Comparisons of clinical outcomes between hypertensive and normotensive living kidney donors: a prospective, multicenter nationwide cohort study.

Background: Living kidney donors with hypertension are potential candidates for solving the donor shortages in renal transplantation. However, the safety of donors with hypertension after nephrectomy has not been sufficiently confirmed.

Methods: A total of 642 hypertensive and 4,848 normotensive living kidney donors who were enrolled in the Korean Organ Transplantation Registry between May 2014 and December 2020 were included in this study.

Immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Cross-Sectional Study in Korea.

Eighty-five Korean kidney transplant recipients who received three doses of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine were tested with anti-receptor binding domain (RBD) antibody and neutralizing antibody. High anti-RBD antibody (≥ 100 U/mL) and neutralizing antibody responses (≥ 30%) were detected in 51/85 (60.0%) patients.

Risk Due to ABO Incompatibility and Donor-Recipient Weight Mismatch in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: A National Cohort Study.

The effect of donor-recipient weight mismatch is not well established in ABO-incompatible living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT). A total of 2584 LDKT patients in the Korean Organ Transplantation Registry were classified into four groups according to the presence or absence of ABO incompatibility and donor-recipient weight mismatch (donor-to-recipient weight ratio (DRWR) < 0.8).

Determination of Point of Sale and Consumption for Hanwoo Beef Based on Quality Grade and Aging Time.

This study aimed to determine the suitable point of sale and consumption of different quality grade (QG) Hanwoo short loin during aging period, based on physicochemical, sensory, and microbiological quality. Short loins obtained from the carcasses of 13 Hanwoo steers and 2 bulls with 5 different QGs (1++, 1+, 1, 2, and 3) were analyzed over 28 d. QG and aging time had significant effect on water holding capacity, color, shear force, total volatile basic nitrogen (TVBN) content, and sensory traits.

Expression of E-cadherin in pig kidney.

E-cadherin is a cell adhesion molecule that plays an important role in maintaining renal epithelial polarity and integrity. The purpose of this study was to determine the exact cellular localization of E-cadherin in pig kidney. Kidney tissues from pigs were processed for light and electron microscopy immunocytochemistry, and immunoblot analysis.

Two-day fasting prior to intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury on bacterial translocation in rats.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to verify the effect of two-day fasting prior to intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury on bacterial translocation (BT).

Materials And Methods: Mail Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: group 1, control rats that underwent sham operation only; group 2, rats fasted for two days prior to sham operation; group 3, rats that underwent occlusion of mesenteric vessels for 30 min followed by reperfusion for 4 hr; and group 4, rats fasted for two days prior to the same intestinal I/R injury as in group 3. In all groups, E.

Nitric oxide synthesis in the adult and developing kidney.

Nitric oxide (NO) is synthesized within the adult and developing kidney and plays a critical role in the regulation of renal hemodynamics and tubule function. In the adult kidney, the regulation of NO synthesis is very cell type specific and subject to distinct control mechanisms of NO synthase (NOS) isoforms. Endothelial NOS (eNOS) is expressed in the endothelial cells of glomeruli, peritubular capillaries, and vascular bundles.

Live donor partial liver harvest for canine liver transplantation: development of an innovative technique for surgical training and research.

Purpose: Most models of canine segmental liver transplantation use about 40% of the total liver volume including the left lateral and medial segments, an approach which is associated with some shortcomings. First, during live donor harvest, a necrotic segment requiring further resection is unavoidable after removal of the donor segments; and second, to harvest the left lobe, two dissection planes must be used. This creates some technical bias and limitations in designing a canine research model.