Autor: |
Gwinner, Wilfried |
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Zdroj: |
World Journal of Urology; Oct2007, Vol. 25 Issue 5, p445-455, 11p, 3 Diagrams, 2 Charts |
Abstrakt: |
Acute rejection is one of the key factors which determine long-term graft function and survival in renal transplant patients. Timely detection and treatment of rejection is therefore, an important goal in the post-transplant surveillance. The standard care with serum creatinine measurements and biopsy upon allograft dysfunction implies that acute rejection is detected in an advanced stage. Therefore, non-invasive monitoring for acute rejection by markers in blood and urine has been tried over the past decades. This review describes the requirements that should be met by non-invasive markers. The experience with single biomarkers and with newer approaches—mRNA expression analysis, metabolomics, and proteomics—will be discussed, including future directions of necessary research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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