Just as elephant seals restrict blood flow to their nonessential tissues during deep dives, blood flow is interrupted in humans
during organ transplantation, stroke, heart attack and other injuries.
Not exact matches
Infectious disease transmission
during organ and tissue
transplantation.
Current projects are investigating: 1) the expression of inflammatory genes
during ischemia and reperfusion of kidneys
during urology
transplantation and in mouse models; 2) the expression of inflammatory genes and proteins in urine as markers indicating the presence of rejection in renal allografts; and 3) the role of adhesion molecules and chemokines in directing leukocyte infiltration into
organ allografts.
Because other cells under complement attack, such as
during solid
organ transplantation, also accumulate C3 - populated cells, the interaction with CR3 may have important implications beyond PNH.
Researchers suggest that this liver tissue could be used in place of donor
organs during liver
transplantation or
during the bridge period until a suitable donor is available for patients with acute liver failure.