In a successful pregnancy, the semiallogeneic fetus is not rejected by the maternal immune system, which implies tolerance mechanisms protecting fetal tissues from maternal immune attack. Here we report that…
Leonardo Riella06/2013
Riella LV, Riella CV. “Nutritional Therapy in the Surgical Patient with Renal Insufficiency,” In: Campos AC. Chapter 66, 1st Edition, Editora Rúbio 2013; Chapter 66; Pages 619-626.
Leonardo Riella01/2013
Riella LV, Chandraker A “Living donation – The gold standard,” In: Kandaswamy and Mamode Abdominal Transplantation; the State of the Art. 1st Edition, Blackwell 2013, 1st Edition; Pages 9-24.
Leonardo Riella01/2013
LITERATURE Watch: implications for transplantation. Riella L, Bromberg JS. Am J Transplant. 2013 Jan;13(1):3. Download PDF
Leonardo Riella01/2013
Understanding immunoregulatory mechanisms is essential for the development of novel interventions to improve long-term allograft survival. Programmed death 1 (PD-1) and its ligands, PD-L1 and PD-L2, have emerged as critical…
Leonardo Riella10/2012
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in kidney transplant recipients. Dyslipidemia is a common finding after renal transplantation and a significant risk factor in the development of coronary…
Leonardo Riella08/2012
Stem cell therapy in kidney transplantation. Riella LV, Chandraker A. JAMA. 2012 Jul 11;308(2):130.
Leonardo Riella07/2012
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Acute rejection remains a problem in renal transplantation. This study sought to determine the utility of a noninvasive cytokine assay in screening of acute rejection. DESIGN, SETTING,…
Leonardo Riella06/2012
Blockade of the B7:CD28 costimulatory pathway has emerged as a promising therapy to prevent allograft rejection. However, results from the belatacept phase III clinical trial demonstrated a higher rejection rate…
Leonardo Riella04/2012