Immunosuppression regimens used in solid organ transplant have evolved significantly over
the past 70 years in the United States. Early immunosuppression and targets for allograft …

Patients with obesity have limited access to kidney transplantation, mainly due to an
increased incidence of surgical complications, which could be reduced with selective use of …

Kidney transplantation is the optimal treatment for kidney failure, associated with a lower risk
of mortality compared with dialysis (1) and improved quality of life (2). The number of kidney …

Introduction Little is known about the role diabetes (type 1 (T1D) and type 2 (T2D)) plays in
modifying prognosis among kidney transplant recipients. Here, we compare mortality among …

Background It is unknown whether meat intake is beneficial for long-term patient and graft
survival in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). Objectives We first investigated the …

Background Kidney transplantation (KT) is the most obvious method of treating a patient with
end-stage renal disease. In the early stages of KT, urine production is considered a marker …

Introduction The impact of the perioperative estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) on
graft survival in kidney transplant recipients is yet to be evaluated. In this study, we …

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) improves after kidney transplantation
(KT) but declines over time. Studies on the effect of early postoperative basal insulin therapy …

Background Chemokines (chemotactic cytokines) are small proteins which are engaged in
many pathophysiological processes, including inflammation and homeostasis. In recent …

Chronic disease progression models are available for several highly prevalent conditions.
For chronic kidney disease (CKD), the scope of existing progression models is limited to the …