Open AccessRequirement of Protocol Biopsy Before and After Complete Cessation of Immunosuppression After Liver Transplantation
Author(s) -
Mami Yoshitomi,
T Koshiba,
Hironori Haga,
Ying Li,
Xiangdong Zhao,
DaChuan Cheng,
Aya Miyagawa,
Hiromi Sakashita,
Tatsuaki Tsuruyama,
Hidenori Ohe,
Mikiko Ueda,
Shinya Okamoto,
Hiroto Egawa,
Kathryn J. Wood,
Shimon Sakaguchi,
Toshiaki Manabe,
Kôichi Tanaka,
Shinji Üemoto
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e318195a7cb
Subject(s) - immunosuppression , fibrosis , medicine , biopsy , liver biopsy , transplantation , liver transplantation , gastroenterology
Operational tolerance is defined as long-term acceptance of a transplanted organ after complete cessation of immunosuppression (IS), but may not always protect against antigen-dependent changes in graft morphology.