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ArticleTransplantation2016

Liver microRNA Profile of Induced Allograft Tolerance.

Matthew James Vitalone, Liang Wei, Masato Fujiki, Audrey H Lau, Erik Littau, Carlos Esquivel, Olivia M Martinez, Sheri M Krams

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Article in Transplantation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Induction of Clinical Operational Tolerance Through Immunosuppression Minimization: Less Is More?Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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  7. Effect of miR-146a and miR-155 on cardiac xenotransplantation.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew James Vitalone1 Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA. 2 School of Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China. 3 Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. 4 Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Liang Wei
Masato Fujiki
Audrey H Lau
Erik Littau
Carlos Esquivel
Olivia M Martinez
Sheri M Krams
Stanford University · USCleveland Clinic · US

Funding

NK Cell Interactions in TransplantationR01AI044095 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI KRAMS, SHERI M. · 1999 to 2009
$2.6M
Tolerance Induction and Viral Infection in Liver TransplantationR56AI084939 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI KRAMS, SHERI M., MARTINEZ, OLIVIA M · 2010 to 2010
$401k
NK Cell Interactions in TransplantationR56AI044095 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI KRAMS, SHERI M. · 2005 to 2005
$348k
NIAID NIH HHS AI044095NIAID NIH HHS AI084939NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI044095NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI044095NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI084939
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough the liver is less immunogenic than other solid organs, most liver transplant recipients receive lifelong immunosuppression. In both experimental models and clinical transplantation, total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) has been shown to induce allograft tolerance. Our goal was to identify the microRNAs (miRNAs) expressed in tolerant liver allograft recipients in an experimental model of TLI-induced tolerance.

methodsTo identify the miRNAs associated with TLI-induced tolerance, we examined syngeneic recipients (Lewis→Lewis) and allogeneic recipients (Dark Agouti→Lewis) of orthotropic liver transplants that received posttransplant TLI, allogeneic recipients that were not treated posttransplantation and experienced acute rejection, and native Dark Agouti livers. Quantitative-polymerase chain reaction miRNA array cards were used to profile liver grafts.

resultsWe identified 12 miRNAs that were specifically and significantly increased during acute rejection. In early tolerance, 33 miRNAs were altered compared with syngeneic livers, with 80% of the miRNAs increased. In established tolerance, 42 miRNAs were altered. In addition, miR-142-5p and miR-181a demonstrated increased expression in tolerant livers (both early and established tolerance) as compared with syngeneic livers. A principal component analysis of all miRNAs assayed demonstrated a profile in established tolerance that was closely related to that seen in syngeneic livers.

conclusionsThe miRNA profile of established tolerant allografts is very similar to syngeneic grafts, suggesting tolerance may be a return to an immunological state of quiescence.

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Graft SurvivalLiver TransplantationTransplantation ToleranceAllograftsAnimalsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGraft RejectionImmunosenescenceIsograftsLiverMaleMicroRNAsOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymerase Chain ReactionPrincipal Component AnalysisMicroRNAs

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PMID26950716
PMCPMC4896223
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