Targeting inflammation and immune activation to improve CTLA4-Ig-based modulation of transplant rejection

M Iglesias, DC Brennan, CP Larsen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
For the last few decades, Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI)-based therapy has been the pillar of
immunosuppression for prevention of organ transplant rejection. However, despite exerting …

[HTML][HTML] Costimulatory Blockade and Solid Organ Transplantation: the Past, Present and Future

WH Kitchens, CP Larsen, IR Badell - Kidney International Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Belatacept is the first costimulatory blockade agent clinically approved for transplant
immunosuppression. While more than ten years of study have demonstrated that belatacept …

Use of belatacept in kidney transplantation: what's new?

I Yakubu, I Moinuddin, G Gupta - Current Opinion in Organ …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Belatacept may be an alternative to calcineurin inhibitors and may contribute to improved
long term metabolic and allograft outcomes in kidney transplant recipients. Careful selection …

Current Use of Immunosuppression in Liver Transplantation

M Adjei, IK Kim - Surgical Clinics, 2024 - surgical.theclinics.com
The first liver transplant, performed by Dr Thomas Starzl in 1967, used a combination of
azathioprine, steroids, and heterolygous antilymphocyte globulin (ALG) for …

Anti-intercellular adhesion molecule 1 monomaintenance therapy induced long-term liver allograft survival without chronic rejection

DK Han, SK Hong, IH Yun, JJ Yan, J Park… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) are essential in liver transplantation (LT); however, their long-
term use leads to various adverse effects. The anti–intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) …

Neuropsychiatric Adverse Effects of Immunosuppressant Agents

SH Cho, C Crone - Transplant Psychiatry: A Case-Based Approach to …, 2023 - Springer
While effective immunosuppressant (IS) medications have radically improved survival in
solid organ transplantation (SOT), they are also a major cause of neurologic complications …