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Osteocalcin Effect on Human β-Cells Mass and Function by Sabek, Omaima M, Nishimoto, Satoru Ken, Fraga, Daniel, Tejpal, Neelam, Ricordi, Camillo, Gaber, A. O

“…The osteoblast-specific hormone osteocalcin (OC) was found to regulate glucose metabolism, fat mass, and β-cell proliferation in mice. Here, we investigate the…”
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The PROMISE Study: A Phase 2b Multicenter Study of Voclosporin (ISA247) Versus Tacrolimus in De Novo Kidney Transplantation by Busque, S., Cantarovich, M., Mulgaonkar, S., Gaston, R., Gaber, A. O., Mayo, P. R., Ling, S., Huizinga, R. B., Meier‐Kriesche, H‐U.

“…Voclosporin (VCS, ISA247) is a novel calcineurin inhibitor being developed for organ transplantation. PROMISE was a 6‐month, multicenter, randomized,…”
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Effect of Corticosteroid Withdrawal on Tacrolimus and Mycophenolate Mofetil Exposure in a Randomized Multicenter Study by Shihab, F. S., Lee, S. T., Smith, L. D., Woodle, E. S., Pirsch, J. D., Gaber, A. O., Henning, A. K., Reisfield, R., Fitzsimmons, W., Holman, J.

“…As corticosteroid‐sparing protocols are increasingly utilized in kidney transplant recipients, it is crucial to understand potential drug interactions between…”
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Observations on the use of cidofovir for BK virus infection in renal transplantation by Kuten, S.A., Patel, S.J., Knight, R.J., Gaber, L.W., DeVos, J.M., Gaber, A.O.

“…Background In renal transplantation, BK virus infection can result in significant graft nephropathy and loss. While reduction in immunosuppression (IS) is…”
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Adenovirus-based vascular endothelial growth factor gene delivery to human pancreatic islets by CHENG, K, FRAGA, D, ZHANG, C, KOTB, M, GABER, A. O, GUNTAKA, R. V, MAHATO, R. I

“…Islet transplantation is limited by islet graft failure due to poor revascularization, host immune rejection and nonspecific inflammatory response. Delivery of…”
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New‐Onset Diabetes After Transplantation: Results From a Double‐Blind Early Corticosteroid Withdrawal Trial by Pirsch, J. D., Henning, A. K., First, M. R., Fitzsimmons, W., Gaber, A. O., Reisfield, R., Shihab, F., Woodle, E. S.

“…New‐onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) is an important complication following kidney transplantation. Data from the 5‐year early steroid withdrawal…”
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Quantifying the Risk of Incompatible Kidney Transplantation: A Multicenter Study by Orandi, B. J., Garonzik‐Wang, J. M., Massie, A. B., Zachary, A. A., Montgomery, J. R., Van Arendonk, K. J., Stegall, M. D., Jordan, S. C., Oberholzer, J., Dunn, T. B., Ratner, L. E., Kapur, S., Pelletier, R. P., Roberts, J. P., Melcher, M. L., Singh, P., Sudan, D. L., Posner, M. P., El‐Amm, J. M., Shapiro, R., Cooper, M., Lipkowitz, G. S., Rees, M. A., Marsh, C. L., Sankari, B. R., Gerber, D. A., Nelson, P. W., Wellen, J., Bozorgzadeh, A., Gaber, A. O., Montgomery, R. A., Segev, D. L.

“…Incompatible live donor kidney transplantation (ILDKT) offers a survival advantage over dialysis to patients with anti‐HLA donor‐specific antibody (DSA)…”
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Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation for End-Stage Renal Disease Patients with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes and Detectable C-Peptide by Knight, R.J, Lawless, A, Patel, S.J, Gaber, A.O

“…Abstract Introduction There is controversy regarding the place of simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients…”
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Conversion to sirolimus in solid organ transplantation: a Single-Center experience by Egidi, M.F, Cowan, P.A, Naseer, A, Gaber, A.O

“…Calcineurin inhibitors are associated with adverse events, including nephrotoxicity and diabetes that might reduce the benefits of long-term graft survival. We…”
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Human islet graft function in NOD-SCID mice predicts clinical response in islet transplant recipients by Gaber, A.O, Fraga, D, Kotb, M, Lo, A, Sabek, O, Latif, K

