Individual Lymphocyte Sensitivity to Steroids as a Reliable Biomarker for Clinical Outcome after Steroid Withdrawal in Japanese Renal Transplantation

Individual Lymphocyte Sensitivity to Steroids as a Reliable Biomarker for Clinical Outcome after Steroid Withdrawal in Japanese Renal Transplantation

Recently, steroid reduction/withdrawal regimens have been attempted to minimize the side effects of steroids in renal transplantation. However, some recipients have experienced an increase/resumption of steroid administrations and acute graft rejection (AR). Therefore, we investigated the relationsh...

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Main Authors: Masaaki Okihara, Hironori Takeuchi, Yukiko Kikuchi, Isao Akashi, Yu Kihara, Osamu Konno, Hitoshi Iwamoto, Takashi Oda, Sachiko Tanaka, Sakae Unezaki, Toshihiko Hirano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
steroid withdrawal
steroid reduction
lymphocyte sensitivity
biomarker
renal transplantation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/8/1670

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