Upregulated circulating mir-424 and its' diagnostic value for gram-negative bacteremia after thoracic transplantation.

Aims: Early post-transplant complications such as acute graft rejection and infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality of heart and lung transplant recipients who are in vital need of immunosuppressive therapy. MiR-424 is a member of the miR-16 family, which plays an important physiological role in the development of cardiovascular and respiratory pathology, is involved in the regulation of monocyte and macrophage differentiation, and has an immunosuppressive potential. The aim of the study was to determine the diagnostic value of circulating miR-424 as a potential biomarker of post-transplant complications in heart and lung transplant recipients.

MiR-339 and galectin-3: diagnostic value in patients with airway obstruction after lung transplantation.

Respiratory complications can be the cause of graft dysfunction after lung transplantation (LTx). MicroRNAs are small regulatory molecules-potential biomarkers of respiratory diseases and post-transplant complications. Galectin-3 is highly expressed in fibrosis of transplanted solid organs.

Transforming growth factor beta 1 levels in the blood of pediatric liver recipients: Clinical and biochemical correlations.

TGF-β1 is a cytokine with profibrogenic and immunosuppressive activities, which suggest the clinical significance of TGF-β1 for the assessment of graft function after LT. We analyzed the dynamics of TGF-β1 levels in the blood after LDLT in 135 pediatric liver recipients and examined the relationship between the cytokine levels and the laboratory and clinical variables. We found that TGF-β1 levels in the blood of patients with ESLD were lower than that in healthy children of the same age, P = .