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