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Effects of donor bone marrow infusion in clinical lung transplantation by Pham, Si M, Rao, Abdul S, Zeevi, Adriana, McCurry, Kenneth R, Keenan, Robert J, Vega, J.David, Kormos, Robert L, Hattler, Brack G, Fung, John J, Starzl, Thomas E, Griffith, Bartley P

“…Background. We have demonstrated that donor cell chimerism is associated with a lower incidence of obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) in lung recipients, and that…”
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Use of recombinase activation gene-2 deficient mice to ascertain the role of cellular and humoral immune responses in the development of chronic rejection by Sun, Hong, Woodward, Jennifer E, Subbotin, Vladimir M, Kuddus, Ruhul, Logar, Alison J, Schaefer, Adam T, Aitouche, Abdelouahab, Rao, Abdul S

“…Given its multifactorial etiology, the relative contribution of anti-donor cellular and humoral immune responses in the pathogenesis of chronic rejection is as…”
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Flt3-L augments the engraftment of donor-derived bone marrow cells when combined with sublethal irradiation and costimulatory (CD28/B7 and CD40/CD40L) blockade by Woodward, Jennifer E, Salam, Abdus, Logar, Alison J, Schaefer, Adam T, Rao, Abdul S

“…T-cell costimulatory blockade as a constituent for recipient conditioning prior to bone marrow transplantation has led to the development of less toxic…”
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Interleukin-17 antagonism inhibits acute but not chronic vascular rejection by TANG, Jian-Lin, SUBBOTIN, Vladimir M, ANTONYSAMY, Mary A, TROUTT, Anthony B, RAO, Abdul S, THOMSON, Angus W

“…Blocking the action of interleukin (IL) 17 with an IL-17 receptor (R):Fc fusion protein inhibits T-cell proliferative responses to alloantigens and prolongs…”
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Endothelin stimulates transforming growth factor-β1 and collagen synthesis in stellate cells from control but not cirrhotic rat liver by Gandhi, Chandrashekhar R, Kuddus, Ruhul H, Uemura, Tadahiro, Rao, Abdul S

“…Interactions between hepatic stellate cells and endothelin-1 are implicated in liver fibrosis. We determined endothelin-1, its receptors and its effects on the…”
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Enhanced synthesis and reduced metabolism of endothelin-1 (ET-1) by hepatocytes - an important mechanism of increased endogenous levels of ET-1 in liver cirrhosis by Kuddus, Ruhul H, Nalesnik, Michael A, Subbotin, Vladimir M, Rao, Abdul S, Gandhi, Chandrashekhar R

“…Background/Aims: Hepatic concentration of endothelin-1 (ET-1) is increased in human and experimental liver cirrhosis. Because of its potent actions in the…”
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Ex Vivo Priming of Naïve T Cells Into EBV‐Specific Th1/Tc1 Effector Cells by Mature Autologous DC Loaded with Apoptotic/Necrotic LCL by Popescu, Iulia, Macedo, Camila, Zeevi, Adriana, Nellis, Joseph, Patterson, Kevin R., Logar, Allison, Rowe, David, Reyes, Jorge, Rao, Abdul S., Storkus, Walter J., Fung, John J., Metes, Diana

“…Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLDs) represent life‐threatening complications of bone marrow and solid organ transplantation (SOTx). These are…”
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Simultaneous administration of adjuvant donor bone marrow in pancreas transplant recipients by Corry, R J, Chakrabarti, P K, Shapiro, R, Rao, A S, Dvorchik, I, Jordan, M L, Scantlebury, V P, Vivas, C A, Fung, J J, Starzl, T E

“…The effect of donor bone marrow was evaluated for its potentially favorable effect in the authors' simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplant program. From July…”
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Ex vivo generation of effective Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes from the peripheral blood of immunocompetent Epstein Barr virus-seronegative individuals by METES, Diana, STORKUS, Walter, ZEEVI, Adriana, PATTERSON, Kevin, LOGAR, Allison, ROWE, David, NALESNIK, Michael A, FUNG, John J, RAO, Abdul S

“…Although readily accomplished from immunocompetent Epstein-Barr virus- (EBV) seropositive individuals, the effective ex vivo generation of EBV-specific…”
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Isolation of the regulatory regions and genomic organization of the porcine α1,3-galactosyltransferase gene by KOIKE, Chihiro, FRIDAY, Robert P, NAKASHIMA, Izumi, LUPPI, Patrizia, FUNG, John J, RAO, Abdul S, STARZL, Thomas E, TRUCCO, Massimo

