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CTS Publications

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2005

Author(s) Meyer M, Czachurski D, Tran H, Opelz G, Mytilineos J
Title A new PCR-SSP typing method for six single-nucleotide polymorphisms impairing the blood-clotting cascade as well as T-cell stimulation.
Source Tissue Antigens 66:650-655, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Bauer T, Jiga L, Chuang JJ, Opelz G, Terness P
Title Studying the immunosuppressive role of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase: tryptophan metabolites suppress rat allogeneic T-cell responses "in vitro" and "in vivo".
Source Transplant Int 18:95-100, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Opelz G, Süsal C
Title Positive crossmatch and treatment with IvIg.
Source Editorial. Am J Transplant 5:2601-2602, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Berges C, Naujokat C, Tinapp S, Wieczorek H, Höh A, Sadeghi M, Opelz G, Daniel V
Title A cell line model for the differentiation of human dendritic cells.
Source Biochem Bioph Res Com 333:896-907, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Tran TH, Mytilineos J, Scherer S, Laux G, Middleton D, Opelz G
Title Analysis of KIR ligand incompatibility in human renal transplantation.
Source Transplantation 80:1121-1123, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Sadeghi M, Daniel V, Naujokat C, Weimer R, Opelz G
Title Strikingly higher (IL)-1a, IL1-b, and soluble interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (sIL-1RA) but similar IL-2, sIL-2R, IL-3, IL-4, IL-6, sIL-6R, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-a, transforming growth factor (TGF)-b2 and interferon IFN-g urine levels in healthy females compared to healthy males: protection against urinary tract injury?
Source Clin Exp Immunol 142:312-317, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Opelz G, Döhler B, for the Collaborative Transplant Study
Title Improved long-term outcomes after renal transplantation associated with blood pressure control.
Source Am J Transplant 5:2725-2731, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Robson R, Cecka M, Opelz G, Budde M, Sacks S
Title Prospective observational cohort study of the long-term risk of malignancies in renal transplant recipients treated with mycophenolate mofetil.
Source Am J Transplant 5:2954-2960, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Czachurski D, Scollo A, Skambraks A, Perichon AM, Scherer S, Tran TH, Opelz G, Grappiolo I, Mytilineos J
Title Description and characterization of two new HLA-A alleles, B*4051 and DRB1*1364, identified by sequence based typing.
Source Tissue Antigens 66:151-155, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Weimer R, Süsal C, Yildiz S, Streller S, Pelzl S, Staak A, Renner F, Dietrich H, Daniel V, Feuring E, Kamali-Ernst S, Ernst W, Padberg W, Opelz G
Title sCD30 and neopterin as risk factors of chronic renal transplant rejection: Impact of cyclosporine A, tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil.
Source Transplant Proc 37:1776-1778, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Weimer R, Staak A, Süsal C, Streller S, Yildiz S, Pelzl S, Renner F, Dietrich H, Daniel V, Rainer L, Kamali-Ernst S, Ernst W, Padberg W, Opelz G
Title ATG induction therapy: long-term effects on Th1 but not on Th2 responses.
Source Transplant Int 18:226-236, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Daniel V, Naujokat C, Sadeghi M, Wiesel M, Hergesell O, Opelz G
Title Association of circulating IL-12 and IL-10-producing dendritic cells with time posttransplant, immunosuppressive dose, and plasma cytokines in renal transplant recipients.
Source Transplantation 79:1498-1506, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Sadeghi M, Daniel V, Naujokat C, Wiesel M, Hergesell O, Opelz G
Title Strong inflammatory cytokine response in male and strong anti-inflammatory response in female kidney transplant recipients with urinary tract infection.
Source Transplant Int 18:177-185, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Opelz G for the Collaborative Transplant Study
Title Non-HLA immunity revealed by lymphocytotoxic antibodies.
Source Lancet 365:1570-1576, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Terness P, Chuang J, Bauer T, Jiga L, Opelz G
Title Regulation of human auto- and alloreactive T cells by indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO)-producing dendritic cells: Too much ado about IDO?
Source Blood 105:2480-2486, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Opelz G, Doehler B, Laux G for the Collaborative Transplant Study
Title Long-term prospective study of steroid withdrawal in kidney and heart transplant recipients.
Source Am J Transplant 5: 720-728, 2005 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Alvarez CM, Opelz G, Giraldo MC, Pelzl S, Renner F, Weimer R, Schmidt J, Arbelaez M, Garcia LF, Süsal C
Title Evaluation of T cell receptor repertoires in patients with long-term renal allograft survival.
Source Am J Transplant 5:746-756, 2005 Abstract Full Text

