In

The increasing experience with live donor liver transplantation has allowed for the identification of potential morbidities associated with technical considerations. Technical graft failure can be associated with both inflow and outflow vascular compromise. Although the latter has not always been given the relevance of the former, evidence pointing to its pivotal role continues to mount. We believ

Tropical cyclones (TCs) pose significant threats to life and property across global ocean basins, and forecasting their structural evolution, track, and intensity remains a major scientific challenge. This review synthesizes the current understanding of TCs across major basins, that is, the Pacific, Atlantic, and North Indian Oceans, with a focus on the key environmental factors influencing TC beh

Following the development of regression-based methods to estimate natural and sexual selection, evolutionary biologists have quantified the strength, mode, and direction of selection in natural populations. Although this approach has been successful, its limitations include the lack of replication across species, which compromises the generality of the inferences beyond microevolutionary time scal

Background: Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) reduce the rate of thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation but the benefits and risks in survivors of intracerebral haemorrhage are uncertain. We aimed to determine whether DOACs reduce the risk of ischaemic stroke without substantially increasing the risk of recurrent intracerebral haemorrhage. Methods: PRESTIGE-AF is a multicentre, open

Tensor-valued encoding in diffusion MRI allows probing of microscopic anisotropy in tissue, however, time-dependent diffusion (TDD) can bias results unless b-tensors are carefully tuned to account for TDD. We propose two novel strategies for tuning b-tensors to enable accurate measurements without interference from TDD due to restricted diffusion. The first strategy involves identifying encoding t