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Quantitation of immunosuppression by tacrolimus using flow cytometric analysis of interleukin-2 and interferon-γ inhibition in CD8-and CD8+ peripheral blood T cells by AHMED, Mamun, VENKATARAMAN, Raman, LOGAR, Alison J, RAO, Abdul S, BARTLEY, Griffith P, ROBERT, Keenan, DODSON, Forrest S, SHAPIRO, Ron, FUNG, John J, ZEEVI, Adriana

“…The authors have determined the frequency of intracellular interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) synthesis by T-cell subsets in whole blood…”
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A clinical trial combining donor bone marrow infusion and heart transplantation: Intermediate-term results by Pham, Si M., Rao, Abdul S., Zeevi, Adriana, Kormos, Robert L., McCurry, Kenneth R., Hattler, Brack G., Fung, John J., Starzl, Thomas E., Griffith, Bartley P.

“…Background: Donor chimerism (the presence of donor cells of bone marrow origin) is present for years after transplantation in recipients of solid organs. In…”
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Down-regulation of endothelin receptors by transforming growth factor β1 in hepatic stellate cells by Gabriel, Adelheid, Kuddus, Ruhul H, Rao, Abdul S, Gandhi, Chandrashekhar R

“…Background/Aims: Hepatic endothelin-1 (ET-1) receptor density as well as the levels of both ET-1 and transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) increase in liver…”
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Superoxide-induced changes in endothelin (ET) receptors in hepatic stellate cells by Gabriel, Adelheid, Kuddus, Ruhul H., Rao, Abdul S., Watkins, W.David, Gandhi, Chandrashekhar R.

“…Background/Aims: Reactive oxygen species are mediators of various pathophysiologic events, including postischemic reperfusion injury and inflammation…”
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Porcine cell microchimerism but lack of productive porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) infection in naive and humanized SCID-beige mice treated with porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells by Kuddus, Ruhul H, Metes, Diana M, Nalesnik, Michael A, Logar, Alison J, Rao, Abdul S, Fung, John J

“…Pigs are considered a suitable source of cells and organs for xenotransplantation. All known strains of pigs contain porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) and…”
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Attenuation of aortic graft arteriosclerosis by systemic administration of Allotrap peptide RDP58 by Li, Wei, Iyer, Suhasini, Lu, Lina, Buelow, Roland, Fung, John J, Rao, Abdul S, Woo, Jacky, Qian, Shiguang

“…There remains no treatment for chronic allograft rejection mainly manifested by progressive arteriosclerosis. We investigated the effect of Allotrap peptide…”
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TGF-β1 pretreatment impairs the allostimulatory function of human bone marrow-derived antigen-presenting cells for both naive and primed T cells by Bonham, C Andrew, Lu, Lina, Banas, Richard A, Fontes, Paulo, Rao, Abdul S, Starzl, Thomas E, Zeevi, Adriana, Thomson, Angus W

“…Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) exhibits strong antiproliferative effects upon lymphocytes and inhibits many of the effector functions of activated…”
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Will Xenotransplantation Ever Be Feasible? by Starzl, Thomas E, Rao, Abdul S, Murase, Noriko, Fung, John, Demetris, Anthomy J

“…In several recent conferences, the principal questions have been whether xenotransplantation technology should be encouraged and, if so, how it should be…”
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Preservation injury and acute rejection of rat intestinal grafts: protection afforded by pyruvate by Cicalese, Luca, Subbotin, Vladimir, Rastellini, Cristiana, Stanko, Ronald T., Rao, Abdul S., Fung, John J.

“…Pyruvate has been shown to prevent intestinal mucosal injury after ischemia-reperfusion. The aim of the present study was to determine whether pyruvate can (1)…”
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Perioperative donor bone marrow infusion augments chimerism in heart and lung transplant recipients by Pham, Si M., Keenan, Robert J., Rao, Abdul S., Fontes, Paulo A., Kormos, Robert L., Abu-Elmagd, Kareem, Zeevi, Adriana, Kawai, Akihiko, Hattler, Brack G., Hardesty, Robert L., Demetris, Anthony J., Trucco, Massimo M., Rosner, Gayle L., Fung, John J., Starzl, Thomas E., Griffith, Bartley P.

“…We and others have demonstrated that a low level of donor cell chimerism was present for years after transplantation in tissues and peripheral blood of heart…”
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