R W G Gruessner

Summary

Affiliation: University of Minnesota
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Portal donor-specific blood transfusion and mycophenolate mofetil allow steroid avoidance and tacrolimus dose reduction with sustained levels of chimerism in a pig model of intestinal transplantation
    Rainer W G Gruessner
    Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, MMC 90, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
    Transplantation 77:1500-6. 2004
  2. ncbi Mortality assessment for pancreas transplants
    Rainer W G Gruessner
    Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Am J Transplant 4:2018-26. 2004
  3. ncbi Calcineurin inhibitor- and steroid-free immunosuppression in pancreas-kidney and solitary pancreas transplantation
    Rainer W G Gruessner
    Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
    Transplantation 79:1184-9. 2005
  4. ncbi Immunosuppression after pancreas transplantation
    R W G Gruessner
    Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
    Transplant Proc 37:1663-6. 2005
  5. ncbi Intestinal graft versus native liver cytokine expression in a rat model of intestinal transplantation: effect of donor-specific cell augmentation
    B Levay-Young
    Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
    Transplant Proc 36:399-400. 2004
  6. ncbi Should priority on the waiting list be given to patients with diabetes: pro
    R W G Gruessner
    Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, MMC 90, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
    Transplant Proc 34:1575-6. 2002
  7. ncbi Immunosuppression: evolution in practice and trends, 1994-2004
    H U Meier-Kriesche
    University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
    Am J Transplant 6:1111-31. 2006
  8. ncbi The history of pancreas transplantation: past, present and future
    J P Squifflet
    Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
    Acta Chir Belg 108:367-78. 2008

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Portal donor-specific blood transfusion and mycophenolate mofetil allow steroid avoidance and tacrolimus dose reduction with sustained levels of chimerism in a pig model of intestinal transplantation
    Rainer W G Gruessner
    Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, MMC 90, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
    Transplantation 77:1500-6. 2004
    ....
  2. ncbi Mortality assessment for pancreas transplants
    Rainer W G Gruessner
    Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Am J Transplant 4:2018-26. 2004
    ..In summary, the mortality for solitary pancreas transplant recipients is not higher than for wait-listed patients...
  3. ncbi Calcineurin inhibitor- and steroid-free immunosuppression in pancreas-kidney and solitary pancreas transplantation
    Rainer W G Gruessner
    Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
    Transplantation 79:1184-9. 2005
    ..The authors present a novel strategy for posttransplant immunosuppression that combines a depleting antibody with an antimetabolite, avoiding calcineurin inhibitors and steroids...
  4. ncbi Immunosuppression after pancreas transplantation
    R W G Gruessner
    Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
    Transplant Proc 37:1663-6. 2005
  5. ncbi Intestinal graft versus native liver cytokine expression in a rat model of intestinal transplantation: effect of donor-specific cell augmentation
    B Levay-Young
    Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
    Transplant Proc 36:399-400. 2004
    ..3). In our study, TNF-alpha appeared to be the cytokine most strongly associated with rejection...
  6. ncbi Should priority on the waiting list be given to patients with diabetes: pro
    R W G Gruessner
    Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, MMC 90, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
    Transplant Proc 34:1575-6. 2002
  7. ncbi Immunosuppression: evolution in practice and trends, 1994-2004
    H U Meier-Kriesche
    University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
    Am J Transplant 6:1111-31. 2006
    ..The percentage of patients treated for acute rejection during the first year following transplantation has continued to decline, reaching 13% for those who received a kidney in 2003, 48% of which cases were treated with antibodies...
  8. ncbi The history of pancreas transplantation: past, present and future
    J P Squifflet
    Department of Abdominal Surgery and Transplantation, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
    Acta Chir Belg 108:367-78. 2008
    ....