2004

Author(s) Melk A, Daniel V, Mehls O, Opelz G, Tönshoff B
Title Longitudinal analysis of T-helper cell phenotypes in renal-transplant recipients undergoing growth hormone therapy.
Source Transplantation 78:1792-1801, 2004 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Süsal C, Opelz G
Title Good kidney graft outcome in recipients with presensitization against HLA class II but not HLA class I.
Source Hum Immunol 65:810-816, 2004 Abstract
Author(s) Czachurski D, Scherer S, Gehrke G, Laux G, Opelz G, Mytilineos J
Title Identification of two new HLA alleles: B*5611 and B*3546. How reliable are the published HLA-B intron 2 sequences?
Source Tissue Antigens 64:500-505, 2004 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Laux G, Opelz G
Title Immunological relevance of CREG matching in cadaver kidney transplantation.
Source Transplantation 78:442-446, 2004 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Morath C, Müller-Schilling M, Goldschmidt H, Opelz G, Zeier M
Title Malignancy in renal transplantation.
Source J Am Soc Nephrol 15:1582-1588, 2004 Full Text
Author(s) Mytilineos J, Laux G, Opelz G
Title Relevance of IL10, TGFb, TNFa and IL4Ra gene polymorphisms in kidney transplantation.
Source Am J Transplant 4:1684-1690, 2004 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Opelz G, Döhler B, Ruhenstroth A
Title Cytomegalovirus prophylaxis and graft outcome in solid organ transplantation.
Source Am J Transplant 4:928-936, 2004 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Offman J, Opelz G, Doehler B, Cummins D, Halil O, Banner NR, Burke MM, Sullivan D, Macpherson P, Karran P
Title Defective DNA mismatch repair in acute myeloid leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome in organ transplant patients.
Source Blood 104:822-828, 2004 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Opelz G, Döhler B
Title Lymphomas after solid organ transplantation: A Collaborative Transplant Study report.
Source Am J Transplant 4:222-230, 2004 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Süsal C, Pelzl S, Simon T, Opelz G
Title Advances in pre- and posttransplant immunological testing in kidney transplantation.
Source Transplant Proc 36:29-34, 2004 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Simon T, Opelz G, Wiesel M, Pelzl S, Ott RC, Süsal C
Title Serial peripheral blood IL-18 and perforin gene expression measurements for prediction of acute kidney graft rejection.
Source Transplantation 77:1589-1595, 2004 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Laux G, Mytilineos J, Opelz, G
Title Critical evaluation of the amino acid triplet epitope matching concept in cadaver kidney transplantation.
Source Transplantation 77:902-907, 2004 Abstract Full Text

