Search Results - "McLean, Adam G"
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Identification of a mutation in complement factor H-related protein 5 in patients of Cypriot origin with glomerulonephritis
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (04-09-2010)“…Summary Background Complement is a key component of the innate immune system, and variation in genes that regulate its activation is associated with renal and…”
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High Intrapatient Variability of Tacrolimus Levels and Outpatient Clinic Nonattendance Are Associated With Inferior Outcomes in Renal Transplant Patients
Published in Transplantation direct (01-08-2017)“…Nonadherence to immunosuppressants is associated with rejection and allograft loss. Intrapatient variability (IPV) of immunosuppression levels is a marker of…”
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Antibody Removal Before ABO-Incompatible Renal Transplantation: How Much Plasma Exchange Is Therapeutic?
Published in Transplantation (27-11-2011)“…ABOi transplantation is an accepted method of expanding the kidney donor pool but there is little analysis of the protocols used. We established an ABOi…”
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Circulating complement factor H-related proteins 1 and 5 correlate with disease activity in IgA nephropathy
Published in Kidney international (01-10-2017)“…IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is a common cause of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal failure, especially in young people. Due to a wide range of clinical…”
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Alemtuzumab dose adjusted for body weight is associated with earlier lymphocyte repletion and less infective episodes in the first year post renal transplantation - a retrospective study
Published in Transplant international (01-11-2017)“…The optimal dose of alemtuzumab for renal transplant induction is not known, and the doses reported in the literature vary. This study compares two separate…”
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Acute Cellular Rejection: Impact of Donor-Specific Antibodies and C4d
Published in Transplantation (27-02-2014)“…BACKGROUNDMixed rejection in kidney transplantation consists of histologic and/or serological evidence of both cellular and humoral components. As it is not…”
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Tubuloreticular Inclusions in Renal Allografts Associate with Viral Infections and Donor-Specific Antibodies
Published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (01-07-2016)“…The presence of tubuloreticular inclusions (TRIs) in native glomerular endothelial cells associates with viral infections and lupus nephritis. However, the…”
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Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of stroke post-transplantation in patients receiving a steroid sparing immunosuppression protocol
Published in Clinical transplantation (01-01-2015)“…Corticosteroid use after transplantation is associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular events and death. Cerebrovascular disease is a common…”
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Use of Quantitative Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction to Assess Gene Transcripts Associated With Antibody-Mediated Rejection of Kidney Transplants
Published in Transplantation (01-09-2015)“…Microarray studies have shown elevated transcript levels of endothelial and natural killer (NK) cell-associated genes during antibody-mediated rejection (AMR)…”
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Peritubular Capillary Basement Membrane Multilayering in Renal Allograft Biopsies of Patients With De Novo Donor-Specific Antibodies
Published in Transplantation (01-04-2016)“…BACKGROUNDSevere peritubular capillary basement membrane multilayering (PTCBML) is part of the Banff definition of chronic antibody-mediated rejection. We…”
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Antibody-Mediated Rejection After Alemtuzumab Induction: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Predictors of Poor Outcome
Published in Transplantation (27-07-2011)“…Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is associated with allograft loss. Identification of factors associated with poor outcome has not been extensively studied…”
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Kidney Transplantation With Minimized Maintenance: Alemtuzumab Induction With Tacrolimus Monotherapy—An Open Label, Randomized Trial
Published in Transplantation (15-10-2011)“…Immunosuppressive regimens for kidney transplantation which reduce the long-term burden of immunosuppression are attractive, but little data are available to…”
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Peritubular Capillary Basement Membrane Multilayering on Electron Microscopy: A Useful Marker of Early Chronic Antibody-Mediated Damage
Published in Transplantation (15-08-2012)“…Chronic antibody-mediated rejection is an important cause of late graft failure. Developing an early marker of the disease may allow diagnosis and treatment…”
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Changes in lipoprotein profile and urinary albumin excretion in familial LCAT deficiency with lipid lowering therapy
Published in Atherosclerosis (01-08-2009)“…Abstract Familial lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency (FLD) is a monogenic autosomal recessive condition, affecting cholesterol esterification and…”
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Treatment of focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis in adults with tacrolimus monotherapy
Published in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation (01-12-2004)“…Background. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) commonly presents with nephrotic syndrome (NS), and spontaneous remission is rare. NS is a poor…”
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Effects of lactate-buffered and lactate-free dialysate in CAVHD patients with and without liver dysfunction
Published in Kidney international (01-10-2000)“…Effects of lactate-buffered and lactate-free dialysate in CAVHD patients with and without liver dysfunction. Continuous modalities of renal replacement deplete…”
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Tesio-Caths provide effective and safe long-term vascular access
Published in Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation (01-11-2004)“…Background. Vascular access is judged on its ability to provide good dialysis adequacy, its durability and complication rates. Formation of a functional…”
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Ethnicity and survival on dialysis in west London
Published in Kidney international (01-12-2004)“…Ethnicity and survival on dialysis in west London. Indo-Asian and Afro-Caribbean patients have higher rates of renal failure and requirement for renal…”
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Outcome of renal transplantation in South Asian recipients is similar to that in non-asians
Published in Transplantation (15-10-2004)“…The United Kingdom has a large South Asian population, in which there is a high rate of renal disease and which forms a significant percentage of the renal…”
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