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ArticleClinical transplantation1999

Cytokine mRNA profiles in Epstein-Barr virus-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders.

M A Nalesnik, A Zeevi, P S Randhawa, A Faro, K J Spichty, A J Demetris, J J Fung, T L Whiteside, T E Starzl

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Article in Clinical transplantation, 1999. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Post-transplant malignancies in pediatric liver transplant recipients: Experience of two centers in Turkey.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

M A NalesnikDepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213, USA.
A Zeevi
P S Randhawa
A Faro
K J Spichty
A J Demetris
J J Fung
T L Whiteside
T E Starzl
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center · USUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center · US

Funding

CANCER IN ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTSP01CA047445 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HERBERMAN, RONALD B · 1989 to 1993
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NCI NIH HHS P01-CA 47445
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytokine mRNA patterns were analyzed in 11 post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) specimens using qualitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). In each case, a pattern of IL2-, IFN gamma-, IL4+, IL10+ was seen. A similar pattern was observed in a spleen sample from 1 patient with contemporaneous PTLD elsewhere. Semiquantitative RT-PCR for cytokine message was performed using RNA from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens obtained from 2 patients with pulmonary PTLD. In both cases, IL4 message predominated. Reduction of message coincided with resolution of the tumors. The pattern differed from that seen in 1 patient with acute pulmonary rejection, in which RT-PCR of BAL cells showed predominance of IL6 and IFN gamma. We conclude that at least some PTLDs exist within a T-helper cell type 2 (Th2)-like cytokine microenvironment. The presence of a similar mRNA pattern in an extratumoral specimen at the time of PTLD suggests that it may reflect a systemic phenomenon. Disappearance of this pattern following PTLD resolution indicates its dynamic nature and is consistent with the hypothesis that specific cytokines contribute to the development of PTLDs.

Indexed as

Bronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCytokinesEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-2Interleukin-4LymphomaLymphoproliferative DisordersOrgan TransplantationPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerCytokinesInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-2Interleukin-4RNA, Messenger

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PMID10081633
PMCPMC3022484
OpenAlexW2138204394

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