2003

Author(s) Sadeghi M, Daniel V, Weimer R, Wiesel M, Hergesell O, Opelz G
Title Lymphocyte subpopulations and plasma cytokines in relation to CMVpp67 mRNA in the blood of renal transplant patients.
Source Clin Appl Immunol 2:197-203, 2003 Abstract
Author(s) Süsal C, Pelzl S, Opelz G
Title Strong human leukocyte antigen matching effect in nonsensitized kidney recipients with high pretransplant soluble CD30.
Source Transplantation 76:1231-1232, 2003 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Sadeghi M, Daniel V, Wiesel M, Hergesell O, Opelz G
Title High urine sIL-6R as predictor of late graft failure in renal transplant recipients.
Source Transplantation 76:1190-1194, 2003 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Simon T, Opelz G, Wiesel M, Ott RC, Süsal C
Title Serial peripheral blood perforin and granzyme B gene expression measurements for prediction of acute rejection in kidney graft recipients.
Source Am J Transplant 3:1121-1127, 2003 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Simon TL, Opelz G, Weimer R, Wiesel M, Feustel A, Ott RC, Süsal C
Title The effect of ATG on cytokine and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte gene expression in renal allograft recipients during the early post-transplant period.
Source Clin Transplant 17:217-224, 2003 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Sadeghi M, Daniel V, Weimer R, Wiesel M, Hergesell O, Opelz G
Title Differential early posttransplant cytokine responses in living and cadaver donor renal allografts.
Source Transplantation 75:1351-1355, 2003 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Weimer R, Mytilineos J, Feustel A, Preiss A, Daniel V, Grimm H, Wiesel M, Opelz G
Title MMF based immunosuppression and cytokine genotypes: Effects on monokine secretion and antigen presentation in long-term renal transplant recipients.
Source Transplantation 75:2090-2099, 2003 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Daniel D, Opelz G, Mulder A, Süsal C
Title Induction of apoptosis in human lymphocytes by allele-specific human anti-HLA class I antibodies.
Source Transplantation 75:1380-1386, 2003 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Laux G, Mansmann U, Deufel A, Opelz G, Mytilineos J
Title A new epitope-based HLA-DP matching approach for cadaver kidney retransplants.
Source Transplantation 75:1527-1532, 2003 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Thomas MAB, Luxton G, Moody HR, Eoodroffe AJ, Kulkarni H, Lim W, Christiansen F, Opelz G
Title Subjective and quantitative assessment of patient fitness for cadaveric kidney transplantation: the "Equity Penalty".
Source Transplantation 75:1026-1029, 2003 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Pelzl S, Opelz G, Daniel V, Wiesel M, Süsal C
Title Evaluation of posttransplant soluble CD30 plasma levels for diagnosis of acute renal allograft rejection.
Source Transplantation 75:421-423, 2003 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Sadeghi M, Daniel V, Weimer R, Wiesel M, Hergesell O, Opelz G
Title Pre-transplant Th1 and post-transplant Th2 cytokine patterns are associated with early acute rejection in renal transplant recipients.
Source Clin Transplant 17:151-157, 2003 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Czachurski D, Opelz G, Mytilineos J
Title A new HLA-DRB1 allele (DRB1*15014) identified in a Caucasian individual.
Source Hum Immunol 64:310-313, 2003 Abstract

2002

Author(s) Czachurski D, Rausch M, Scherer S, Opelz G, Mytilineos J
Title Characterization of a new HLA-A allele, A*0256, identified in a Caucasian individual.
Source Tissue Antigens 60:180-183, 2002 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Mehls O, Wilton P, Lilien M, Berg U, Broyer M, Rizzoni G, Waldherr R, Opelz G
Title Does growth hormone treatment affect the risk of posttransplant renal cancer?
Source Ped Nephrol 17:984-989, 2002 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Terness P, Bauer TM, Röse L, Dufter C, Watzlik A, Simon H, Opelz G
Title Inhibition of allogeneic T cell proliferation by Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-expressing dendritic cells: mediation of suppression by tryptophan metabolites.
Source J Exp Med 2002 196:447-457, 2002 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Opelz G
Title Very short ischaemia is not the answer.
Source Nephrol Dial Transplant 17:715-716, 2002 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Pelzl S, Opelz G, Wiesel M, Schnülle P, Schönemann C, Döhler B, Süsal C
Title Soluble CD30 as a predictor of kidney graft outcome.
Source Transplantation 73:3-6, 2002 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Süsal C, Pelzl S, Döhler B, Opelz G
Title Identification of highly responsive kidney graft recipients using pretransplant soluble CD30.
Source J Am Soc Nephrol 13:1650-1656, 2002 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Süsal C, Opelz G
Title Kidney graft failure and presensitization against HLA class I and class II antigens.
Source Transplantation 73:1269-1273, 2002 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Opelz G, Margreiter R, Döhler B
Title Prolongation of longterm kidney graft survival by a simultaneous liver transplant: The liver does it - and the heart does it too.
Source Transplantation 74:1390-1394, 2002 Abstract Full Text
Author(s) Zeier M, Döhler B, Opelz G, Ritz E
Title The effect of donor gender on graft survival.
Source J Amer Soc Nephrol 13:2570-2576, 2002 Abstract Full Text