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Belatacept in kidney transplantation – past and future perspectives

Belatacept in kidney transplantation - past and future perspectives. Authors: Siddiqui Z, Tedesco-Silva H, Riella LV. Abstract Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) are used widely for maintenance immunosuppression in renal transplant recipients.…

Leonardo Riella08/2018

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Belatacept in kidney transplantation – past and future perspectives

Abstract Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) are used widely for maintenance immunosuppression in renal transplant recipients. However, their side effect profile has led researchers to attempt to find safer alternatives that can…

Leonardo Riella07/2017

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Belatacept and Long-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation

Belatacept and Long-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation. Riella LV, Gabardi S, Azzi J. N Engl J Med. 2016 Jun 30;374(26):2599-600. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1602859#SA4. To the Editor: We congratulate Dr. Vincenti and…

Leonardo Riella07/2016

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Coronary artery calcium density for the prediction of mortality in CKD patients: One size does not fit all

The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score is a widely recognized surrogate marker of coronary atherosclerosis, and its presence and extent are associated with increased risk of incident cardiovascular events and…

Leonardo Riella07/2016

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Digital Learning in Transplantation

Digital Learning in Transplantation. Riella LV. Transplantation. 2016 Apr;100(4):701-702. PMID: 26998849 Physicians are lifetime learners in a world of rapidly changing information. Understanding the science of learning well and using the best available tools…

Leonardo Riella03/2016

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CD4+ CD28 Negative Cells: Armed and Dangerous.

CD28 is a well-characterized co-stimulatory molecule that interacts with CD80/86 on antigen-presenting cells (APCs), comprising the critical signal 2 of T cell activation. Targeting CD28 has become an important immunosuppressive…

Leonardo Riella01/2016

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Testing for High-Risk APOL1 Alleles in Potential Living Kidney Donors

Accurate risk assessment is critical when evaluating potential living kidney donors. High-risk kidney APOL1 variants have been associated with end-stage renal disease of multiple causes among African Americans, though the predictive power…

Leonardo Riella07/2015

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Counseling potential donors to the risk of ESRD after kidney donation: glass half-full or half-empty?

Comment on Risk of end-stage renal disease following live kidney donation. Counseling potential donors to the risk of ESRD after kidney donation: glass half-full or half-empty? Allegretti AS, Yeung MY,…

Leonardo Riella10/2014

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LITERATURE Watch: implications for transplantation.

LITERATURE Watch: implications for transplantation. Riella L, Bromberg JS. Am J Transplant. 2013 Jan;13(1):3. Download PDF

Leonardo Riella01/2013

Editorials/Perspectives Publications

Stem cell therapy in kidney transplantation.

Stem cell therapy in kidney transplantation. Riella LV, Chandraker A. JAMA. 2012 Jul 11;308(2):130.

Leonardo Riella07/2012

Belatacept in kidney transplantation – past and future perspectives

Belatacept in kidney transplantation – past and future perspectives

Belatacept and Long-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation

Coronary artery calcium density for the prediction of mortality in CKD patients: One size does not fit all

Digital Learning in Transplantation

CD4+ CD28 Negative Cells: Armed and Dangerous.

Testing for High-Risk APOL1 Alleles in Potential Living Kidney Donors

Counseling potential donors to the risk of ESRD after kidney donation: glass half-full or half-empty?

LITERATURE Watch: implications for transplantation.

Stem cell therapy in kidney transplantation.

Congrats to TANGO group, especially Frank Hullekes and Ruchama Verhoeff, in leading our publications from the TANGO study on recurrence of glomerular disease

Congrats to Rodrigo Gassen for his publication on the impact of ATG on follicular helper cells AJT

Congrats to Orhan Efe, Rodrigo Gassen, Thiago Borges and Ayman Al Jurdi for getting grants funded!

Upcoming Talk Nov 8th 2023: Houston Methodist

Upcoming Talk May 2024: NKF 2024 Spring Clinical Meeting, Long Beach, CA

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