Differences in Proinflammatory Cytokines and Monocyte Subtypes in Older as Compared With Younger Kidney Transplant Recipients

Differences in Proinflammatory Cytokines and Monocyte Subtypes in Older as Compared With Younger Kidney Transplant Recipients

Background. The number of elderly patients with end-stage kidney disease requiring kidney transplantation continues to grow. Evaluation of healthy older adults has revealed proinflammatory changes in the immune system, which are posited to contribute to age-associated illnesses via “inflamm-aging.”...

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Main Authors: Emily C. Liang, Maura Rossetti, PhD, Tiffany Sidwell, Victoria Groysberg, Gema Sunga, Yael Korin, PhD, Sitaram Vangala, MS, Basmah Abdalla, MD, Erik Lum, MD, Suphamai Bunnapradist, MD, Phuong-Thu Pham, MD, Gabriel Danovitch, MD, Elaine F. Reed, PhD, Joanna Schaenman, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-03-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000762

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