Regular protocol liver biopsy is useful to adjust immunosuppressant dose after adult liver transplantation.

Introduction: Adjusting immunosuppression to minimal levels post-adult liver transplantation (LT) is critical; however, graft rejection has been reported in LT recipients with normal liver function evaluated by liver biopsy (LBx). Continual protocol liver biopsy (PLB) is performed regularly in LT recipients with normal liver function in some centers; however, its usefulness remains inadequately evaluated. This study aimed to assess retrospectively the usefulness of late PLB after adult LT.

Serum Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer as a biomarker of fibrosis in living donor liver transplant graft.

Introduction: Non-invasive assessment of graft fibrosis is important in liver transplantation. Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer (M2BPGi) has been reported as a diagnostic marker for this purpose, and thus, this predictive ability of M2BPGi was assessed in this study.

Patients And Methods: In this retrospective study, 236 patients who received living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) from August 1997 to March 2017 were enrolled.