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of nondiabetic immune-deficient NOD-SCID mouse model in assessing the functional capacity of isolated…”
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Results of the double-blind, randomized, multicenter, phase III clinical trial of thymoglobulin versus atgam in the treatment of acute graft rejection episodes after renal transplantation by GABER, A. O, FIRST, M. R, NEYLAN, J. F, STEINER, R. W, KNECHTLE, S, NORMAN, D. J, SHIHAB, F, BASADONNA, G, BRENNAN, D. C, HODGE, E. E, KAHAN, B. D, KAHANA, L, TESI, R. J, STEINBERG, S, WOODLE, E. S, CHAN, L, HAM, J. M, STRATTA, R. J, WAHLSTROM, E, LAMBORN, K. R, HORN, H. R, MORAN, H. B, POULETTY, P, GASTON, R. S, SCHROEDER, T. J, MENDEZ, R, MULLOY, L. L, LIGHT, J. A, GABER, L. W, SQUIERS, E, TAYLOR, R. J

“…Thymoglobulin, a rabbit anti-human thymocyte globulin, was compared with Atgam, a horse anti-human thymocyte globulin for the treatment of acute rejection…”
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Polyomavirus in kidney and kidney--pancreas transplant recipients by Trofe, J., Gaber, L.W., Stratta, R.J., Shokouh-Amiri, M.H., Vera, S.R., Alloway, R.R., Lo, A., Gaber, A.O., Egidi, M.F.

“…: Purpose. To report the incidence and clinical characteristics of polyomavirus (PV) nephritis in kidney (KTX) and kidney–pancreas transplant (KPTX)…”
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Gastroparesis following kidney/pancreas transplant by Cashion, AK, Holmes, SL, Hathaway, DK, Gaber, AO

“…:  This pilot study examined associations among patterns of gastric myoelectrical activity, symptoms of gastroparesis, years of diabetes, months of dialysis,…”
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Sustained zero-order delivery of GC-1 from a nanochannel membrane device alleviates metabolic syndrome by Filgueira, C S, Nicolov, E, Hood, R L, Ballerini, A, Garcia-Huidobro, J, Lin, J Z, Fraga, D, Webb, P, Sabek, O M, Gaber, A O, Phillips, K J, Grattoni, A

“…Background/Objectives: Our objective was to assess the sustained, low-dose and constant administration of the thyroid receptor-β (TRβ)-selective agonist GC-1…”
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Surgical technique for right lobe adult living donor liver transplantation without venovenous bypass or portocaval shunting and with duct-to-duct biliary reconstruction by GREWAL, Hani P, HOSEIN SHOKOUH-AMIRI, M, VERA, Santiago, STRATTA, Robert, BAGOUS, Wagdi, GABER, A. Osama

“…To report the authors' experience with adult living donor liver transplantation (ALDLT) without venovenous bypass and to describe modifications that will allow…”
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Autonomic dysregulation in patients awaiting kidney transplantation by Hathaway, DK, Cashion, AK, Milstead, EJ, Winsett, RP, Cowan, PA, Wicks, MN, Gaber, AO

“…Sudden cardiac death occurring in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) may be related to poor autonomic function (AF). It is not known whether patients…”
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Symptomatic BK Virus Infection Is Associated With Kidney Function Decline and Poor Overall Survival in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Recipients by Abudayyeh, A., Hamdi, A., Lin, H., Abdelrahim, M., Rondon, G., Andersson, B. S., Afrough, A., Martinez, C. S., Tarrand, J. J., Kontoyiannis, D. P., Marin, D., Gaber, A. O., Salahudeen, A., Oran, B., Chemaly, R. F., Olson, A., Jones, R., Popat, U., Champlin, R. E., Shpall, E. J., Winkelmayer, W. C., Rezvani, K.

“…Nephropathy due to BK virus (BKV) infection is an evolving challenge in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We hypothesized…”
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Examination of Gene Expression Profile of Functional Human Pancreatic Islets After 2-Week Culture by Sabek, O.M., Marshall, D.R., Penmetsa, R., Scarborough, O., Gaber, A.O.

“…Islet transplant faces significant challenges, mainly because of the high incidence of primary nonfunction of transplanted islets. Protocol modifications to…”
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Assessment of Human Islet Viability Using Various Mouse Models by Sabek, O.M., Fraga, D.W., Minoru, O., McClaren, J.L., Gaber, A.O.

“…To date no in vitro viability test is known to accurately predict in vivo human islet function, making transplantation into various nonimmune animal models…”
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Quantitative measurement of P- and E-selectin adhesion molecules in acute pancreatitis : Correlation with distant organ injury by LUNDBERG, A. H, GRANGER, D. N, RUSSELL, J, SABEK, O, HENRY, J, GABER, L, KOTB, M, GABER, A. O

“…To determine whether expression of P- and E-selectin molecules is associated with the development of systemic organ manifestations in acute pancreatitis (AP)…”
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