Molecular Basis and Clinical Applications of Kidney Transplantation Immunology

Author: Han Ruifa
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: This book is a large-scale monograph that closely combines basic and clinical knowledge, consisting of five parts and 32 chapters. Part 1-6 chapters focus on describing the biological characteristics of innate cellular immunity and TOLL (Toll-like) receptors and cellular immunity; Part 2, chapters 7-8, mainly discuss the molecular immune mechanisms of cellular-mediated rejection in kidney transplantation and the role of immune molecules in transplant rejection; Part 3, chapters 9-14, include the types and prevention strategies of kidney transplant rejection reactions, the pathological and molecular pathological features of transplant kidney injury, and the role of related molecules in transplant kidney injury; Part 4, chapters 15-18, focus on elaborating on transplant rejection theory, immune tolerance, and the application and progress of immunosuppressants in kidney transplant rejection; Part 5, chapters 19-32, mainly introduce important clinical contents of kidney transplantation, such as tissue typing, ex vivo kidney preservation, the application of flow cytometry in kidney transplantation, the evaluation of living donors, the application of laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy, the ultrasound assessment of complications related to the transplant kidney, the relationship between recipient immune status and transplant kidney survival, recurrent glomerulonephritis in the transplant kidney, kidney transplantation and metabolic diseases, kidney transplantation and tumors, vascular diseases of the transplant kidney, the application of blood purification techniques, and research and strategies for xenotransplantation of kidneys. This book compiles the latest theories and technologies in the fields of kidney transplantation and immune rejection both domestically and internationally. It is extremely rich in content, scientifically rigorous in evidence, and holds strong guiding significance for theoretical research and clinical practice in this discipline. It is suitable for urologists, nephrologists, resident physicians engaged in kidney transplantation and transplant immunology, and graduate students in immunology.